Shaping the Entrepreneurial Future of Egypt The 2012 AUC Research Conference, held this past week at the university's New Cairo campus, was an exercise in uniting Egypt's... Omar Aysha • 23 April, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Arabic Content
Building a Learning Management System in Saudi Arabia: Acadox During our undergraduate studies in King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) we, Mohammad Al-Hareeqi, and Nedal Mourad, and... Wamda • 20 April, 2012 MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition Accelerators MIT
4 Reasons Why Smart Businesses Go Green So green is now a trend in the Middle East – even though it’s still to catch on in Saudi Arabia. It's also a term that's been going ar... Norah Magraby • 22 April, 2012 Green Energy
TourTwist Puts Crowdsourced Spin on Tourism in Lebanon Some startups don't just create commercial ventures; they work to turn communities of ordinary people into little engines of commerce.... Said Hamideh • 19 April, 2012 E-commerce Innovation Travel
Acadox: An Arabic Learning Management Platform for University Students [Wamda TV] At the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition Workshop in Abu Dhabi, Mustafa Nabulsi of KAUST-incubated startup Acadox, a ... Nina Curley • 20 April, 2012 Competitions Education MIT
KarmSolar: A Solar Energy Solution for Pumping Water in Egypt [Wamda TV] Ahmed Zahran and Yumna Madi of KarmSolar, which won second place in an elevator pitching round at the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business... Nina Curley • 22 April, 2012 Green Energy MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition MIT
Will Jordan's My Marbles be the next Angry Birds? TakTek Games Inks Deal with Chillingo Amman-based TakTek Games has secured a breakthrough deal this week, signing with U.K.-based mobile publishing giant Chillingo, which... Nina Curley • 13 April, 2012 Gaming Mobile Gaming
Wind Technology: Could Radical Innovation Come from MENA? The world today needs a clean and affordable energy solution to address both growing electricity challenges and the effects of global... Hassine Labaied • 12 April, 2012 Green Energy Environment
Pi Slice: Building a Culture of Transparent CSR While some corporate social responsibility programs create real change, others are functional in name only, ineffective, or simply lacking... Nina Curley • 09 April, 2012 CSR
Livestream of Flat6Labs' Mobile Gaming Class Want to build the next big game? Train by watching Flat6Labs's new mobile gaming classes, which will be held for the next 3 weeks, over 9... Nina Curley • 09 April, 2012 Mobile Mobile Apps Mobile Gaming
Creating an Egyptian Economic Miracle at Startup Nation 2.0 “The vision is to get Egypt into the top 10 list of countries by GDP in 5 years time.” This vision brought together around 50 progressive Eg... Omar Aysha • 05 April, 2012 Angel Investment Innovation Investment
Nafham: A Learning Management Platform to Enhance Education in Egypt At Cairo tech-focused accelerator Flat6Labs, four entrepreneurs, including Ahmad El Alfi, the head of parent fund Sawari Ventures,... Khaled Sadek • 29 April, 2012 Education
Arabic Freelancer Platform Analancer Launches in Gaza Winning the third place in Startup Weekend Gaza this past December, AnaLancer has launched an “expert-sourcing platform” that connects ... Wasim Zaher • 28 March, 2012 Job Recruitment
Design Thinking to Disrupt Lebanese NGOs Desmeem’s “D-Factor” Day witnessed scores of Lebanese designers of all stripes trying out at the Babel Theater stage this past weekend for a... Said Hamideh • 15 March, 2012 Education
Beirutna: A Platform To Locate, Socialize and Share Favorite Places In Lebanon A couple of years ago, four young Lebanese became frustrated enough by the lack of restaurant guides in Beirut that they spent a month... Maya Rahal • 26 March, 2012 Food & Beverage Mobile Apps
Want to Rent out That Spare Room? The Growing Popularity of 'Collaborative Consumption' The founders of Internet startup Airbnb were accustomed to rejection. Joe Gebbia, Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk peddled to venture... Knowledge @Wharton • 15 March, 2012 Coworking Spaces
Online Education Viewed Positively in the Middle East [Infographic] Bayt.com's newest infographic examines perceptions in the Middle East about online education, both from job seekers and employers. The... Wamda • 08 March, 2012 Education
Prayer, Media, and Gaming Apps Win at the Innovation Theatre Competition at QITCOM After 10 teams pitched their ideas yesterday at the Innovation Theatre, in a competition hosted by Potential at QITCOM, the 5 team that... Nina Curley • 07 March, 2012 Education Gaming Mobile
6 Ways Tunisia Can Become a Green Energy Leader Since the 70’s, Tunisia has managed increasing unemployment pressures by promoting low value-added manufacturing sectors such as textiles a... Hassine Labaied • 29 February, 2012 Green Energy
New Collective Workspace MAKE Launches in Dubai Leith Mathews came to Dubai in 2007 to work in the emirate’s booming food & beverage industry. Having a genuine passion for the i... Nafez Dakkak • 21 February, 2012 Food & Beverage Startup Communities Coworking Spaces
CSR in Saudi Arabia: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly When I tell people that I make a living by helping companies in Saudi Arabia become more responsible towards their communities and the... Bushra Azhar • 22 February, 2012 CSR
Arabic e-Learning Portal Nibras.com Launches, Offering Online Business Education E-Learning portal Nibras.com launched in beta today, bringing online education to the Arab World with a series of short, accessible... Nina Curley • 08 February, 2012 Education
twofour54 Abu Dhabi and Ubisoft Debut Arabic Video Game Studio Investment vehicle twofour54 has announced the opening of the first major video game studio in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with French video... Nina Curley • 26 October, 2011 Gaming Mobile Gaming
Global The future of everything: tech of 2016 [Infographic] The technology you hear about everyday - artificially intelligent robots, self driving cars - are just the tip of science these... Rachel Williamson • 30 June, 2016 Systems Metabolic Engineering open AI perovskite