Launching the First Arabic Platform for Expert Electronics Reviews in Egypt [Wamda TV] At Reviewzat’s website launch event, Managing Director Karim Akram discusses how the startups plans to offer both video and written reviews ... Omar Aysha • 24 December, 2012 Reviews
Entrepreneur of the Week: Taline Assi Co-founder of Mosaic Marble [Wamda TV] Entrepreneur of the week today on Wamda is Taline Assi, who co-founded along with her husband Mosaic Marble in 2003, an online and offline... Maya Rahal • 18 December, 2012 E-commerce Entrepreneur of the Week
ICT Use and Social Network Adoption in the Arab World [Report] The Madar Research and Development Center, based in Dubai, recently released this report on Arab ICT Use and Social Network Adoption, s... Ahmed Gabr • 20 December, 2012 Digital Media Mobile Technology
PPR Invests $13 Million in Rocket Internet to Support Namshi, Fashion Sites Luxury group PPR has invested € 10 million (US $13 million) in Bigfoot I, the Rocket Internet holding company that controls Dubai-based r... Nina Curley • 12 December, 2012 Rocket Internet Investment Namshi
Facebook's 25 Most Popular Games: Lessons for Arab Developers Facebook just announced the 25 most popular social games in 2012. Music trivia game SongPop by US developer FreshPlanet tops the chart,... Glen Dalakian II • 06 December, 2012 Facebook Gaming Mobile Gaming
Arabia500 Announces the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East Yesterday, the AllWorld Network hosted a successful pre-event to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai where they announced the... Glen Dalakian II • 11 December, 2012 Conferences
Gaza's First Incubator Ramps Up, Giving New Hope to Local Entrepreneurs A timely answer to the ongoing strife and instability in Palestine, the first incubator in Gaza is continuing to make strides, training... Maya Rahal • 11 December, 2012 Mentorship Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
iOS App Abjad City Teaches Kids the Arabic Alphabet What happens if you find yourself living in a foreign country where no one speaks your native language, and you are try to teach... Maya Rahal • 16 December, 2012 Arabic Content Education Mobile Apps
Wamda and Mowgli Foundation Announce Partnership to Bring Mentorship to Entrepreneurs To assist entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa in their efforts to launch and scale, Wamda, an enabling platform for... Nina Curley • 10 December, 2012 Ecosystem Mentorship
How to Create an Efficient Virtual Team Office: Hsoub's Solution Is it necessary to have a team working in one office in order to coordinate effectively? If I were writing this article 10 years ago, I... Abedalmohimen Alagha • 27 December, 2012 Advice Ideas Social Networks
Morocco's Stagiaires Makes Intern Recruitment Simple Until recently, job offers on the Internet in Morocco were confined to general classifieds websites or amateur job boards. It was not until... Karim Jazouani • 02 December, 2012 Job Recruitment
Dubai Entrepreneurs Debate Startup Challenges at Shelter's New Entrepreneurs Roundtable In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Dubai two weeks ago, Shelter invited up-and-coming entrepreneurs to share their... Mary Ames • 02 December, 2012 Advice Ecosystem Coworking Spaces
Mashaweer Pioneers Personal Assistance Services in Egypt Should you happen to get stuck in traffic and not be able to pull off some chores during a hard working day, don’t hesitate to rely on y... Hanan Solayman • 16 December, 2012 Egypt
Online Review Site Wins Startup Weekend Doha More than 30 budding entrepreneurs pitched their innovative business ideas at Startup Weekend Doha this past weekend. Forming their... Christina Paschyn • 03 December, 2012 Job Recruitment Startup Weekend Taxi + Traffic
Visionary Palestinian Startup Goes Global with Touch Technology Palestinian startup Iris recently launched their “room of senses,” a new therapy medium for children and the disabled. The “room” is a spac... jaafar abusair • 09 December, 2012 Health Innovation Social Entrepreneurship
Arabia500 Announces 130 of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East In anticipation of the Arabia500 gathering on December 10th at the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, the... Glen Dalakian II • 29 November, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem
Beirut Creative Cluster Works to Increase Collaboration Among Local Companies One year ago, the Beirut Creative Cluster (BCC) was just an idea developed by Berytech. Today, the cluster is set to become a hub for... Maya Rahal • 29 November, 2012 Animation Conferences Design
How to Join Arabic Web Days and Post Arabic Content Last week, Arabic Web Days launched as a new initiative to support Arabic content online, co-created between Yamli and Vinelab and suppo... Maya Rahal • 28 November, 2012 Arabic Content Digital Media Media
Jordan's Dakwak Launches Localization Platform to Help Startups Go Global Dakwak has been in the making for over a year, but it has now finally launched its solution for helping websites localize or go global. For... Nina Curley • 25 November, 2012 Arabic Content Scaling
Global Entrepreneurship Summit Comes to Dubai: Exclusive Discount for WamdaCard Holders This year, the Global Entrepreneurship Summit comes to Dubai, hosted by Entrepreneurial Ventures of Arabia (EVA), to offer entrepreneurs in... Wamda • 25 November, 2012 Competitions Conferences du
Regional Kids Love Arabic: A New Educational Arabic iOS Story Platform for Kids Many parents, including myself, invest time and money trying to find an educational application for their children, to keep them from... Maya Rahal • 27 November, 2012 Arabic Content Education Mobile Apps
BorsaLink: Bringing the Social Media Paradigm to MENA Financial Markets [Wamda TV] Ahmad Helal, CEO of Omnivoyance, a software services company dedicated to building financial tools for investors, speaks to Wamda... Omar Aysha • 28 November, 2012 Acquisitions Egypt
Meet the Winners of the Harvard Arab Startup Pitch Contest On November 8-11, the 6thHarvard Arab Weekend brought Arabs from around the world together to network, collaborate, and discuss the future o... Wamda • 25 November, 2012 Conferences Competitions
Can Kuwait Learn from Ghana? Lessons from the Second Startup Q8 Event The startup scene in Kuwait is gaining momentum. On the 7th of November we had the 2nd StartupQ8 event and it was a lot of fun. Over 50... Abdullah Alshalabi • 19 November, 2012 Accelerators Advice Ecosystem