Intel Ideathon Camp Helps College Students Innovate Egypt's Future In partnership with the Egyptian Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Intel launched its first Ideathon Camp in Egypt this... Ahmed Gabr • 04 March, 2013 Innovation Mentorship Social Entrepreneurship
Want to Rebuild Dubai? Silicon Valley Developer Launches SimCity-Style Game for the Middle East Silicon Valley game developer Lumba (which means light bulb in Arabic) recently released mobile game Desert Tycoon for iOS, targeting... Glen Dalakian II • 04 March, 2013 Gaming Mobile Mobile Apps
Show, Don't Tell: How Entrepreneurs Can Communicate More Powerfully This piece was originally posted on LinkedIn on February 26,2013. “Show, Don’t Tell.” In my recent incantation as a temporary write... Christopher Schroeder • 03 March, 2013 Advice
A Look at Entrepreneurship in Oman: A Chat with Sharifa Albarami [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Sharifa Albarami, founder of Al Jazeera Technical Solutions & Training and the ... Wamda • 03 March, 2013 Coworking Spaces Ecosystem
Could a New Model for Scaling Handicraft Artisans Transform Egypt’s Economy? Year-old initiative Anamel Masriya hopes to transform modest Egyptian artisans into independent entrepreneurs, in a bid to boost their ... Shaimaa El Nazer • 03 March, 2013 Art Ecosystem Egypt
Make Friends, Not Contacts: 5 Tips for Networking It’s usually difficult to talk about “networking” without seeming opportunistic. The irony of course is that everybody, at least those who a... Nafez Dakkak • 03 March, 2013 Advice Book Reviews
Jordan Quirkat launches first PS3 game from the Arab World Jordanian game development studio Quirkat recently launched Pro Foosball for the PlayStation 3. With this title, Quirkat is looking to... Glen Dalakian II • 03 March, 2013 Jordan Quirkat
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 24-28 This week, we got to hang out with a number of entrepreneurs and leaders from the ecosystem. We were very glad to host Elias Ghanem of... Wamda • 28 February, 2013 Mix n Mentor PayPal Social Media
How to Protect Your Privacy Once Facebook's Graph Search Goes Live [Report] Amidst the global and regional concerns about the usage of Facebook's Graph Search, Social Media Exchange (SMEX) has launched a report in Ar... Maya Rahal • 28 February, 2013 Facebook Social Media
Exclusive Sneak Peek at startupBahrain's New iOS Magazine for Entrepreneurs A new iPad and iPhone magazine launches tomorrow to showcase, feature, and advise Bahrain’s local startups and e... Nina Curley • 28 February, 2013 Advice Ecosystem Mobile
How Egyptians Are Using Social Media [Report] Inspired by the Egyptian Revolution on January 25, 2011, startup 25trends released their first report today on social media trends in... Glen Dalakian II • 28 February, 2013 Analytics Data Egypt
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
Social Enterprise Week Draws a Crowd, Sets Goals for the Middle East At the Capital Club in Dubai Monday night, a group of inspiring entrepreneurs launched the first Social Enterprise Week in the Middle East,... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 February, 2013 CSR Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Think Science Exhibition The Think Science Competition ask participants to design, develop, and build science based innovations, and to apply science skills in... Wamda • 27 February, 2013 Competitions
Will Facebook's New Deal with Mobile Operators Help It Take On Whatsapp, Viber, and Skype? Yesterday, Facebook announced a partnership with telecom operators in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt, to offer discounted access to its... Nina Curley • 27 February, 2013 Facebook Mobile Mobile Apps
Reviving Egypt's Handmade Paper Industry for a Sustainable Future Throughout his life, the artist and social activist Mohamed Abou El Naga worked in the handmade paper industry in Alexandria. In 2005, he... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 February, 2013 Egypt Environment