Wamda

Global

Startup Watch: ME millennials getting their hands dirty and Japan’s new platformer

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Robocop iPhone

U.A.E

Short term thinking: fertile grounds for MENA’s Airbnb-inspired startups

If not a turnkey development, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s MoU with Airbnb in May 2016 was proof of the...

uae Airbnb

Tunisia

B@labs, the first Tunisian incubator in downtown Tunis

With up to a million people daily passing along Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, it is a strategic location for the latest addition to the...

Incubateur BIAT privé

Regional

New startups on the block: July

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Biotags Saudi...

Startup List startups

Lebanon

Pushing patents in Lebanon

For many innovators, a patent is a stamp of approval, a sign that a concept has passed the test of originality and viability. In Lebanon,...

lebanon Patents Intellectual property

U.A.E

What I know about AI: Damu Winston

Ever since he first saw Star Trek as a child Damu Winston has had a lifelong fascination with futuristic technology. The founder and...

What I Know AI WIK

Tunisia

How Tunisia could be the next hub for justice entrepreneurs

What if Tunisia was a better place to live in with more justice startups? The question was asked by Hiil, a Netherlands-based nonprofit...

justice Innovation droit

U.A.E

Waiting for change: the UAE’s art world

The UAE’s art world has experienced a remarkable evolution in the past few years, with events like Art Dubai, Sikka Art Fair and...

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Global

For profit or nonprofit? What is the answer for social entrepreneurs [Opinion]

Word on the street – or in the district, based on the buzz at BDD – is that the hot topic today in social entrepreneurship is...

Opinion Social Entrepreneurship For Profit

Global

Startup Watch: Naughty Google, ATM anniversary and the joy of saying 'no'

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Google Facebook

Tunisia

How twin brothers made their startup fly, so high

A small aviation startup in Tunisia has made a first by not only signing a deal with the Tunisian plane company Nouvelair, but with Airbus...

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Algeria

From dates to big data, entrepreneurship as therapy

“You need to start by entering your order into the machine,” a waiter explained to Hadj Khelil at a McDonald’s in Paris....

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Egypt

Digital services for cash strapped Egyptian SMEs

Starting a business in Egypt is not easy, in large part because of the hassle involved in registering a new establishment and obtaining the...

Training Cloud Telecommunication

Global

Can a MOOC protect online activists from getting hacked?

The hacking of NGOs, journalists and human rights workers’ accounts have become more common during the last six years. A recent...

Advocacy Assembly MOOC Esraa Haidar

Saudi Arabia

What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar

Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project....

Saudi Arabia ksa WIK

Turkey

How this Turkish startup optimizes wind energy plants’ production

Green energy is developing towards a mainstream, competitive, and reliable technology. Governments around the globe are investing big...

turkey Hypercfd GE

Global

Startup Watch: Robots, iPhones, hacking of Ukraine and Bitcoin's rival

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch cybersecurity Uber

Regional

A key enabler of innovation is commitment to diversity

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower,” once said late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple. During periods of...

Team Diversity Expert Advice

Egypt

Government and private sector team up to support startups in Egypt

In recent years, the Egyptian government has taken on a new, more proactive role by partnering with the private sector to boost...

Egypt Government

Regional

How mobile and digital transform the shared Ramadan experience

Technology and digital communication are impacting people’s interactions and activities during Ramadan. Freemium mobile apps like...

Ramadan YouTube snapchat

Egypt

Automating HR management in Egypt

Focusing on developing a specialized product allowed Egyptian software company HITS Solutions to enter more than 40 countries, working with...

Egypt HITS Solutions HR

Regional

What I know about building communities: David Spinks

After years of working as a community manager for different companies, David Spinks noticed a trend. He realized that businesses...

What I Know WIK Community

Regional

How talented is the MENA? [Report]

INSEAD Business School, Google and the Center for Economic Growth recently released this year’s edition of the Middle East and North...

Employment talents Skills

Morocco

Morocco's trash spotting app

The rise of smartphone penetration and the emergence of digital tools is turning crowdsourcing into a popular business model. It enables...

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