Wamda

Why registering as a startup in Dubai is getting easier

Lately, we often hear startups from Casablanca to Cairo asking us how they can get a foothold in Dubai, the market with the region’s ...

in5 Incubator

Can this Saudi initiative become the Wikipedia of Arabic infographics?

In light of many recent attempts to enhance online Arabic content, three Saudi entrepreneurs have launched Arinfographic.net to archive...

arabic infographic inforgraphic Arabic Content

Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples

“It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ...

karaz sexual health ramallah

Egyptian app Swipe N Tap provides an interactive link between restaurants and their customers

Mobile app developers are increasingly seeking to address not only problems, but also mere inconveniences, in peoples’ daily lives. For e...

Tablets

Meet the airline pilot behind one of the biggest apps in Morocco and Algeria

Stéphane Lagouche is not your usual app developer. Ten years ago, this French engineer moved to Morocco to start a new career as an ...

morocco mobile advertising

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...

elance localization Freelancers

Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector

Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social...

ebooks content Arabic Content

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

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

Tips from 3 experts on building a successful co-working space in the Arab world

Co-working spaces are a new thing in the Arab world. We’re not used to working in the same place with strangers who aren’t colleagues or eve...

Coworking Advice Egypt

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...

Facebook Start FBStart

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...

event startupyourlife

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

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

Why startups in the Arab world should attend SXSW

If there’s one American event international startups should attend, it’s probably South by South West (SXSW). This movie and music con...

usa events

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

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

Regional

Wamda Research Lab debuts a groundbreaking report on the barriers to scaling

For entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), scaling their companies is not easy. Challenges to finding talent and...

Wamda Research Lab MENA Report

Facebook to host an event for entrepreneurs in Dubai this Thursday

Facebook is hosting its first major event in the Middle East this week, with the launch of FbStart, which will reveal tips and tricks for...

Facebook

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...

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

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

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

Majority stake in Diwanee acquired by Paris-based digital publishing company Webedia

Diwanee, the Dubai-based digital media company, has announced its majority acquisition today by Webedia, a Paris-based digital publishing...

Acquisitions

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