U.A.E 7awi's lessons from launching 5 Arabic sites in 2 years The virtual world suffers a severe shortage of Arabic content; sites in Arabic account for only 3% of all online content. In recent years,... Pamela Kesrouani • 01 October, 2014
Maghreb Could Jumia be the Alibaba of Africa? Alibaba’s successful IPO fixed everyone’s attention firmly on e-commerce in fast-growing markets, and especially on marketplaces, like eBa... Aline Mayard • 30 September, 2014 Jumia marketplace Rocket Internet
Global Could Google's Quality Score make or break your startup? Yesterday I wrote about what a Quality Score was and how it was measured; today I’m going to tell you about how you can improve it and let y... Wissam Dandan • 30 September, 2014 quality score Google
Regional Why is the Arab region attractive for expats? [Infographic] The Middle East Internet Group (MEIG), a joint venture of Rocket Internet and MTN, released this week its latest infographic, depicting... Maya Rahal • 30 September, 2014 internet penetration MEIG Saudi Arabia
Jordan Touch screen is out and voice commands are in for new Jordanian mobile game Victory might be cause for some people to take a break and rest on their laurels for a while, but not the team at Jordan’s Bee... Tala El Issa • 30 September, 2014 Jordan
Regional Livestream StartupIstanbul 2014 here StartupIstanbul is a networking event that hosts more than 1,000 attendees including founders, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors... Wamda • 30 September, 2014 turkey istanbul startup
Global A quick, current, and crucial guide to Google’s Quality Score Whether you’re brand new to pay-per-click marketing with AdWords, or you’ve been at it for ages, you’ve probably heard others harp on the im... Wissam Dandan • 29 September, 2014 quality score Google
Egypt Cairo's streets get a makeover, beginning with sponsored kiosks While the Egyptian government might be spending the most effort (and EGP) to beautify the streets of Cairo, private entities are also... Eman Mostafa • 29 September, 2014 venture lab auc venture lab kiosk
Regional The Middle Eastern startup blind spot: an obsession with money This article was co-authored by Melltoo founders Sharene Lee and Morad Irsane “How do you make money?” is a question everyone asks about Mel... Sharene Lee • 29 September, 2014 monetizing Funding
Lebanon Diaspora mentorship can unlock Lebanon's potential, says LIFE chairman Marc Malek Marc Malek, Chairman of the Board of the Lebanese International Finance Executives (LIFE) network, believes that the reach, influence, and... Anwar Aridi • 29 September, 2014 marc malek life life network
Regional Dubai's listings site Melltoo on the hunt for investors The world of classified ads has moved a long way from one having to trawl through the back sections of local newspapers looking for... Alexander Hawkes • 28 September, 2014 listings meltoo uae
Regional 7 coolest office spaces in the Arab world For a few years now, famous American startups like Google and Foursquare have been using their office as a communication and marketing... Aline Mayard • 25 September, 2014 At7addak Nezal game cooks
Egypt Offline P2P messenger hacks Apple technology to win Startup Weekend Cairo Startup Weekend novices Voiceless have won the latest competition in Cairo with a potentially game-changing app, based on peer-to-peer... Rachel Williamson • 25 September, 2014 p2p Egypt Startup Weekend
Saudi Arabia In Medina, public and private sectors join forces to boost small business Lately, we’ve been hearing of many new Saudi initiatives that are supporting entrepreneurship in the Kingdom; the most recent of... Reine Farhat • 25 September, 2014 saudi Support Organizations Public-Private Partnerships
U.A.E Sleek smoke alarm chirps its way to Dubai (and funding) An elderly woman using a gas stove to heat her home right after Hurricane Katrina sounds like a recipe for disaster. But in the aftermath... Lucy Knight • 25 September, 2014 birdi smartlivingcity dubai
Maghreb Students swarm Tunisia's first major tech event Over two days last week, Tunisian IT and engineering students, investors, developers and software designers, and representatives of... Courtney Joline • 24 September, 2014 event tunisia
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