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FastForward Accelerator opens its door to its fifth batch of Palestinian entrepreneurs

FastForward Accelerator is now accepting applications for the fifth round of its acceleration program. The application deadline is August...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup aims to make solar PV predictable

In the 20th century, Saudi Arabia was a global power thanks to oil; in the 21st century, it might still play a dominant role - but...

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Regional

The future of energy is in batteries [Infographic]

This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the...

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Regional

MENA’s robot revolution

The Terminator would be one lonely android in MENA. Few industries in the region use advanced robotics in their processes and artificial...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi telco STC launches accelerator and incubator

Between August and September, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) will launch InspireU, an accelerator and incubator aimed at developing young...

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Jordan

Solar PiezoClean and the dust problem in MENA

A rendering of nanocomposite piezoelectric material. (Image via Greenoptimistic.com) The word piezo (pee-ay-zo), derived from the...

Solar PiezoClean deserts industrial internet

Egypt

CORD's robot fights teach old physics in a new way

My Reaper Robot vs. your Crazy Minion: who will win? It depends, says Mohammed ElRaffie, founder of educational science startup CORD, on...

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Global

Littlebits makes big in $44.2M funding round

Littlebits, the open source hardware startup from Lebanese founder Ayah Bdeir, has raised over $44 million in what they say is one of the...

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Egypt

Data-driven medicine in MENA: a startup’s long wait

In 2010, four men began preparing for what they thought would be the exciting, and imminent, future of genetic analysis in the Middle...

Mohamed Aboueldhoda Illumina Genomics

Regional

Dubai's BitOasis seeks to introduce BitCoin as a solution for MENA financial services

BitOasis hopes to address a number of regional financial and e-commerce issues with BitCoin (Images via BitOasis) Ola Doudin, a cofounder...

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U.A.E

3D printed jewelry and cooling jackets point the way for MENA wearable tech market

Wearable technology is still only a blip on MENA’s fashion calendar but the Abu Dhabi Wearable Tech Show aims to be the runway event for d...

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U.A.E

Dubai’s IoTx summit drives MENA tech forward

The equation is simple: operational technology + information technology = the Internet of Things, the fusion of everyday ‘things’ with tec...

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Regional

MENA innovators blow up a tech storm [Infographic]

In February a powerful sandstorm swept up from the Sahara, engulfing Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan in a haze of dust. Wind speeds of up 60...

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Regional

Programmatic marketing, what is it and why entrepreneurs need it

There is no doubt that marketing and advertising is now an essential part of any entrepreneur's business strategy. Even if the funding a...

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Regional

First Wearable Tech Show UAE 2015

For the first time in Abu Dhabi and the MENA, The Wearable Tech Show UAE will showcase some innovative and cutting edge products in...

Wearable Tech Show UAE

Egypt

How this Egyptian startup is supercharging the worldwide Maker community

Meet Amr Saleh, the Egyptian entrepreneur who launched Integreight. The company designed and built a product called 1Sheeld which turns sm...

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Regional

Can this Dubai startup improve Arabic content design?

ShortPoint, a Dubai-based web and content-design startup that launched earlier this year, hopes to save content creators hours of coding by...

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Palestine

Tiny package, quick power: Palestinian startup crowdfunding phone battery solution

A nifty charger that won't weigh you down. (Images via BOLD Gadget) As technology still lags behind the growing demand for longer...

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U.A.E

Will the UAE’s Bridg revolutionize the way we pay in the Middle East and the developing world?

Bridg cofounders Moussa Beidas, left and Nadim Jarudi, right won a very welcome 20,000 euros at the 2015 GCC Pitch Challenge Final....

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Regional

8 promising hardware startups from the MENA region

The integrated circuit board, an essential ingredient for any hardware based startup. (Image via toddfun.com) Hardware based...

MEMakers MENA Electronics

Saudi Arabia

This Saudi innovation could be the solution for efficient solar panels in the desert

Georg Eitelhuber, an energy efficiency engineer, introduces NOMADD (No water Mechanical Automated Dusting Device) a system...

MEMakers Solar panels NOMADD

Regional

How ArabiaWeather leveraged big data and processing power to stay ahead of the competition

Hurricane approaches. (Image via symonsez.wordpress.com) The story of ArabiaWeather is one referred to in the Middle East startup...

MEMakers JordanWeather.jo JavaScript

Regional

4 tips for telematics startups in the Middle East

The first edition of the Telematics Conference Middle East & Africa in Dubai earlier this year gave UAE-based entrepreneurs the...

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U.A.E

Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7

All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b...

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