Local Experts Team Up To Support E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia Six e-store owners have teamed up in Saudi Arabia to form Ittejar, an alliance of e-commerce specialists seeking to help e-commerce... Ahmed Gabr • 28 April, 2013 E-commerce
5 Takeaway Questions from Arabnet Beirut 2013 Despite the conflict next door, Arabnet Beirut managed to rally a good crowd this year for new debates on the state of tech... Nina Curley • 27 March, 2013 Online delivery Digital Advertising Advertising
Dubizzle Seeks to Change Culture of Ownership in Egypt Global market research firm YouGov recently conducted a survey on the buying and selling behaviors of Egyptian internet users... Ahmed Gabr • 10 April, 2013 Social Change Egypt E-commerce
Jordan's MENA ICT Forum: Bigger, Bolder, Now with Mentorship Organised by int@j, the MENA ICT Forum returned bigger and bolder this year, to bring many of the region’s tech movers and shakers to t... Ola Doudin • 11 March, 2013 big data Jordan Cloud Computing
Tiger Global Takes Cobone Over from Jabbar UPDATE: We have confirmed that Cobone has closed down Abu Dhabi and its product line and thus laid off several employees in Dubai in what... Nina Curley • 10 March, 2013 Tiger Global Jabbar Daily Deals
5 Drawings from Dubai's Creative Community on DrawDeck When David Hammond launched DrawDeck, he was inspired by a family member who began drawing in a therapeutic manner. “We thought we’d build a... Nina Curley • 04 March, 2013 Art Digital Media E-commerce
Fly-Foot Helps Arab Football Fans Attend Matches Without Lifting a Finger Football fans around the Arab region can now pick a game to attend, pack their bags, and hop on a plane without a second thought, thanks to... Maya Rahal • 05 March, 2013 E-commerce
How Mobile is Changing Business [Infographic] Starting this year, the number of mobile devices used to access the internet will overtake the number of desktop devices, for the first... Wamda • 28 February, 2013 Mobile E-commerce
PayPal Answers Your Questions: When, Where, and How Will It Expand in the Middle East? [Wamda TV] After our recent interview with Elias Ghanem, General Manager PayPal Middle East, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, several... Nina Curley • 26 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal
Souq and EFE Expand E-Commerce Training in Egypt E-commerce companies in Egypt now have a better chance of hiring and scaling with the expansion of a new talent training... Maya Rahal • 27 February, 2013 E-commerce Egypt
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 17-21 This week's content included a number of announcements, from Turkish entrepreneur Bedriye Hulya's Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at... Wamda • 21 February, 2013 Advice Competitions Conferences
Payment Gateways in the Arab World: 2013 [Infographic] If you're looking to startup an e-commerce company in the Middle East, here's our cheat sheet showing the availability and cost structure... Wamda • 20 February, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
How Gate2Play Supports E-Commerce Growth in the Middle East [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, founder and CEO of regional payment solution Gate2Play, Muhannad Ebwini, discusses ... Wamda • 20 February, 2013 E-commerce Investment Payment Gateways
Saudi Billionaire Alwaleed Invests in Chinese E-Commerce Site 360buy As e-commerce is skyrocketing in China, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), an investment firm chaired by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed... Maya Rahal • 19 February, 2013 E-commerce Investment
Aramex Launches Shop and Ship in Dubai: What it Means for E-Commerce Merchants Aramex will soon be launching its international shipment service, Shop and Ship, in Dubai, in a move that could dramatically boost... Nina Curley • 13 February, 2013 Delivery Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
E-Commerce Site Taw9eel Acquires Kuwaiti Game Rental Startup Digumz This week, Kuwaiti game rental company Digumz.com was acquired by Kuwaiti platform Taw9eel.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites... Glen Dalakian II • 14 February, 2013 Acquisitions E-commerce Ecosystem
E-Commerce in Lebanon: An Overview This is the first in a new series on Wamda discussing e-commerce trends in countries across the Arab world. There is no doubt that... Maya Rahal • 14 February, 2013 E-commerce
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 10-14 It's time to switch gears as we're putting in the final touches for the kickstart of our Mix N' Mentor roadshow. Our first stop will be... Wamda • 14 February, 2013 Crowdmapping E-commerce Weekly Wrap-Up
How PayPal Plans to Expand Across the Arab World in 2013 [Wamda TV] Fresh off their partnership with Aramex announced late last year, PayPal’s General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Elias Gha... Wamda • 13 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal
Founder of GoNabit Joins MarkaVIP as COO After the close of daily deals site LivingSocial, Sohrab Jahanbani is now joining MarkaVIP. After first founding daily deals site GoNabit,... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Daily Deals E-commerce Team
Gate2Play Releases New APIs for E-Commerce Sites This week, Gate2Play has rolled out new support for various e-commerce platforms, to help online merchants connect to its list of regional... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal
How to Prevent Abandoned Shopping Carts in E-Commerce "Abandoned shopping cart" is a term used when a customer who intends to make an online purchase does not complete the checkout process.... Yasmeen Alani • 05 February, 2013 Accelerators Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
Sallaty Brings Online Grocery Shopping to Jordan When Samia Jarrar first met her husband, she had no idea that she would end up starting a company with him. But in 2011, six years after... Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 29 January, 2013 Delivery E-commerce Food & Beverage
An Anatomy of E-Commerce in the UAE [Infographic] For e-commerce companies in the UAE, it's time to go mobile, reduce your prices, and advertise in the evening. These conclusions may... Nina Curley • 21 January, 2013 E-commerce Infographic