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Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector

Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social...

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Bahrain Young Entrepreneurs Forum: 'Barriers to business need to come down'

Attendees of Bahrain's Young Entrepreneurs Forum Jetlagged, I arrived at the Capital Club — a premiere private business club at the i...

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Entrepreneurs work towards healthier communities at SOCENT Dubai 2014

Last week Dubai’s social entrepreneurship week SOCENT 2014 held discussion panels and workshops focused on all i...

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The relocation of geolocation: Syrian startup Rootal finds a home in the UK

Last month, Adnan Al-Khatib had a happier reason than usual to follow the news from his home city of Damascus. From his office...

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Ex-PayPal MD launches Singapore-based payment gateway for the Middle East, Africa, Asia

Can a new payment gateway finally make it easy to transact online? Elias Ghanem, previously of PayPal, announced today the launch ...

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A peek inside the East African startup scene

Stickers wall at iHub (Martin Pasquier) In September 2013, we – a small and dedicated team of tech maniacs – started a world tour of inn...

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Afkartoon, a Palestinian startup specialized in educational cartoons [Wamda TV]

[English subtitles] After a stint working in drawing and designing, Monzer Matrabie decided to launch Afkartoon to make educational ...

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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...

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Palestinian juice startup Ardy takes on market leader with a hyperlocal approach

In a Palestinian entrepreneurial scene gaining recognition for its globally minded tech startups, Ardy, a beverage company whose name...

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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,...

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

Given the rising global demand for equipment to explore and exploit oil resources at sea, there’s been a global boom in the m...

Hardware

4 proposals to develop online payments in Morocco [Wamda Debates]

Entrepreneurs in the coworking space New Work Lab How can you launch e-commerce in a country where internet penetration and credit card...

Wamda Debates Debate

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...

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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 ...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Over 300 game developers gather for Egypt Game Jam conference

At the end of last month, the Egyptian Information Technology Institute (ITI) hosted the second annual Egypt Game Jam, hosting...

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First all-things-marriage listings site in Egyptian Arabic launches in Cairo

When people talk about enriching Arabic online content, they often overlook specialized listings websites that attract large numbers...

Egypt Wedding Industry listing

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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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3rd Wharton MENA Conference

The 3rd Wharton Middle East and North Africa Conference, focused on opportunities for investing and doing business in the region, will be...

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