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How this startup is taking on the region's $15 billion cosmetics market

While Faisal Hakki was working at the Jordanian VC firm Accelerator Technology Holdings, where he screened, evaluated, and helped...

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Four tactics to make niche Arabic content work, from health platform Anakeef

The web is teeming with forums and platforms tackling a wide range of health, nutrition, fitness, lifestyle, beauty, fashion and...

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Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples

“It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ...

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Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market

iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,...

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Mobile app generator wins the day at Startup Weekend Amman

Hoards of aspiring entrepreneurs gathered at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Building in Amman this past weekend for Startup Weekend – a 5...

Can this Bahraini couple's startup help fight childhood obesity in the Gulf?

Yoga, Team Awesome, Muay Thai, Zumba, and Parkour all sound like classes you can take at a gym that combines fun with fitness. This is...

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Egyptian pharmacist creates Dawaa, a digital pharmaceutical drug index

Designed to bridge the gap between the conventional hard copy drug reference manual and the digital lives of today's physicians, Dawaa is...

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Can a young woman entrepreneur succeed in Morocco with a new online medical appointment service?

Finding the right doctor and booking an upcoming appointment is a complex task, especially in Morocco, where public-sector doctors don’t t...

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Palestinian startup MobiStine to launch free healthcare app for new parents

At the end of October 2013, Husni Abu Samrah returned to Palestine after spending five months in the United States. He had just completed...

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What did Lebanese entrepreneurs learn from the Dublin Web Summit?

With 10,000 attendees this year – four times the number from last year, and twenty times the number from the first event just two years a...

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10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East

Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of...

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MySportner founder Kenza Bennani on her greatest challenges, and big plans for the future

The New Work Lab, a Moroccan co-working space based in Casablanca, recently held the first edition of Pitch Lab won by MySportner....

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New meetup at Morocco's New Work Lab awards MySportner startup of the month

The Moroccan co-working space New Work Lab has launched a new meetup called Pitch Lab, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch...

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Online sports community Duplays launches new software platform, enters non-expat markets

If there's one thing Brian Sigafoos loves as much as sports, it's software. A 6'10" former professional basketball player, he's managed to...

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The story of Jordanian pharmaceutical giant Hikma: from bartering to IPO [Case Study]

This is the fifth post in our case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the A...

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Healthcare portal WebTeb closes Series B round from Siraj Palestine Fund

On top of reaching over 3.5 million unique visitors per month, Arabic medical content portal WebTeb just announced new investment from...

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6 tips for successfully crowdfunding your creative project

Got an idea so crazy it just might work? You’re in luck: Zoomaal, the Arab world’s only crowdfunding site, is launching its Cre...

The simplest way to improve your startup's chance of success

Running a start-up is extremely demanding. Whether you’re focusing on getting that product out or making sure you can pay out salaries, a...

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Why healthcare in the Arab world needs to go mobile

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