Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market? Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early... Aline Mayard • 12 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Jordan Jordanian gaming startup bets on crowdfunding for first title “Most people who work at gaming companies rely on the orders of their CEO, but can never be a leading part of the game they are creating,” a... Glen Dalakian II • 12 February, 2013 Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom
Dubai-Based Custom Suit Startup Helps Men Look Sharp Around the Globe [Wamda TV] Tarig El Sheikh and Matt Mueller have set out to solve a problem that men around the world suffer from: ill-fitting suits. "As a poorly... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Expansion E-commerce
Who Egypt’s YouTube Ban Will Hurt the Most On the anniversary of the day Mubarak stepped down two years ago, Egypt is still facing a pending 30-day ban on YouTube, ordered by Egypt’s ... Nina Curley • 11 February, 2013 Censorship
Google Science Fair 2013 Google is hosting an online science competition open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 from across the globe, in partnership with... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Competitions Invention
5 Tips for Building a Successful Tech Startup, from Kuwait's Startup Q8 At the 4th StartupQ8 gathering a couple of weeks ago, entrepreneurs gathered in Kuwait City to discuss the secrets of building a... Abdullah Alshalabi • 11 February, 2013 Startup Q8 Conferences Gaming
A Look at Egyptian Accelerator Tahrir2's Lean Investment Model Testing and iterating might be a good model for the leadership in Egypt lately, not just its entrepreneurs. As Egyptian protestors continue... Nina Curley • 10 February, 2013 Accelerators Investment
Moroccan Entrepreneur Launches Startup to Quantify Social Influence “I've always been interested in promoting technology and education in the Arab world,” says Akram Benmbarek, the founder of Social IQ, who ... Karim Jazouani • 10 February, 2013 Advertising Social Networks Social Media
MIT Arab Student Launches ProBueno to Turn Your Talents Into Donations Back in 2006, when the "July war" started in Lebanon, Michel Rbeiz experienced the frustration of living abroad and trying to help out... Maya Rahal • 10 February, 2013 Diaspora CSR
Is the Internet in Danger of Becoming an Echochamber? [Wamda Debates] This post is the second in a new content series called Wamda Debates. Every other week, the Wamda team debates a topic, industry, or... Glen Dalakian II • 09 February, 2013 Debate Social Media Social Networks
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 03-07 This has been a big week for announcements. Check out the top news, and don't forget to register to MixNMentor as places are... Wamda • 07 February, 2013
Wamda Announces Mix n' Mentor Roadshow UPDATE: The MixnMentor Roadshow page is now live. Check it out to see photos about last year's events and learn more about upcoming events... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Mix n Mentor Flat6Labs
Empowering the Social Enterprise Community, Opening Night Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening event will take place on February 25, 2013 at The Capital Club, DIFC in Dubai. The event will b... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Minispace Designs Multiple Use Furniture in Gaza [Wamda TV] Meet one of Gaza's most succesful startups: Raghda and Ahmed Maher Al-Souwaysi started Minispace to design furniture for multiple uses, es... Mariam Hamed • 07 February, 2013 Design
10 Tweetable Facts about Mobile App Development [Report] The following statistics and facts are based on VisionMobile’s recent survey of 3,460 developers across 95 countries, which was shared with ... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Developers Mobile Mobile Apps
Regional 90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic] A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Failure Infographic Mobile
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