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Regional

Middle East and Turkey startups raise the temperature in Stockholm [Opinion]

MENA meets Stockholm at #sthlmtech. (Images via Aurore Belfrage) When talking to investors, corporates and media in the west about...

212 Istanbul Opinion Aurore Belfrage

Jordan

Tamatem signs a partnership with global player Tapinator

The only way is up for gamers in Jordan. (Image via Tamatem) Jordanian game publishing platform Tamatem signed a partnership with US...

Tapinator MVI gaming industry

Egypt

Fawry sells major stake for $100M

A consortium of international investors has taken an 85 percent stake in Egyptian electronic bill presentment and payment platform Fawry...

fawry Egypt Investment

U.A.E

ArabiaWeather closes a round of $5M

CEO Mohammad Al-Shaker during one of the weather forecasts. (Image via ArabiaWeather) ArabiaWeather announced yesterday a $5 million...

Wamda Capital Jabbar Group MEMakers

U.A.E

GE brings Minds+Machines to the region for the first time

General Electric have made a MENA debut. The event focusing on Industrial Internet, was held for the first time in the region at the...

Ver2 Medicus Scriptr

Lebanon

Social entrepreneurs tackle Lebanon's trash crisis

With the Naameh lanfill closed, trash has piled up the street. (Image via National Post) The piles of garbage in the streets and...

stratups crisis trash

Lebanon

Crowdsourced interior design startup launches in Lebanon

Smartphones could soon help people decorate their homes and save money at the same time. Simply fill out a short online questionnaire,...

interior design Darwazah Ghassan Abi Fadel

Jordan

Fellowship for young women entrepreneurs connects rising stars from US and Jordan

Yara Al-Khader, founder and CEO of SA3ED.ME, pitches to judges during Demo Day at ZINC. (Images via Sam Wendel) “Recommendation s...

Privail Kuli Kuli Kollectco

Regional

Online laundry sector booming despite obvious challenges

The desire for laundry services that are hassle free is on the rise. Clean and tidy. (Image via Washmen) Seizing their...

Washplus GetLaundry Washmen

Regional

MEVP closes second round on fund at $32M

[Editor's note: This article has been updated to include further investments announced in December 2015] Announcing Wednesday the...

VC Venture Capital MEVP

Regional

MEC and Wamda partner to launch Corporate Entrepreneurship Services across MENA

MEC, one of the largest media agencies in the world and Wamda have signed a partnership to give MENA businesses access to innovation from...

MEC CER Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility

Lebanon

Entreprenergy summit celebrates MENA startups

Marc Dfouni, cofounder and CEO of Eastline Marketing interviews MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib. (Image via Abed Kataya) Just...

Aline Kamakian Lebanese League for Women in Business Ahmed Alkhatib

Maghreb

Startup Maroc Championship showcases potential of Morocco’s ecosystem

StartUp Maroc brought together 60 startups for two days of pitching. (Images via StartUp Maroc) This year's Startup...

get in the ring startup maroc Competitions

U.A.E

Dubai signs data sharing law

Dubai’s goal of becoming the smart city of the Middle East got a little closer this week when they announced the signing of a Dubai...

Dubai Smart City Taskforce data sharing ali rebaie

U.A.E

Mix N' Mentor's 2015 roadshow brings the Marketplace Edition to Dubai

Mix N' Mentor serves up deep expertise in a casual atmosphere. (Images via Wamda) Dubai will host Wamda’s fifth and final Mix...

Mix n Mentor Marketplace Edition mix n mentor dubai

Turkey

Webrazzi Summit 2015, a springboard for Turkish techheads

Winners of the Webrazzi Summit 2015. (Image via Webrazzi) As several hundred innovative minds gathered over two days to share ideas and...

500 startups turkey Webrazzi

U.A.E

Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai 2015

The second installment of the annual Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai will be held under the patronage of the Government of Dubai after...

smart city Arab Future Cities Summit Dubai Dubai

U.A.E

AstroLabs and Google officially open their coworking space

AstroLabs audience during the launch. (Images via AstroLabs) Just over a year since AstroLabs first announced they would be...

DMCC Astrolabs Academy Astrolabs

Kuwait

Nuwait launches to celebrate entrepreneurs' success stories in Kuwait

This article was originally published on Nuwait. One of the core issues Kuwait is facing at the moment is the need to find more private ...

Nuwait Kuwait National Fund Support

Egypt

KarmSolar, first Egyptian company to get license for off-grid solar power plant

Update: This article has been updated to include KarmSolar's largest deal to date, announced on October 18. Solar energy...

solar power MEMakers KarmSolar

Turkey

Local funding for Turkish startups still lacking

Startup Istanbul attendees vowing to stay true to entrepreneurship. (Image via Startup Istanbul) This year's Startup Istanbul has...

Beenext Etohum startup istanbul

Lebanon

Former Lebanese bakery serves up innovation

The Obsessive Drafter hard at work. (Image via theBakery) Let’s head to theBAKERY, a cozy design lab in Beirut's Mar Mikhael n...

Guillaume Crédoz The Obsessive Drafter theBakery

Regional

Wamda and GE launch 6 weeks MEMakers venture program between GE mentors and regional startups

GE Mentors and entrepreneurs enjoying the introductory dinner. Wamda and General Electric (GE) have kicked off their latest collaboration,...

MEMakers GE Venture Program MEMakers abu dhabi

Global

The Islamic economy: untapped opportunity for entrepreneurs?

The second edition of the Global Islamic Economy Summit was an opportunity for stakeholders to collaborate and progress the Islamic...

Hajjnet Global Islamic Economy Summit Islamic economy

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