Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
Egypt Cryptyd raises pre-Series A funding Egypt-based mobile games development studio Cryptyd has raised a pre-Series A funding round from The Cairo Angels and Alexandria Angels... Ayesha Ghaffar • 16 July, 2019 cairo angels Alexandria Angels Gaming
U.A.E From rubbish to robot When Abdus Samad was a child, he would prise open electrical items at home to see the components inside and then put them back together. It... Triska Hamid • 20 November, 2018 robots robotics DIY
Global The rise of the Arab MOOCs. Will education in the Arab world ever be the same? In the past 10 years alone, tech invaded classrooms and played a crucial role in disrupting the way knowledge is consumed worldwide.... Reine Farhat • 11 December, 2017 EdTech MOOC AI
Global Facebook’s AR future is excitingly scary Facebook’s focus on augmented reality (AR) hints at a future that’s exciting, but also a little scary. During his... Maya Rahal • 20 April, 2017 Facebook Augmented Reality virtual reality
Regional Arab girls defy stereotypes at Microsoft Imagine Cup Two teams from Tunisia alongside one from Bahrain will represent MENA at the global final in Seattle. (Images via Eduard Cousin) Malak... Eduard Cousin • 31 May, 2016 microsoft imagine cup microsoft Egypt
Egypt Egypt startups try to halt education, tech skills slide Tech education experts gather st the GrEEK Campus during the EduVation Summit. (Images via EduVation) Traditionally, countries have... Eman Mostafa • 14 April, 2016 Da7ee7 EduVation Summit nafham
Egypt Injaz turns to crowdfunding for Startup Egypt The funding crunch for Egypt’s startups is no secret. As seen at a recent Mix N’ Mentor in Cairo, it can in fact push... Rachel Williamson • 27 March, 2016 Escape HD Etba3ly 3D EpicVr
U.A.E The Gamifiers: making business fun The Gamifiers participate in Dubai Lynx We've all been there, dragging ourselves through another long day at work doing routine tasks that... Eman Mostafa • 18 November, 2015 TheGamifiers uae Gamification
Lebanon 5 things I learned from making a video game in 30 hours Sten Selander of Media Evolution (Sweden) briefs Arabic Game Jam participants As a kid, I had two main hobbies: drawing and playing video... Omar Al Fil • 02 April, 2015 video games arabic game jam MENA Games
Regional 'They're not there yet but they will be soon': Ubisoft analyst on MENA gaming [Wamda TV] No matter how you slice it, the gaming industry in the Middle East lags behind European, Asian, and American markets when you look at... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 April, 2015 mena games conference beirut mena games conference teut weidemann
Jordan Not playing around: Jordanian startup Yaqut pursuing Arabic ebook market with gamified app After years of explosive growth, ebooks in English-language markets finally appear to be leveling off and stabilizing as an integral part... Samuel Wendel • 07 April, 2015 Ammar Mardawi Yaqut ebooks
U.A.E TechForum Dubai: how will wearables impact our daily lives? Organizers of the 16th TechForum, held on September 16 at Dubai Silicon Oasis in partnership with the Emirati telecom Etisalat,... Pamela Kesrouani • 24 September, 2014 Dubai Silicon Oasis Techforum Wearable devices
Global This young Jordanian entrepreneur bootstrapped a funky gadget e-commerce site from home Loay Malahmeh loves funky gifts. While shopping for one recently, he became frustrated with the overpriced products that he found... Reine Farhat • 29 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping E-commerce
DIC Excellence Series: Gamifying the Planet Dubai Internet City is hosting a talk titled “Gamifying the Planet” as part of their Excellence Series. The event will take place on Nove... Wamda • 29 October, 2013 Gamification
Qatar's EduTechnoz makes learning Arabic fun for kids, with gamification Two years ago, Diana Al-Dajani had a big problem. Her then five-year-old son loathed doing his Arabic homework. “It was an agonizing p... Christina Paschyn • 08 September, 2013 Gamification Education
How a Dubai venture hopes to gamify education and government Gamification, as defined by PwC’s Technology Forecast, is the use of a wide range of game design techniques in non-game environments to m... Nafez Dakkak • 11 August, 2013 Gamification
How Gamification Can Help Startups Make Work Fun [Report] At the end of last year, PwC US launched the third issue of its 2012 Technology Forecast series: Solving business problems with game based... Nafez Dakkak • 17 January, 2013 Education Gamification
Palestinian entrepreneur looks to use Xbox Kinect for classroom education [Arabic] Inspired by the Xbox Kinect, a motion sensor by Microsoft developed for the Xbox 360 and redesigned for the upcoming Xbox 1,... Mariam Hamed • 14 October, 2013 palestine Gamification
Tips for Startups on Gamification: A Chat with Gabe Zichermann [Wamda TV] Is gamification a marketing fad or does it have the potential to build a market in the U.S. worth $2.8 billion by 2016, with some vendors... Gulay Ozkan • 29 January, 2013 Gamification Advice Gaming