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Beirut coworking space AltCity is finding its path

In a quiet moment, AltCity's work friendly cafe. (Image via Facebook) Stepping into the spacious offices of AltCity on Beirut’s b...

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Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion

Easy Taxi, a Brazilian taxi calling app backed by Rocket Internet, has announced a Series D fundraising round of $40 million USD, led by...

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Istikana vying against fierce competition to be the Netflix for the region

Televisions have been in widespread use in many countries for over fifty years; surprisingly, though, TV viewing habits largely haven’t c...

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Can adapted Google algorithm get MENA customers to shop online?

According to experts, e-commerce is the fastest growing sector in the Gulf. For the UAE in particular, they expect its value to reach...

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How this startup is taking on the region's $15 billion cosmetics market

While Faisal Hakki was working at the Jordanian VC firm Accelerator Technology Holdings, where he screened, evaluated, and helped...

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Ramadan a new opportunity for gaming startups, if they play their cards right

(Image via ajib.fr) Update 2/9/14: Game Cooks' Haram Al Maarifa, originally slated for release during Ramadan, is now available for...

Ramadan Gaming

U.A.E

Can this Dubai startup revolutionize market research through crowdsourcing?

Late last year, against the backdrop of Dubai’s gilded markets, Karim Aly sold his share of Ecobility, the startup he’d...

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Developer Maysalward partners with Zain to accelerate regional gaming industry

It has been a busy couple of months for veteran Jordanian mobile game developer/publisher Maysalward. In May, the company launched...

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Young but growing fast: AUC's V-LAB announces third cycle in a year

The American University of Cairo’s startup incubator Venture Lab, launched just a year ago, is now accepting applications for its t...

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Jordan

What it took for this startup to sign large corporates

Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty...

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Startup MENA seeks to bridge the gaps between Egyptian startups and European VCs

Startup MENA, the initiative funded in part by the Danish government, will hold a pitch event for Egyptian startups on May 14th, as part...

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How this Bahraini woman uprooted her successful London creative agency and moved home

I first met Wafa Obaidat at a TEDxYouth event in Bahrain. I was floored by how — at 23 years old — Obaidat was running operations for her S...

Fashion

Palestinian startup AidBits aims to streamline the aid sector

NGOs aren’t known for being the most efficient organizations. The amount of bureaucratic navel gazing, however important, it takes to get d...

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Iraq

Iraqi startup Miswag.net helps merchants transition to the internet

Miswag.net, Baghdad’s first internet-based startup with real potential to grow, launched less than a month ago to help local merchants in B...

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How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib

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Beirut coworking space AltCity is finding its path

Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion

Istikana vying against fierce competition to be the Netflix for the region

Can adapted Google algorithm get MENA customers to shop online?

How this startup is taking on the region's $15 billion cosmetics market

Ramadan a new opportunity for gaming startups, if they play their cards right

Can this Dubai startup revolutionize market research through crowdsourcing?

Developer Maysalward partners with Zain to accelerate regional gaming industry

Young but growing fast: AUC's V-LAB announces third cycle in a year

What it took for this startup to sign large corporates

Startup MENA seeks to bridge the gaps between Egyptian startups and European VCs

How this Bahraini woman uprooted her successful London creative agency and moved home

Palestinian startup AidBits aims to streamline the aid sector

Iraqi startup Miswag.net helps merchants transition to the internet

How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib

Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings

China's largest search engine takes on Google in Egypt

Elance's Dubai hiring announcement signals increased regional focus

Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market

Why startups in the Arab world should attend SXSW

Can Emirati wedding directory site Yebab successfully pivot to photo sharing?

How Buzzeff monetized the growth of social video advertising

Egyptian startup Asly fights counterfeit vaccines to save lives and money

Students develop first Egyptian Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) for undersea exploration

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