Egyptian startup Funwave bets on social gaming

“We believe that social gaming is the future of electronic games. Game genres no longer matter; what really matters is that the game is s...

Ahmed Gabr • 02 March, 2014

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Ubisoft Abu Dhabi launches Arabic version of hit game The Settlers

Ubisoft Abu Dhabi has released an Arabic beta version of its mega-popular game The Settlers, accessible to all players and free to play,...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 February, 2014

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Meet PinchPoint, the 7 month-old Palestinian gaming startup that just got funding from Sadara Ventures

  “I remember when Apple released its first SDK [software development kit]. I made my first game there,” recalls Khaled Abu Alkheir, CE...

Eric Reidy • 27 February, 2014

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Dubai's Laundrybox, a new cleaning service, eyes global franchising

Bader Al Kalooti quit his job at an international investment bank in Dubai, to launch Laundrybox, automated and smart lockers where...

Pamela Kesrouani • 27 February, 2014

Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network?

A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ...

Eman Mostafa • 26 February, 2014

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New mobile app greens coupon-clipping in Kuwait

Kilshay is a 6 month-old mobile app, available for both iOS and Android devices, that provides an environmentally friendly alternative to ...

Ahmed Gabr • 26 February, 2014

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4 tips from a woman founder in Saudi on how to build a great creative agency

How does one build a successful full-service creative agency in Saudi Arabia? The answer is simple, if not necessarily easy to execute,...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 26 February, 2014

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Repurposing content: A Beginner's Guide

If there’s one thing businesses seem to struggle with when it comes to content, it’s producing enough of it. In fact, 64% of B2B com...

Wissam Dandan • 26 February, 2014

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Two of Saudi Arabia's leading job recruitment portals partner to boost employment in the Kingdom

Today, two recruitment platforms have joined forces to increase employment levels for local women in Saudi Arabia. Glowork, the Saudi...

Nina Curley • 25 February, 2014

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Vital Voices calls women entrepreneurs to apply to a skill-building fellowship by March 15th

Vital Voices, the international NGO that works to empower women, has launched the VV GROW Fellowship Program, to help growth-oriented women...

Nina Curley • 25 February, 2014

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The startups that won the Maroc Web Awards

For the past seven years, Moroccans have elected their favorite web players during the Maroc Web Awards. The award ceremony is a...

Aline Mayard • 25 February, 2014

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Startup Weekend Damascus attracts young entrepreneurs despite strife

  At long last, Startup Weekend, the global entrepreneurial competition, has found its way to Damascus, in spite of the three-year war...

Muhanad Sabha • 25 February, 2014

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Green projects take the day at the Dubai+Acumen competition

“People believe that innovation thrives in every other part of the world… but it also exists here, and we want to be a platform to support ...

Pamela Kesrouani • 24 February, 2014

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Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals

Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 February, 2014

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CARE Clothing wins first place at January’s Pitchlab competition in Casablanca

Casablanca co-working space New Work Lab organizes monthly pitch competitions titled the Pitch Lab that...

Fatim Zahra Biaz • 24 February, 2014

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Former Rocket Internet employee launches a Pinterest for travelers

“Rocket Internet has inspired many people to launch their own startups,” says Anirudh Gupta, a former employee...

Reine Farhat • 24 February, 2014

Crowdsourcing Travel

Parisian accelerator Startup42 welcomes startups from the Arab world for its third batch

Lately, we’ve reported on a growing number of European and American initiatives aimed at startups in the Arab world. Needless to say, w...

Aline Mayard • 23 February, 2014

Startup Bahrain online magazine seeks to revolutionize the ecosystem

I ran into Bader Kamal, a freelance graphic designer and photographer who is part of the Startup Bahrain team, after the online magazine...

Leena AlOlaimy • 23 February, 2014

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Hsoub neutralizes competition, acquires Moroccan digital marketplace Asnad

After hitting the milestone of one billion ads served per month just a couple weeks ago, three year-old web solutions...

Maya Rahal • 23 February, 2014

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Can Kuwait's Waveline Media disrupt the mobile gaming market by remaking a classic title?

Kuwaiti startup Waveline Media seems to be going from strength to strength lately. First, the media company...

Maya Rahal • 22 February, 2014

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Weekly Wrap-Up: February 16-20

5 ways you can participate in our MIT Media Lab workshop next week We’re gearing up for four days of intensive workshop sessions with some o...

Wamda • 21 February, 2014

Weekly Wrap-Up

Facebook's bid to take on Google

The $19 billion USD that Facebook spent to acquire WhatsApp yesterday has delivered one of the world’s most stunning stories of wealth c...

Nina Curley • 20 February, 2014

Is Morocco ready to become the regional capital of game development?

The video games market is a flourishing industry that has, over the past few years, gained more financial revenue and made more of a...

Mehdi Reghai • 20 February, 2014

How to successfully crowdfund your next game

Cross-posted from Cloud Games on February 10, 2014. Continuing its streak as the most successful crowdfunding campaign to date, upcoming...

Glen Dalakian II • 20 February, 2014

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