Wamda

Attitudes Towards Responsible Business and CSR in Bahrain [Report]

Most startups in the Arab world have difficulty attracting and retaining talent. In Bahrain, a new study reveals that over 91% believe that...

CSR Sustainability

E-Commerce in Lebanon: An Overview

This is the first in a new series on Wamda discussing e-commerce trends in countries across the Arab world. There is no doubt that...

E-commerce

Weekly Wrap-Up: February 10-14

It's time to switch gears as we're putting in the final touches for the kickstart of our Mix N' Mentor roadshow. Our first stop will be...

Crowdmapping E-commerce Weekly Wrap-Up

Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market?

Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early...

Mobile Mobile Apps Music

How PayPal Plans to Expand Across the Arab World in 2013 [Wamda TV]

Fresh off their partnership with Aramex announced late last year, PayPal’s General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Elias Gha...

E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal

Jordan

Jordanian gaming startup bets on crowdfunding for first title

“Most people who work at gaming companies rely on the orders of their CEO, but can never be a leading part of the game they are creating,” a...

Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Ma2too3a! Pivots Towards Crowdsourced Traffic Updates

Last June, during Lebanon’s latest electricity crisis, AUB-trained computer engineer and software developer Mohammed Taha received a f...

Google Mobile Mobile Apps

Regional

90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic]

A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look...

Failure Infographic Mobile

Can a Hackerspace in Beirut Spread Do-ocracy? A Look at Lamba Labs

“I reject thinking like that,” Bilal Ghalib said to me when I first met him. I had just arrived in Beirut and was visiting Lamba Lab...

Art Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding

5 Tips for Building a Successful Tech Startup, from Kuwait's Startup Q8

At the 4th StartupQ8 gathering a couple of weeks ago, entrepreneurs gathered in Kuwait City to discuss the secrets of building a...

Startup Q8 Conferences Gaming

Reviving Egypt's Handmade Paper Industry for a Sustainable Future

Throughout his life, the artist and social activist Mohamed Abou El Naga worked in the handmade paper industry in Alexandria. In 2005, he...

Egypt Environment

Five Smartphone Apps for Creating and Editing Documents

Whether you're looking to review a few important papers, take a final look at a lecture or add edits to a document before sending it to one...

Mobile Mobile Apps

Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem

This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika...

Advice Education Mobile

Empowering the Social Enterprise Community, Opening Night

Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening event will take place on February 25, 2013 at The Capital Club, DIFC in Dubai. The event will b...

Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Green Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week

Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this interactive session will bring together ‘ecopreneurs’ who have created inno...

Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship

A Review of the Economic Factors that Led to the Arab Spring [Report]

The International Labour Organization, along with UNDP, has released a new report detailing the economic conditions that led up to the Arab...

Ecosystem Education Government

Founder of GoNabit Joins MarkaVIP as COO

After the close of daily deals site LivingSocial, Sohrab Jahanbani is now joining MarkaVIP. After first founding daily deals site GoNabit,...

Daily Deals E-commerce Team

Gate2Play Releases New APIs for E-Commerce Sites

This week, Gate2Play has rolled out new support for various e-commerce platforms, to help online merchants connect to its list of regional...

E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal

Cairo Transport App Challenge Awards

The Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) is coming to a close after the participants' hard work of several months to develop i...

Mobile Mobile Apps Transportation

11 Lessons I Learned After 4 Years at Wizards Productions

As we mentioned recently, Jordan is seeing a slew of gaming companies close lately, Wizards Productions among them. Co-founder and...

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Resource Scarcity and the Future of Business, Interactive Webinar