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Interactive Applications Platform: Motea Alwan of Tatbeeqat [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] At ArabNet 2012, Motea Alwan, Founder and CEO of Tatbeeq.at, speaks about the applications reviews provided by his company, where...

Arabic Content Arabnet Conferences

Traveling And Hotel Booking In MENA: Seri Abdel Hadi of Yamsafer [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] At ArabNet 2012, Seri Abdel Hadi, COO and Co-Founder of Yamsafer, discusses the way the platform works in the field of booking...

Arabnet Conferences Travel

10 Startups in the Arab World that Parents Will Love

This week we highlight 10 startups that parents (and their children) will love. From education to clothing, social communities to gadgets,...

E-commerce Ecosystem Education

Jordan’s Wheels Express Closes Despite Steady Customers: Did it Scale Too Quickly?

In May 2011, Wheels Express was a rising star in Jordan. It graduated from Oasis500 and was one of the first companies to secure...

Expansion Failure Oasis500

Entrepreneur Of The Week, Elie Gregoire Khoury Of Panorama Mobile App: Dermandar [Wamda TV]

Entrepreneur of the week today on Wamda is Elie Gregoire Khoury co-founder of Dermandar, a mobile application to create and share panoramic ...

Digital Media Entrepreneur of the Week Mobile Apps

Emokhalfa Takes on Cairo’s Traffic with New Violation Reporting App

Fixing Cairo’s traffic problems is not going to happen overnight. But new startup Emokhalfa is taking the problem into their own hands. It c...

Crowdsourcing Egypt Government

10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World

This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ...

Animation Arabic Content Design

Jamalon Hits 9 Million Books: Can It Crack the Saudi Market?

This week, Jamalon announced that its site now offers over 9 million unique Arabic and English books for sale. The “24-7 Online Book Fair f...

Book Reviews E-commerce Ecosystem

Dubai's YaDig Focuses on Customer Interaction to Boost the Power of Reviews

UAE-based YaDig has launched a hip new business review website to redefine the business-consumer relationship in MENA. Founded in 2010 by...

Arabic Content Ratings Sites

Inventing The Best Encrypted Chat Client: 21 Year-Old Nadim Kobeissi Shares Story of Cryptocat [Wamda TV]

Lebanese entrepreneur, Nadim Kobeissi, developer and founder of Cryptocat speaks to Wamda at SHARE Beirut, introducing his instant...

Conferences Developers Invention

Animation Studio Curl Stone Launches Jordanian Superhero Show, with Regional Support

Curl Stone Studios is gaining momentum after launching new superhero series Nashmi Man, and participating in...

Accelerators Endeavor

Egypt's Studio Meem Pioneers Sustainable Artisanal Furniture

For those of us that have seen one too many mobile apps and tech-focused startups, here’s a breath of fresh air: a small idea combining a...

Art E-commerce Handicrafts

Zawayed Jordan Helps Women Transform Leftovers into Artistic Designs

When Mohammad Al-Hajji first founded Zawayed, he was inspired by an opportunity to use the leftovers he saw at regional...

Social Entrepreneurship Women Handicrafts

Style.com Enters the Arab World to Serve Local Fashion Market

Style.com, one of the world’s most well-read fashion sites, has arrived in the Middle East today, launching as Style.com Arabia (...

Arabic Content Fashion

Entrepreneur of the Week: Shashi Menon of Nervora [Wamda TV]

This week's entrepreneur of the week is Shashi Menon, founder and CEO of Nervora, a Dubai-based digital content company that helps premium...

Advertising Arabic Content Digital Advertising

Crowdfunding Platform Yomken Makes Launching Products Easy in Egypt

While concern in Egypt rises over courting investment and international partnerships intended to improve Egypt’s economy, one initiative h...

Crowdfunding Egypt

How Two Turkish Entrepreneurs Built a Successful Real Estate Data Service in Dubai

It was the crash heard around the world: when the American real estate bubble finally burst in 2008, its repercussions echoed...

Analytics Data Real Estate

Egypt's Sacha Books Pioneers Arabic Interactive Digital Children's Books

When 34-year-old entrepreneur Samer Youssef decided to launch iOS app Sacha Books, he and his wife were inspired by the lack of available...

Arabic Content Digital Media Mobile

Cloud Computing For Mobile: Adel Youssef Of Wireless Stars [Wamda TV]

Adel Youssef, founder and CEO of Wireless Stars, discusses the idea of his company interested in cloud computing for mobile devices. “we b...

Arabnet Cloud Computing Mobile

GlamBox: Beauty Product E-Commerce for the Arab World

To tackle the beauty e-commerce space, four young entrepreneurs based in the UAE have self-funded and launched GlamBox, a beauty hub...

E-commerce Women

Dubai's MediaGraph Helps Startups Get Press Coverage

David Batey and Nicholas Holmes came to Dubai in the searing heat of June to get away from their daily grind and focus solely on getting...

Digital Media Media Pitching

Customized Medical Advices: Adnan Abou Sharar of Axein [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Adnan Abou Sharar, Managing Director of Axein, talks about the mobile app that gives medical advices tailored for each user, based...

Advice Arabnet Medical

Video On Demand: Samer Abdin of Istikana [Wamda TV]

Samer Abdin, co-founder and CEO of Istikana, discusses the idea beyond Istikana, the VOD (Video On Demand) platform dedicated for Arabic...

Arabnet Digital Media

Realizing Dreams Via Social Media: Ali Chehadeh Of DreamMatcher [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Ali Chehadeh, CEO of DreamMatcher, discusses the idea that inspired him to create his company aiming to let people transform...

Arabnet Social Media Social Networks

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