Lebanon

This Lebanese startup is carrying a piece of home around the world

According to the Lebanese International Business Council, the Lebanese diaspora is currently estimated between 11 to 13 million people,...

Rana Freifer • 31 October, 2017

Koullouna Marielle Khayat Diaspora

Tunisia

Feeling Fabulous: Tunisian app helps healthy ‘rituals’

Remember the last time you had a productive stress-free day? Did something you committed to doing a long time ago? I bet you felt fabulous....

Emna Ghariani • 17 November, 2016

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Morocco

Afrimarket raises $11M for regional expansion

Moroccan entrepreneur Rania Belkahia has raised 10 million euros (US$11 million) for ecommerce platform Afrimarket, which targets the...

Aline Mayard • 06 September, 2016

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Maghreb

‘Tunisian DNA’ essential to major US cloud deal

An American success often hides a diaspora success. In the case of Predictix it goes far beyond that. Predictix, a US-based retail cloud...

Aline Mayard • 29 June, 2016

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Maghreb

3 Tunisian startups take on diaspora remittances

Several Tunisians want to help the diaspora help their country of origin. (Image via Shutterstock) Distance can complicate relationships...

Aline Mayard • 11 April, 2016

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Maghreb

Repairing a country: Tunisia's diaspora returns

Tunisia's diaspora is returning to a country that's gradually reforming itself, to build lives and businesses. (Image via Aviation...

Emna Ghariani • 15 March, 2016

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Lebanon

How Lebanon and its diaspora can mutually benefit in the startup ecosystem [Opinion]

Editor's note: this is the first of two articles on diaspora engagement. Connecting a diaspora and its home country can’t be a one-way r...

Irene Kapusta • 22 October, 2015

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Maghreb

Why Maghrebi entrepreneurs are launching in France

Here’s a thought: the Maghreb doesn’t lack entrepreneurs; they simply don’t work in their native region. Many...

Aline Mayard • 26 August, 2015

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Regional

Why we can’t give up on Arab diaspora engagement [Opinion]

Note: In this article, Middle East / Arab refers to the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine). Arab diasporas are a true mosaic....

Irene Kapusta • 27 July, 2015

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Lebanon

The Chile Connection: lessons for Lebanese entrepreneurs

The Chileans in Beirut. (Image via BDD) For 17 years Chileans endured a right-wing military dictatorship that saw more than 3,000 people...

Lucy Knight • 28 July, 2015

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Europe

MedGeneration project to support Diaspora entrepreneurs

In the framework of the MedGeneration project, funded by the European Union through the ENPI CBC MED programme, ANIMA Investment Network...

Wamda • 21 January, 2015

Diaspora

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

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Lebanon

TheFamily's Oussama Ammar, from entrepreneur to philosopher to investor

Over the past few months, Oussama Ammar has become one of the most controversial figure of the French startup scene. A year ago, this...

Aline Mayard • 23 September, 2014

TheFamily Diaspora

Global

How French-Lebanese entrepreneur Rand Hindi made it onto MIT's 35 Under 35

When Rand Hindi was included in this year’s MIT 35 Innovators Under 35 list, no one was surprised. This Lebanese, who moved to France w...

Aline Mayard • 14 September, 2014

big data Diaspora

Diaspora key to making Lebanon more business friendly, says Nokia's Ramzi Haidamus

In the early 1980s, at the age of 17, Ramzi Haidamus migrated from his war-ravaged home of Lebanon, leaving his family behind....

Anwar Aridi • 07 September, 2014

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Global

How Lebanese 3D-mapping pioneer Louay Eldada shares his success with the MENA

Leaving behind his Beirut childhood, Louay Eldada went off to New York City to attend Columbia University. The PhD he earned there is in...

Anwar Aridi • 11 August, 2014

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Atheer Labs closes new round thanks to Lebanese diaspora connection

It’s already been seven months since we announced the launch of Atheer Labs crowdfunding campaign. Back then, the Mountain V...

Aline Mayard • 31 July, 2014

lebanon Diaspora

'Lebanon can become like Singapore,' says Lebanese-American energy executive Ahmad Chatila

When Ahmad Chatila graduated high school in Lebanon in the mid-1980s, the country was embroiled in its bloody civil war. After emigrating...

Anwar Aridi • 27 July, 2014

solar energy lebanon Diaspora

World Bank wants to help Lebanese and Tunisian diasporas give back

As part of a new project, Integrating the Middle East and North Africa (i-MENA) aiming to foster MENA global integration, the World Bank...

Anwar Aridi • 14 July, 2014

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Selling a startup takes planning: 4 tips from an entrepreneur who did it twice

Despite his success, Taoufik El Jamali is largely unknown in Morocco; too bad, given that his business wins could serve as inspirations...

Aline Mayard • 30 June, 2014

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The role of the diaspora in spurring entrepreneurship in Tunisia

Ancient Carthaginians were known to be shrewd traders, skillful sailors, and bold explorers. They built a powerful commercial empire...

Hassine Labaied • 18 May, 2014

Diaspora

Enigma thinks big data can change the world

"Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre...

Aline Mayard • 09 December, 2013

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3 ways the Arab tech diaspora can stimulate regional development

From the Rise Up Summit (a conference dedicated to innovation and Egyptian startups), to the MENA Innovation DemoDay (a series of...

Samir Abdelkrim • 12 December, 2013

silicon valley Diaspora

The startup and digital revolution in the Arab World, Paris, France

It's a fact, the startup ecosystem is blossoming in the Arab world. How did it happen? Who are the main players? How can the Arab diaspora...

Wamda • 13 November, 2013

France Diaspora