Global Fadi Ghandour to help select this year's Hult Prize winner Wamda Chairman and Aramex founder Fadi Ghandour has been selected to participate in a judging panel that will award this year’s Hult P... Wamda • 17 September, 2014 hult prize Fadi Ghandour
Egypt Will Sharquity succeed in reproducing the Eureeca model in Egypt? According to many entrepreneurs, the main problem currently facing business development is funding. As a solution, many... Eman Mostafa • 17 September, 2014 Sharquity eureeca Egypt
Could this Tunisian connected home device challenge Google's Nest? Tunisian entrepreneurs don’t seem to run short of ambition; Chifco is just more proof (others can be f... Aline Mayard • 16 September, 2014 CONNECTED HOME Chifco connected devices
Saudi Arabia Saudi woman founder brings Taif's famous rose products online This article was posted originally on Firnas.org. Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia is not solely the domain of men. Young Saudi women are... Safar Ayad • 16 September, 2014 Saudi Arabia E-commerce Women
The 10 most lucrative jobs in the world may surprise you This article is a cross post with Alqiyadi. Many believe that once they graduate from college and get a degree they will be able to get a... AlQiyadi • 16 September, 2014
WebTeb closes a $3.2M series C round led by Sadara Ventures Arabic health and lifestyle portal, WebTeb, announced today that it has closed a $3.2M Series C investment round led by Sadara Ventures.... Maya Rahal • 15 September, 2014 investement Round C webteb
Regional New breed of payment gateways set to make Arab e-commerce accessible In the midst of a particularly volatile time for the Middle East and North Africa, there’s at least one thing we can be sure of: more p... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 September, 2014
Entrepreneurial internship program launched in Ramallah Leaders Organization (LO), a Palestinian NGO providing skill development and services to young entrepreneurs and startups, has launched ... Wamda • 15 September, 2014
Audio news for the blind with new Saudi app Despite finding it hard to keep up with rapid developments in the world of technology, Hamza Abbasi, 21, has found success with the launch... khaled sleiman • 15 September, 2014 saudi Saudi Arabia
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
Entrepreneurial success for the over 30s [Infographic] Starting fresh doesn’t mean starting young. The stereotype of the young entrepreneur may have been inspired by the success of some e... Maya Rahal • 14 September, 2014 late bloomers AnnaVital fundersandfounders
Global 5 agile software development practices for your startup In just a few years, the lean software development movement has gained influence by promoting a powerful yet simple methodology. Beyond... Ayman Farhat • 11 September, 2014 product development Programmer's Day software development
Diverse mentors offer deep insight at #YMEStartup Amman The Your Middle East Startup Roadshow that is currently touring the MENA region arrived in Amman on Monday. The event offered attendees... Hayden Pirkle • 11 September, 2014 #YMEStartup Jordan amman
AstroLabs+Google announce plans for Dubai coworking space At San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference this week, the entrepreneurship platform AstroLabs announced their collaboration ... Lucy Knight • 11 September, 2014 tech communities MENA Dubai
How 5 teenagers built one of Algeria's biggest websites The story of Algeria’s eighth most visited website started eight years ago when police showed up to shut down a suburban street market. F... Aline Mayard • 10 September, 2014 Ouedkniss algeria classified
Bahrain Bahrain women win innovation award at 2014 Microsoft Imagine Cup [Wamda TV] Every year since 2003, the Microsoft Imagine Cup has invited student teams from around the world to compete for gold and glory, while... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 September, 2014 microsoft imagine cup microsoft Bahrain