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Iran reblocks Twitter and Facebook; local entrepreneur says it wasn't a glitch

Last night, several social media users reported that Twitter and Facebook were unblocked in Iran, making it possible to post directly to...

Censorship

Startup news ticker: TA Telecom wins Mobile Merit Awards and Google acquires Bump

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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A look at Twitter's IPO: what will change?

Twitter’s IPO, which it announced last week, is one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs since Facebook. After announcing via tweet that t...

twitter IPOs Social Networks

Tenmou’s Entrelab nurtures startups ranging from Bahraini Instagram to popcorn delivery

Tenmou, Bahrain's first business angels company, and the U.S. Embassy recently concluded Entrelab: the region’s first entrepreneurship l...

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U.A.E

What’s next for Glowork after its $16 million acquisition by SAS Holding

Glowork, the Saudi platform designed to connect women to jobs, has been acquired by SAS Holding, which invested 60 million SAR (US $16...

Acquisitions Job Recruitment Women

iMENA invests $8m in HelloFood; why it is and isn't like Rocket Internet

iMENA Holdings made headlines yesterday with the news that it invested US $8 million in HelloFood, Rocket’s online food ordering platform ...

Scaling Rocket Internet Investment

Beirut's SMEX launches an aggregator to support Arabic content online

You've often heard the statistic: while Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world, with 360 million Arabic speakers, only...

Aggregation Arabic Content

Stars of Science launches fifth season with more women: 'innovation knows no gender'

Stars of Science, the hit pan-Arab science and technology reality-TV competition, returns this Friday, Sept 13 on MBC 4 (8pm KSA), for its...

Science Stars of Science Competitions

Startup news ticker: Google partners with edX; Apple releases iOS 7 Golden Master; Globe Express Services expands in Turkey;

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Lebanon

What the new Lebanese Army mobile app is really designed to do

After visiting their offices, I was surprised that Lebanese app company apps2you never made it big in the media. Powered by...

Security Mobile

LinkedIn reaches 1 million users in Saudi Arabia, bets on mobile growth

Just before its announcement yesterday that it plans to sell $1.15 billion in stock to raise capital, LinkedIn reached one million users...

Scaling LinkedIn

Digital agency Intigral launches new incubator to help startups reach the Saudi market

Ready for a new incubator? Dubai-based digital media company Intigral launched one today, to support startups building digital products...

STC Incubator Saudi Arabia

What entrepreneurs learned at Oasis500's Beirut bootcamp

As part of their regional expansion, Oasis500, the region’s biggest startup accelerator, held its second bootcamp outside A...

Incubator Investment Oasis500

Microsoft acquires Nokia's phone division, patents for $7.2 billion: will it target the Middle East for sales?

Today, Microsoft has agreed to buy Nokia’s devices and services unit for 5.44 billion euros (US $7.2 billion), its first foray i...

Flat6Labs debuts a new model; will it set the tone for regional startup acceleration?

Accelerators in the Arab world are all the rage lately. For every one that has shut down since we last listed the Top 10...

Accelerators

Wamda announces Mix N’ Mentor Beirut with a new format

Kicking off the second half of the Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow 2013, Wamda next heads to Beirut to continue our tour across the Middle East and ...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Startup news ticker: SearchinMENA.com launches on Eureeca; Fotosoora goes live in Egypt; Brate releases new version

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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Egyptian online pharmacy Agzakhana secures investment from Vodafone

Note: photo submitted by Agzakhana, credit: Batool Al Daawi Late last week, Agzakhana, Egypt’s first online pharmacy, announced ...

Lebanon

Wixel Studios launched Little Heroes, Big deeds; will it bring them long-awaited success?

“To make a successful game, you need to have a good product and a lot of money to market it,” says Ziad Feghali, one of the...

Education Gaming

Egyptian startup Instabug chosen as a finalist in The Next Web's USA Mobile Rally

Egyptian startup Instabug is quickly becoming one of the region's major fledgling success stories this year, despite the country's...

The Next Web Developers MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition

How the Arab startup ecosystem grew in 2012 [Videographic]

In the past year, the startup ecosystem in the Arab region took a leap forward, with several new launches, a few major acquisitions, and a ...

Acquisitions Investment

Here's how Google Palestine was hacked; local root server confirms repair

As other outlets are reporting, Google.ps, Google's landing page was hacked yesterday, to protest the naming conventions on Google Maps....

Hackers Hacker Culture

Uber launches in Dubai, gives Riz Khan a ride

UPDATE #2: Uber has now announced its launch in Dubai, on August 27th, by offering Riz Khan a ride in a BMW 7-series. UPDATE: A...

Transportation

Startup news ticker: ALSHOP.com celebrates 5th anniversary and Egypt's KarTag shines at global competition

This is the first installment of Wamda's new startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region....

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