Saudi Arabia Know your LLCs from your SPVs in the GCC [Opinion] Starting a business can involve serious amounts of paperwork - but you've got to get it right the first time. (Image via Coseer) “We’re loo... Abdulrahman Hammad • 28 April, 2016 JSC joint stock company SPV
Egypt Honeymoon over for Uber, Careem in Egypt? A sudden surge in higher prices for Uber and Careem has taken Egyptians by suprise. (Image via Careem) The Egyptian honeymoon may be over... Sara Aggour • 20 April, 2016 regulation careem Uber
Regional Is MENA ready for the digital lawyer? Even a human lawyer has more feelings than a robot. (Image via Manslife.com) The $400 billion dollar US legal market is beginning to see... Tamir Haddad • 27 January, 2016 Company Formation Dubai Startupr Legal tools
Regional The role of the term sheet in VC transactions The term sheet, not binding but crucial. (Image via Exceleratelabs) The negotiation of a venture capital transaction between a... Rita Khoriaty • 08 December, 2015 term sheets startups Venture Capital
Regional When looking for investment, you need the law on your side At the dawn of a new year, and potentially a new era of investment in the Middle East, startups and entrepreneurs would do well to take... Lucy Knight • 15 January, 2015 law lebanon Bahrain
Egypt Egyptian law firm helping entrepreneurs find their legal footing The legal procedures necessary for establishing a startup are considered the first and most important steps entrepreneurs have to... Eman Mostafa • 16 October, 2014 law Egypt Legal
Learn and adapt: Lebanon's Sociatag shows us how it's done If you’re active in the Lebanese startup ecosystem, then you’ve probably already met the young entrepreneur behind Sociatag, the social int... Stephanie Nour Prince • 24 August, 2014 Beirut Digital District lebanon
UAE enacts laws supportive of entrepreneurship It should be obvious by now to all governments in the MENA region that promoting entrepreneurship does not only lead to new services and... Pamela Kesrouani • 06 August, 2014 law uae
Can Casablanca recreate the success of Dubai's financial center? This article has been crossposted with Knowledge@Wharton. The United Arab Emirates brings to mind opulent luxury: the seven-star Burj... Knowledge @Wharton • 23 July, 2014 finance DIFC morocco
Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social... Hanan Solayman • 02 April, 2014 ebooks content Arabic Content
Why e-commerce site Namshi stopped using 'Sukar' as a keyword In an e-commerce sector that is increasingly competitive in the Middle East, online retailers of all sizes are seeking to enrich their... Eman Mostafa • 26 December, 2013 sukar Namshi Google
Egyptian entrepreneur Amira Azzouz fights back against content theft Last week, Amira Azzouz, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Fustany.com, the fashion and lifestyle site for Arab women, was doing some... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 October, 2013 theft content scraping
Is mandatory military service hurting entrepreneurship in Egypt? Imagine what the world would be like if Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg had all been forced to spend three years in... Jonathan Kalan • 05 August, 2013 Government Ecosystem Legal
Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on the Harvard Business Review on April 10, 2013. I met Slovenian... Daniel Isenberg • 16 April, 2013 Public-Private Partnerships Government Legal
Tips for Incorporating Your Startup, A Cheat Sheet for Lebanon This piece is coauthored by Adib Tohme, the founder of Citizen L, a law firm with offices in Lebanon, Riyadh, Dubai, Paris and New ... Abdallah Absi • 21 March, 2013 Incorporation Legal
eClub's Weekly Entrepreneurs Brunch On Saturday, March 9, the eClub is hosting an entrepreneurs brunch, reigniting their weekly gatherings of the young entrepreneurship... Wamda • 06 March, 2013 Ecosystem Legal
How to Register a Joint Stock Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b... Wamda • 12 December, 2012 Advice Legal
How to Register a Representative Office for a Foreign Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b... Wamda • 14 December, 2012 Advice Legal
Incorporating a Holding Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b... Wamda • 07 December, 2012 Advice Legal
How to Register for a Copyright in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b... Wamda • 05 December, 2012 Legal Advice
Weekly Wrap-Up: December 02-06 This week has been especially full of advice on what to do and what not to do. Check out our posts for some legal advice as well as what... Wamda • 06 December, 2012 Advice Arabic Content CoE Cards
Navigating the Legal Maze [Pic of the Week] Navigating the “legal maze” can be quite a challenge, especially if you plan to expand outside of one country. Issues such as customs, tar... Glen Dalakian II • 06 December, 2012 CoE Cards Ecosystem Legal
How to Register an Offshore Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incoporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, bo... Wamda • 29 November, 2012 Legal Advice
How to Register a Branch of a Foreign Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b... Wamda • 30 November, 2012 Advice Legal