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Egypt

Egypt startups need a big business leg up

During an International Development Research Centre (IDRC) roundtable on Tuesday, co-hosted by the Egyptian Centre...

Bahrain

White Payments to officially launch in Bahrain and UAE

White Payments, the newly launched Bahrain-based online payments solution targeted at entrepreneurs throughout the Middle East, is a...

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Global

7 tips to get the most out of Europe and US-based events

As we said yesterday, going to a Europe or US-based tech event can be a game changer, but this is a costly investment, so once you’ve m...

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Palestine

Startups have a role to play in rebuilding Gaza

Despite Israel’s destroying several billion dollars worth of property, businesses, and homes, displacing 500,000 people, and killing 2,200 ...

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U.A.E

Middle East Digital Group acquires Cobone.com to fill its ecommerce gap

ExpatWoman.com team More than two years after being acquired by Tiger Global Management, Dubai-based daily...

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Egypt

Egypt is in urgent need of smaller business

All big businesses were once small. Super billionaire Bill Gates was once a young guy in a garage. His giant, Microsoft, didn’t become a g...

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Global

Which Europe/US-based tech event should you attend in 2015?

For a startup looking to scale in the Arab world, to expand abroad, or to launch internationally, going to Europe or US-based events is a...

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Egypt

'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister

Egypt's slow broadband speeds and rickety IT infrastructure are major issues throttling growth in the internet-based 'startup...

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Egypt

GEW in Cairo seeks to connect scientists with investors and mentors

At a time when Egypt is in dire need of support for its innovation and technology sector, a necessary part of the economy’s revival, Global ...

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Saudi Arabia

Careem raises $10M led by Saudi Al Tayyar Group

Careem, the Dubai-based ride sharing service a la Uber, announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million investment in a round, led...

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Lebanon

Electricity saving startup Energy24 takes first prize Bader Startup Cup

Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon had it’s official inauguration on November 18th at this year’s Networking 961. Organized by Bader You...

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Jordan

After recent award, Altibbi announces funding round

The Arabic medical portal Altibbi has closed a round of funding that is set to further shape the online medical information...

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Palestine

Entrepreneur puts Palestine on region's educational gaming map

“We suffer from a deep shortage of digital Arabic content in the region” at least that is a complaint often made by entrepreneurs, despite e...

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Maghreb

Tunisian startup begins manufacturing innovative wind turbine; announces Microsoft partnership

Anyone who has had the chance to speak to Anis Aouini and Hassine Labaïed, the cofounders of Tunisia’s Saphon Energy, knows that ...

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Egypt

5 startups to watch in Egypt's exciting agritech sector

Following last week's agritech overview, we profile five up-and-coming businesses from the startups seeking to revolutionize the way...

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Maghreb

Is the CMI broken? One (disgruntled) entrepreneur weighs in

Editor's Note: We’ve said it before at Wamda: the Moroccan Center for Innovation doesn’t have such a good reputation among Moroccan ent...

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Lebanon

Beirut entrepreneurs seek to build community ties outside the city walls

Ziad Abi Chaker, CEO of Cedar Environmental, addresses the room at Saturday's Zahle Meets Entrepreneurship event. Some of the brightest...

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Regional

5 common scale-up mistakes

Startups the world over, and in the Middle East in particular, often aspire to scale and develop their business in new markets. However,...

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Jordan

For Arabic educational digital content turn to Jordan

What Jordan lacks in natural resources it makes up for in human resources. Pioneering as a key entrepreneurial tech hub for the Arab world,...

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Kuwait

Kuwait's myU shows promise in beta; can it scale?

Social networking is seen in many schools and colleges as a distraction best avoided for students aiming for the top grades. But for Bader...

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Egypt

Egypt's agritech entrepreneurs bring the farm to the boardroom

For eight millennia the thin strip of land along the Nile, and the green fan of the Delta, supported Egypt's growing...

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Maghreb

Moroccan startups are finally gaining exposure, although GES had little to do with it

This year’s the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) took place in Marrakech under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, f...

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Regional

Startup MENA announces 2015 workshop series to strengthen ties between GCC and Europe

Startup MENA has announced its most ambitious plan yet, as part of its ongoing effort to build ties between European and Arab startup...

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Maghreb

Africa scores a big win at GIST Tech-I competition 2014

This year’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I competition in Marrakech was a major win for Africa. Among the t...

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