Egypt Is Alexandria coming out of Cairo's shadow? Alexandria still has Cairo hustle, but not the size. (Image via Pinterest) Alexandria is Egypt’s second largest city - its five million p... Eman Mostafa • 19 May, 2016
Regional Crowdfunding, an increasingly popular option for MENA Crowdfunding, or raising money from multiple donors through an online platform, has seen a bumpy start in the Middle East. This may be... Daria Solovieva • 19 May, 2016 AFKARMENA eureeca zoomaal
U.A.E Global incubator 1776 announces Dubai location The number of startups coming out of the UAE is on the rise closely followed by coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators. The... Archana Menon • 18 May, 2016 Government support 1776 incubators
Jordan How Jeeran monetized its digital content by going offline The Jeeran team at their Egypt launch in 2015. (Image via Wamda) As internet penetration in MENA skyrockets, demand for local digital... Samuel Wendel • 18 May, 2016 The Gamefiers Yelp Uturn
Regional From e-shop to doorstep: finding the right fulfillment model Marketplaces have the choice between different types of fulfillment models (Image via F1online) The success of an ecommerce B2C platform... Aline Mayard • 18 May, 2016 fulfillment Hmall Jumia
Egypt Dead but not gone: El Wafeyat brings funerals online Death notices are yet another area where online businesses are chewing into newspaper profit models. (Images via El Wafeyat) El Wafeyat... Eduard Cousin • 17 May, 2016 onine obituaries elwafeyat Egypt
Yemen Making ecommerce work in Yemen Startups can arise in the oddest of places. (Images via Rachel Williamson) When Wamda was contacted in January by Adeeb Qasem, of... Rachel Williamson • 17 May, 2016 Tamween Internet Society Yemen
Turkey Turkey’s nascent sector: UX design Over 600 attendees keen to learn how to enhance customer experience. (Images via Lorena Rios) User experience design (UX) is an evolving... Lorena Rios • 17 May, 2016 Userspots UX Alive UX design
Oman Oman explores solar-powered oil recovery The Amal Solar EOR Pilot Project. (Image via MIT) This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. Oman’s kn... MIT Technology Review • 16 May, 2016 Oil Oman solar power
Saudi Arabia KSA car seller Haraj turns down $20M If you happen to visit Haraj, an ecommerce website in Saudi Arabia, you may not know why it is valued at 600 million Saudi riyals (US$160... Reine Farhat • 16 May, 2016 car Carmudi
Global Data science: how is it good for business? Can you make data science work for your business? (Image via Alamy/Carol and Mike Werner) “Data is the new oil,” says big... Tala El Issa • 16 May, 2016 data science bootcamp josa data science middle east
Regional Ecommerce driving Middle East digital economy: Payfort Ecommerce is the furnace driving growth in the Middle East’s online economy but local online airline bookings are by far the highest... Rachel Williamson • 15 May, 2016 State of Payments 2016 Payfort Entertainment
Egypt FilKhedma puts tradesmen at your fingertips Omar Ramadan in his still-spartan new digs in New Cairo. (Images via Filkhedma) Home maintenance service Filkhedma has just moved into a... Eduard Cousin • 15 May, 2016 home maintenance Taskty Omar Ramadan
Jordan Data science: how is it good for government? All those zeros and ones - how can you make the most of them? (Image via Digitalgov.gov) “Understanding and innovating with data... Tala El Issa • 15 May, 2016 Kai Chan INSEAD data science
Lebanon Brate raises $400K in seed funding Lebanese startup Brate announced yesterday that it raised $400,000 in seed funding from a New York based angel... Maya Rahal • 12 May, 2016 brate Seed funding investement
Lebanon Priority shares and liquidation preference, the lowdown The number and type of shares a founder owns in a startup is a crucial point to think about in the context of venture capital... Rita Khoriaty • 12 May, 2016 liquidation shares Soumrani Lawyers & Legal Counsel