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New data proves Facebook's extensive reach in Morocco

For many in Morocco, it seems that Facebook is the most popular destination on the internet. A healthy 73% of the total population visited...

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Baraka Bits uses 'good news from the Middle East' to power positive change in the region

“It’s OK if we don’t see thousands of views on our articles,” says Rama Chakaki, founder and CEO of news site Baraka Bits. “We’re willing t...

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Now serving one billion ads per month, Hsoub looks to the future

Hsoub, the web solutions company based in Egypt and the UK, whose mission is to develop online opportunities for people living throughout...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Feelit provides teenage girls with a forum to express their feelings

The rise of social networks has shown just how much people like to express themselves. Feelit, as the name implies, is one social...

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Hello Tomorrow Challenge kickoff

With the February-March Hello Tomorrow Challenge kicking off in Istanbul on January 28th, among others cities across the world, there’s on...

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How the Muslim Pro app got 9 million users in three years

Every once in a while, an interview stands out. The one with, Erwan Macé was one of them. I met Erwan in unusual circumstances. I ...

Islamic products

How Big Hass sold hip hop to Saudi Arabia

Brash hip hop and conservative Saudi Arabia are two things that wouldn’t seem to be a natural fit. But Hassane Dennaoui, blogger at ReVolt ...

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Palestinian startup MobiStine to launch free healthcare app for new parents

At the end of October 2013, Husni Abu Samrah returned to Palestine after spending five months in the United States. He had just completed...

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Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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Sohati wants to break the taboo of online medicine

Many entrepreneurs in are now trying to find solutions to make healthcare more accessible throughout the Middle East, a region facing...

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How to build loyalty by turning traditional marketing on its head

For startups looking to launch a marketing campaign over the holidays, or starting in 2014, here’s a fun little nugget on marketing, f...

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Ignoring video marketing? These 11 stats reveal why you shouldn't

Is your business leveraging video marketing? If not, you’re not alone. In fact, according to BIA/Kelsey, just 22% of U.S. businesses plan ...

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5 tips for getting your content on Google's In-Depth Articles search result

Whenever Google introduces a new feature to search results, smart businesses will sit up and take note of the new opportunities they might...

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BitPay founder Tony Gallipi on Bitcoin's bright future [WamdaTV]

BitPay is an easy-to-use platform enabling internet businesses to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment. BitPay provides a plugin and makes it...

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Jordanian custom photo album service eyes Gulf Facebook users, B2B expansion

There’s got to be a story behind a company by the name of Cheezu. “I was watching a Japanese movie,” says Tala Haddadin, Cheezu’s Jordani...

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Can AskNative save Egypt's tourism industry?

AskNative, a tourism service that works like a social network, is up against serious odds in Egypt, where both tourism and e-commerce are...

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Why Transterra moved to Lebanon

This piece is part of our series on expat entrepreneurs. As we wrote in October, Transterra is one of the latest global startups...

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How do Saudis use social media? [Infographic]

Saudi Arabia is no doubt one of the main markets digital entrepreneurs want to dominate. With more than three million active Twitter users,...

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5 tips for small businesses on Facebook

Jonathan Labin is Facebook's Head of Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan. He contacted us with some tips, based on Facebook's own research,...

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Mobile advertising more vital than ever to marketers in the Arab world [Infographic]

With more than 366 million mobile phone users in the region, penetration rates and usage data are attracting more attention every day....

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Why e-commerce site Namshi stopped using 'Sukar' as a keyword

In an e-commerce sector that is increasingly competitive in the Middle East, online retailers of all sizes are seeking to enrich their...

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8 leading startups get connected with Silicon Valley at MENA Innovation DemoDay

Despite the instabilities at home, Egyptian startups are gaining global recognition for their innovations lately; it’s not just that I...

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New meetup at Morocco's New Work Lab awards MySportner startup of the month

The Moroccan co-working space New Work Lab has launched a new meetup called Pitch Lab, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch...

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New loyalty program QHat hopes to disrupt marketing in Egypt

A new loyalty scheme went live in Egypt that could disrupt the typical model deployed by market leaders like...

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