Wamda asks: How will Google Play Music All Access affect streaming services in the Arab World? On May 16, 2013, during its I/O developer conference, Google made a major, albeit expected announcement: the launch of its... Aline Mayard • 19 May, 2013 Music Google
Entertaining and educating Palestine's children: Anoud Games After the First Intifada in Palestine, there weren't that many educational games for kids in Arabic. At least that's Palestinian... Glen Dalakian II • 13 May, 2013 Education Gaming
Why your startup should be on Instagram, Tumblr and Pinterest The number of social network users in the Middle East is expected to grow by 23.3% in 2013, creating a new opportunity for... Ahmed Gabr • 16 May, 2013 Social Networks Social Media
Are Employees in the Arab World Satisfied with their Jobs? [Infographic] A wide majority (75%) of employees in the Arab world would leave their current job for a competitor if offered a higher salary, according... Rana Qubain • 01 May, 2013 Team management Team Programme
Google Acquires Wavii for $30 Million, a Startup Founded by a Lebanese Entrepreneur In Silicon Valley, the race is on to build a better mobile news summarizer. Google is the latest to make a move, with its... Glen Dalakian II • 24 April, 2013 Mobile Google
Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on the Harvard Business Review on April 10, 2013. I met Slovenian... Daniel Isenberg • 16 April, 2013 Public-Private Partnerships Government Legal
10 Tips from Jordan's E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year “I joined Oasis500 as a board member last year because I believe it’s time to give back and success is contagious,” says Akram Khreis, who ... Glen Dalakian II • 15 April, 2013 Team management Tips Advice
Why Digital Music Services Have Yet to Disrupt the Arab Market One of the most heated panels at ArabNet last week was the Mobile Music panel, which brought together 3 major music streaming services in... Fares Ghandour • 24 March, 2013 Music Mobile
Who Loves Labneh? Lebanese Brand Krock's Eyes the Gulf Day after day, Ramzi Jalbout and his colleagues would gather during their lunch break at St. Georges Hospital in Beirut. Usually 9-to-5ers... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 14 March, 2013 Scaling Expansion Food & Beverage
15 Tweetable Tips from Mix n' Mentor Cairo At Mix n' Mentor Cairo, entrepreneurs and mentors discussed 3 major issues faced by Egyptian entrepreneurs. We've compiled a few of the key... Wamda • 19 March, 2013 Mix n Mentor Advice Mentorship
Insights from Mix n' Mentor Cairo: What You Missed This Saturday, we kicked off our 2013 roadshow by hosting Mix n’ Mentor Cairo, which brought around 300 of Egypt’s leading entrepreneurs a... Nina Curley • 18 March, 2013 Mix n Mentor Mentorship
Could a New Model for Scaling Handicraft Artisans Transform Egypt’s Economy? Year-old initiative Anamel Masriya hopes to transform modest Egyptian artisans into independent entrepreneurs, in a bid to boost their ... Shaimaa El Nazer • 03 March, 2013 Art Ecosystem Egypt
Want to Rebuild Dubai? Silicon Valley Developer Launches SimCity-Style Game for the Middle East Silicon Valley game developer Lumba (which means light bulb in Arabic) recently released mobile game Desert Tycoon for iOS, targeting... Glen Dalakian II • 04 March, 2013 Gaming Mobile Mobile Apps
How LINKonLINE Weathered the Political Storm in Egypt with New Revenue Models Until 2002, LINKonLINE was an online publishing section of Link Dot Net. Since it became an independent company,... Hanan Solayman • 04 April, 2013 Egypt Arabic Content Digital Media
Need a Coupon for a Sportscar? Fursaty Offers Daily Deals, Saudi Style Daily deals in Saudi Arabia aren’t like daily deals elsewhere. Where else would you buy a Bentley online at 32% off? “Months later after th... Nina Curley • 19 February, 2013 Daily Deals
Dermandar Wins World’s Best App Award: What’s Next Dermandar, one of the hottest startups to come out of the Arab world this year, has just won the “World’s Best App” award in the Lifestyle a... Nina Curley • 17 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Scaling
Aramex Launches Shop and Ship in Dubai: What it Means for E-Commerce Merchants Aramex will soon be launching its international shipment service, Shop and Ship, in Dubai, in a move that could dramatically boost... Nina Curley • 13 February, 2013 Delivery Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
E-Commerce Site Taw9eel Acquires Kuwaiti Game Rental Startup Digumz This week, Kuwaiti game rental company Digumz.com was acquired by Kuwaiti platform Taw9eel.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites... Glen Dalakian II • 14 February, 2013 Acquisitions E-commerce Ecosystem
Expanding Salad Boutiques from Kuwait to the GCC [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Doa’a Abdul Wahab, co-founder of A2D storage in Bahrain, and managing director of Sa... Wamda • 18 February, 2013 Conferences Food & Beverage
Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market? Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early... Aline Mayard • 12 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Ma2too3a! Pivots Towards Crowdsourced Traffic Updates Last June, during Lebanon’s latest electricity crisis, AUB-trained computer engineer and software developer Mohammed Taha received a f... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 February, 2013 Google Mobile Mobile Apps
Wamda's Mix n' Mentor Cairo Wamda's "Mix n' Mentor" is coming to Cairo on March 16, 2013. The one day event, co-organized by Flat6Labs, will take place at the Swiss Cl... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Mix n Mentor Mentorship Conferences
Mideast Tunes, the Indie MySpace of the Middle East, Announces Partnership with Shazam In 2010, when MySpace-style music platforms were just launching in the Middle East, opinionated blogger Ahmad Al-Shagra took a stand,... Nina Curley • 30 January, 2013 Digital Marketing Mobile Music
Maysalward Localizes New Mobile Game ShaqDown for the Arab World A new battle is being fought in the Middle East, thanks to Jordanian gaming company Maysalward. Basketball legend Shaquille... Glen Dalakian II • 17 January, 2013 Mobile Mobile Gaming Gaming