Uturn's edgy Youtube hits get $10M investment

The Uturn team. (Images via Uturn) In November 2015, Uturn Entertainment landed a $10 million investment from Beirut-based VC...

Sara Aggour • 03 February, 2016

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500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund

VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund...

Antoine Abou-Diwan • 22 October, 2015

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Pioneering PR in Iran: startup links SMEs to media

Digital companies in Iran are flourishing, carving out a space in the local market in spite of the restrictions on foreign trade and...

Federico Guerrini • 20 October, 2015

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How this Saudi app developer is nurturing talent

[Update]: Ibtikar released a new trivia game called HEXA, with tens of thousands of questions in more than 15 different fields...

Ahmed Gabr • 13 October, 2015

Does your business really need an Arabic Top Level Domain?

It’s now possible to buy domain names in non-roman letters including Chinese, Arabic and Russian, following a major expansion in the kinds o...

Abdulghani Kataya • 29 September, 2015

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Three killer strategies to engage your inactive app users [Opinion]

Keeping your app users engaged is an art and a science. (Image via eventasticme.com) Through my work with AppsGuru I've seen...

Faisal Al Bitar • 17 September, 2015

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A day in the life of a Facebook programmer

Facebook is one of the world’s most successful startups and - as for many tech startups - programmers are the bedrock of its...

Ayman Farhat - Mohamad Sleiman Haidar • 13 September, 2015

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Technology is taking over the world (and the Middle East)

This is a crosspost with Boostmena. Google was founded in 1998 and Facebook was founded in 2004. Fifteen years ago, businesses had no way...

Amir Farha • 23 August, 2015

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Nurture your network, PR tips for startups

Entrepreneurs had a workshop in an intimate setting. (Images via Kaymu) When and how does one communicate the launch of a new project?...

Sara Kadaoui • 30 June, 2015

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Programmatic marketing, what is it and why entrepreneurs need it

There is no doubt that marketing and advertising is now an essential part of any entrepreneur's business strategy. Even if the funding a...

Pamela Kesrouani • 02 July, 2015

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How international SEO is different, and how to do it right

Effective search engine optimization requires close attention to details. Any digital marketer or SEO (search engine optimization)...

Wissam Dandan • 19 May, 2015

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More work, less stress: inside the Blue House, Morocco's residence for startups

Surf tourism has grown in popularity over the years, and Morocco’s little village of Taghazout, north of Agadir, has not escaped...

Stephanie Nour Prince • 21 April, 2015

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Facebook adds free peer-to-peer payments in Messenger

This article is a crosspost with the Payfort blog. If you’re like most people, you know settling debts or splitting bills between f...

Faisal Al Khalidi • 03 May, 2015

'They're not there yet but they will be soon': Ubisoft analyst on MENA gaming [Wamda TV]

No matter how you slice it, the gaming industry in the Middle East lags behind European, Asian, and American markets when you look at...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 April, 2015

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How a Lebanese ecommerce pioneer carved his niche

The hype surrounding entrepreneurs and tech companies has breathed new life into the myth that startups are staffed by college dropouts in...

Stephanie Nour Prince • 31 March, 2015

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How big is social media in MENA? [Reports]

Arabic online content is still scarce in the Middle East but social media users are making up for the shortfall, two new reports have...

Eman Mostafa • 14 May, 2015

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Saudis love of Twitter, an online marketers dream

This article has been cross-posted from Firnas.org Twitter is one of the most popular social networks in Saudi Arabia. While for some it is...

Ryan Adil • 25 January, 2015

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Facebook’s Jonathan Labin on how entrepreneurs can stand out [Wamda TV]

At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas of ...

Wamda • 04 January, 2015

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Astrolabs launches pilot course for its Academy

The Dubai-based entrepreneurship platform Astrolabs is set to launch one of its latest components, the Astrolabs Academy, which will...

Hayden Pirkle • 23 October, 2014

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Messaging startup enlists Arab pop star to boost downloads

Despite what you may see on the Instagram account of a Saudi royal, the Arab world is traditionally a very private place. From the high...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 October, 2014

5 guerrilla marketing tips to hook the ideal customer

What are the odds of your midlife crisis turning you into an entrepreneur, and a successful one at that? Roger Khater was 35 years old when...

Maya Rahal • 14 October, 2014

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This season, fall into MOOCs

Summer may be over, but the kids aren’t the only ones going back to school. A new year is starting, and it’s a perfect time to make some goo...

Aline Mayard • 02 October, 2014

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TheFamily's Oussama Ammar, from entrepreneur to philosopher to investor

Over the past few months, Oussama Ammar has become one of the most controversial figure of the French startup scene. A year ago, this...

Aline Mayard • 23 September, 2014

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Indian advertising company scaling to MENA on strength of $27M round

When Chetan Kulkarni, CEO of Vizury, visited Dubai last month, it wasn’t to check out the Burj Khalifa or hit the malls. Founded in D...

Pamela Kesrouani • 23 September, 2014