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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...

Europe

13 Middle East startups going to Web Summit 2014

This is a crosspost with Web Summit's blog. Well it's somehow October already and the summer is well and truly behind us. This can only ...

Dublin Ireland Web Summit

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

Egypt

Egyptian function beats Chinese fashion in scanner app battle

Abdelhalim presenting Smart Document Scanner at CES in Las Vegas. It’s plain old function over fashion, but that’s why...

softxpert smart document scanner scanner

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

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

Lebanon

Could password woes go out the window with new Lebanese app?

“I woke up one morning and my digital world had fallen apart,” says Priscilla Sharuk. Inspired by the traumatic...

cybersecurity MyKi lebanon

Code no more: Jordanian platform debuts drag-and-drop builder for in-app ads

When Samer Tarazi and Omar Massad of RedTroops – an in-app advertising-focused startup that connects advertisers and app developers, and a...

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How Lebanese 3D-mapping pioneer Louay Eldada shares his success with the MENA

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Messaging startup enlists Arab pop star to boost downloads

13 Middle East startups going to Web Summit 2014

Lesson One: Mapping Education Technology Startups in the MENA

Egyptian function beats Chinese fashion in scanner app battle

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

TechForum Dubai: how will wearables impact our daily lives?

Could password woes go out the window with new Lebanese app?

Code no more: Jordanian platform debuts drag-and-drop builder for in-app ads

How Lebanese 3D-mapping pioneer Louay Eldada shares his success with the MENA

'Lebanon can become like Singapore,' says Lebanese-American energy executive Ahmad Chatila

Al Mwajaha launches as the QuizUp for the Arab world

Could Gaza's fourth Startup Weekend be a turning point for the ecosystem?

Jabbar invests in News Group, strengthening regional media-tech ties

Qleek, the wooden hardware that reconciles vinyl and digital music, launches IndieGogo campaign

Ecommerce Show Middle East

Palestinian startup AidBits aims to streamline the aid sector

Cointalks Dubai on April 20-21

Finnish game developer bets on the Arab region - and wins

Bitcoin in the Middle East, explained

Why is Indian personal assistant app Shifu taking the Arab region by storm?

Jordanian mobile business app Applixya to target global executives

The relocation of geolocation: Syrian startup Rootal finds a home in the UK

Building on its success in Egypt, eSpace launches elections portal in Turkey

New mobile app greens coupon-clipping in Kuwait

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