Wamda

Regional

Mobile dominates even offline shopping in MENA [Report]

Shoppers and retailers in the MENA region have long known that consumers have been spending more and more money online. What is new,...

smartphone penetration Mobile Report

Maghreb

Entrepreneurs learn a lesson in storytelling at #YMEstartup Tunis

Walking through the doors of Tunisia’s Elgazala Technopark on Monday October 13th, there was one thing I couldn’t help but not...

events your middle east #YMEStartup

Regional

Former Maktoob exec raises 800K to bring social TV app to MENA

The Los Angeles-based, MENA-focused app Vyu has just closed an $825,000 USD round led by Jordan’s Jabbar Internet Group. The company will u...

Saudi Arabia

Report sheds new insights on booming Saudi ecommerce market

This post was originally published on Firnas.org Ecommerce is growing exponentially in Saudi Arabia; the market is expected to...

Payfort online payment Saudi Arabia

Regional

3 ways bitcoin can make a difference for entrepreneurs in the Arab world

Exchanging money for services with people outside the region is a special hassle for the Arab world. At best, entrepreneurs have to...

Bitcoin Freelancers Outsourcing

Lebanon

Messaging startup enlists Arab pop star to boost downloads

Despite what you may see on the Instagram account of a Saudi royal, the Arab world is traditionally a very private place. From the high...

Egypt

Saving the world, one game at a time

Last month, at a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Development Program, lucky Cairo youngsters got a look at how to...

undp Social Entrepreneurship Gaming

U.A.E

Language game app to take the pain out of learning

The growth of online learning products has created a huge range of ways to learn a foreign language, from the comprehensive-but-pricey...

erly stage studios Education

Egypt

Egypt's wearables developers hopeful in the face of hardship

The global wearable technology sector is already a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet Egypt is lagging behind in the race to create an...

mubster google glass Wearable devices

Saudi Arabia

After a three year struggle, Saudi woman launches dual social entrepreneurship incubator programs

Despite notable strides forward, entrepreneurship in Saudi is struggling; getting people to leave their well-paid government jobs with...

tasamy kun Saudi Arabia

Global

A university instructor's take on how to foster entrepreneurship in the classroom

The author with one of her classes at Lebanese International University. They say that entrepreneurship can’t be taught, however, my e...

Education

Maghreb

Is a traditional European delivery system the answer to MENA's payment and delivery woes?

Ecommerce in the Arab world is in a particularly fascinating and exciting phase. Everybody knows it’s bound to boom, and wants to be a...

CoD cash-on-delivery Online delivery

Regional

Lesson One: Mapping Education Technology Startups in the MENA

Education is a powerful tool. Those of us privileged enough to get a good education often forget that for the majority of people around...

Wamda Research Lab EdTech Education

Regional

Californian launches gaming startup focused on Arab and Islamic history

Gaming is a far cry from finance and the military, but not only is American Thomas Tellner now creating games from his base in California,...

Arab history Asia usa

Regional

Sultan al-Qassemi on MIT Media Lab: imagination realized

When I was first invited to join the MIT Media Lab as a Director’s Fellow I took it at face value and assumed it was somehow connected to t...

sultan al-qassemi MIT Media Lab Media

Maghreb

Could Jumia be the Alibaba of Africa?

Alibaba’s successful IPO fixed everyone’s attention firmly on e-commerce in fast-growing markets, and especially on marketplaces, like eBa...

Jumia marketplace Rocket Internet

Regional

The Middle Eastern startup blind spot: an obsession with money

This article was co-authored by Melltoo founders Sharene Lee and Morad Irsane “How do you make money?” is a question everyone asks about Mel...

monetizing Funding

Regional

Dubai's listings site Melltoo on the hunt for investors

The world of classified ads has moved a long way from one having to trawl through the back sections of local newspapers looking for...

listings meltoo uae

Jordan

Touch screen is out and voice commands are in for new Jordanian mobile game

Victory might be cause for some people to take a break and rest on their laurels for a while, but not the team at Jordan’s Bee...

Jordan

U.A.E

Sleek smoke alarm chirps its way to Dubai (and funding)

An elderly woman using a gas stove to heat her home right after Hurricane Katrina sounds like a recipe for disaster. But in the aftermath...

birdi smartlivingcity dubai

U.A.E

7awi's lessons from launching 5 Arabic sites in 2 years

The virtual world suffers a severe shortage of Arabic content; sites in Arabic account for only 3% of all online content. In recent years,...

U.A.E

Could AbsoluteGeeks.com be the region’s next big tech site?

What do you get if you combine three Dubai-based technology lovers, a firm friendship, and the omnipresent World Wide Web? As it turns...

absolutegeeks.com

Jordan

Jordan's Beladcom sold a virtual stable for $2,200. What does this mean for Arab gaming?

How much would you pay for a virtual stable on a distant planet in a virtual universe? Whatever the number in your head, it’s likely less t...

planet toulan beladcom Gaming

U.A.E

TechForum Dubai: how will wearables impact our daily lives?

Organizers of the 16th TechForum, held on September 16 at Dubai Silicon Oasis in partnership with the Emirati telecom Etisalat,...

Dubai Silicon Oasis Techforum Wearable devices

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