Wamda

Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings

Faris Zaher, CEO and co-founder of hotel bookings site Yamsafer, thinks his team may have come up with a solution to the region’s payment r...

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China's largest search engine takes on Google in Egypt

The digital media scene – especially that in the Arab region – seems to be an appealing market for competition between China and the U.S., ...

Baidu china Egypt

Elance's Dubai hiring announcement signals increased regional focus

Nearly two years after hiring a Startup Mobilizer based in Cairo, multinational online staffing platform Elance has moved to hire a...

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Oasis500 launches Omraan, a funding competition for startups working to solve urban problems

As it intensifies its effort to spread entrepreneurial culture in the region, Jordanian tech-focused incubator Oasis500 launches its first...

Competitions

Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market

iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,...

software development palestine Developers

UniVenture, Tunisian incubator launched by business angels, seeks applicants

UniVenture's first graduating class In May 2010, ten Tunisians entrepreneurs created the Carthage Business Angel association to...

Business Angels Incubator

Cairo Ashoka event seeks to empower communication between female social entrepreneurs and media

Women are playing an increasing role in helping to solve the growing social problems in the Arab world due to successive...

Media Investment Social Entrepreneurship

FbStart Dubai emphasizes mobile apps, gaming, and partnerships

Finally, Facebook has turned its entrepreneurship eye to the Arab region, hosting FbStart in Dubai on March 27 in an attempt to help...

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'Internet Revolution' gains steam in Egypt; can it meaningfully challenge Big Internet?

In an attempt to defend citizens’ right to a decent internet connection at a reasonable price, a public campaign called Report an D...

Egypt

Can Emirati wedding directory site Yebab successfully pivot to photo sharing?

Since its launch in 2008, Yebab.com, an Emirati platform offering wedding services for Arab women, has been slowly but...

photo sharing photo album uae

What's new at Yahoo Maktoob

Following the closure of its offices in Egypt earlier this year, Yahoo Maktoob has rolled out some recent...

Yahoo Maktoub

Souq raises an additional $75m from Naspers

Now in its ninth year, Souq.com is getting some real wind in its sails. Now undeniably the largest e-commerce platform in the Middle...

Meet the first six startups to graduate from AUC Venture Labs

In the wake of three years of revolutions and political turmoil, many policymakers- both local and global- have touted...

Incubator

How Buzzeff monetized the growth of social video advertising

Almost two years after raising a $1.2 million USD round of investment, and one year after launching its Dubai offices, Moroccan...

buzzeff morocco Video Advertising

Wamda pledges to support women in partnership with Google #40Forward

In 2013, Wamda reached out to fill a critical gap in the entrepreneurship ecosystem: one for hands-on mentorship that startup founders...

#40women

Lebanon

ShopBuilder hopes to boost e-commerce in Lebanon

After realizing the huge opportunity for e-commerce in Lebanon, Emile Boustani, a Lebanese entrepreneur who spent 20 years in the...

lebanon Payment Gateways E-commerce

StartupYourLife meetup reflects growing vitality of the Moroccan startup scene

On the 7th of March, more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers, and members of the Moroccan startup community attended...

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Arab League moves to support Arab entrepreneurs with forum in Cairo

In an unprecedented move to support entrepreneurs, the Arab League has hosted the first forum for Arab Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas,...

forum event Egypt

Cary! off to a rollicking start on Eureeca; signals an increasingly complex UAE used car market

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