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U.A.E

Can this Dubai startup revolutionize market research through crowdsourcing?

Late last year, against the backdrop of Dubai’s gilded markets, Karim Aly sold his share of Ecobility, the startup he’d...

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Regional

This startup wants to be the 'Facebook for Arabic apps'

[Update: App Mahal has won the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award, a prestigous list honoring the year's promising tech ventures in...

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Can you build a startup solely based on Google APIs?

Some Egyptian startups have offices on world-famous Tahrir Square, while their Dubai-based cousins work from fancy accelerators. But...

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Carpooling is not the only solution: Egyptian startup takes unexpected approach to traffic

It’s not enough for Egyptian entrepreneurs to try to reduce the number of cars in Cairo’s congested streets; they are also trying to pro...

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4 tips for cracking the F&B market

The Arab region is teeming with local and international restaurants offering various types of cuisine to match the increasingly demanding...

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Egypt

Bus Pooling enters the race to ease Cairo traffic

Cairo and traffic. Whenever you hear the mention of Egypt’s capital you will likely hear some complaint about its traffic...

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Can fine art sell online in Egypt?

Egypt is home to a vibrant contemporary art scene that includes established names such as Ibrahim El Tanbouli, Assem Abdel Fattah, and...

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Egyptian government gets digital with payment platform Fawry

When it comes to the global trend of making financial services available to all segments of society, the quickening pace is as...

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Selling a startup takes planning: 4 tips from an entrepreneur who did it twice

Despite his success, Taoufik El Jamali is largely unknown in Morocco; too bad, given that his business wins could serve as inspirations...

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Saudi Arabia

Two young Saudis launch free e-magazine to foster entrepreneurship

Novice entrepreneurs can be reluctant to launching their own businesses due to lack of knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship....

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He climbed Everest, started a company and is now aiming for space. Leadership lessons from Omar Samra

If Egypt’s entrepreneurship world has a movie star celebrity, it is undoubtedly Omar Samra. In a country without a mainstream outdoor c...

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Meet the 18 startups that MITEF and TechWadi flew to Silicon Valley

Many startups from the Arab region dream of conquering the world; not an easy task when you’re based in the Middle East and North Africa. T...

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Arabic MOOC platform Edraak launches to bring quality education to the region

Massive Open Online Courses – MOOCs as they are more commonly known – are online courses that are offered to large amounts of par...

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Four tactics to make niche Arabic content work, from health platform Anakeef

The web is teeming with forums and platforms tackling a wide range of health, nutrition, fitness, lifestyle, beauty, fashion and...

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Elance-oDesk launches in Dubai; poised to serve burgeoning regional freelancer economy

This article was amended on June 5th 2014 to include increased contextualization of Elance-oDesk within the regional freelancer services...

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Jordan

What it took for this startup to sign large corporates

Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty...

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Jordanian online music shop Feesheh expands into the UAE

Between positive revenue growth in Jordan, a new partnership with Liwwa, and a victory at Seedstars World Amman, Nur Alfayez and...

Why your startup needs a great mentor, and how to land one

At age 26, Hind Hobeika is the founder of the Arab World's hottest hardware startup, Instabeat, and has been successfully driving it...

Palestinian startup to tackle global fantasy football market with Ace Roster

With support from Silicon Valley, a Palestinian entrepreneur who built the first Arabic fantasy football platform, is hoping to...

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Egypt

Can this app streamline medical care in the MENA?

When ill or recovering from an illness or operation, a patient often finds themselves tied to the hospital where they have received their...

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Startup MENA targets European investors in Cairo; crowns Tellus as winning startup

Startup MENA aimed to revive European interest in Egyptian startups by hosting its inaugural Investor Lounge event in Cairo earlier this...

Why Swedish gaming success FunRock is expanding to the MENA

FunRock, the Swedish game developer turned publisher, is one of the most notable gaming success stories in recent years. The team’s game R...

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Lebanon

Can mobile games be social? Meet Qwidz, a board game gone mobile

Ever wondered why board games like Monopoly, Chess and Risk are still popular? Unlike mobile and online games, board games increase...

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At Startup Morning, Bahrain's entrepreneurs tell policy makers what they need to succeed

Early on a Saturday morning at the Business and Professional Women’s Club in Bahrain’s AlJasra district, I attended the first monthly Sta...

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