Saudi Arabia In conversation with Sara Sawaf of AYA Animations Sara Sawaf studied finance and marketing while at university, but her career path took her along a more humanitarian route. Prior to... Ayesha Ghaffar • 13 August, 2019 content Animation Women Entrepreneur
Lebanon In conversation with Priscilla Elora Sharuk of Myki Myki is a Beirut-based cyber security company that offers users an offline password manager through a mobile application. The app allows... Triska Hamid • 30 July, 2019 MyKi cyber security
U.A.E In conversation with Sahiqa Bennett of Searchie Searchie uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine a candidate’s suitability for a job. The technology monitors 361,000 factors... Triska Hamid • 09 July, 2019 recruitment Artificial intelligence
U.A.E In conversation with Maya Talih Khatoun of RIOT The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry after oil and gas. The total greenhouse gas emissions from textile production... Triska Hamid • 28 May, 2019 Fashion Sustainability RIOT
U.A.E Snooze notification: How LUNCH:ON copes during Ramadan For a lunch delivery company in the UAE, Ramadan is the seasonal dip that LUNCH:ON needs to contend with. So how does the company adapt to... Wamda • 16 May, 2019 f&b food tech Lunch:On
U.A.E In conversation with Dana Baki of LUNCH:ON LUNCH:ON partners with restaurants to offer office workers a selection of curated meals at discounted prices. It was founded by Mohammad Al... Triska Hamid • 07 May, 2019 Lunch:On food tech Entrepreneur
U.A.E Fodel raises $2.6 million in pre-Series A Dubai-based last mile delivery startup Forward Delivery (Fodel), has raised $2.6 million in a pre-series A round from multiple investors... Yasmeen Nabil • 31 March, 2019 Logistics Last mile delivery
Palestine In conversation with Christina Ganim of Kenz Christina Ganim founded Kenz with her colleague and friend Nicola Cuoco. The e-commerce website, founded in Palestine, sells underwear to... Triska Hamid • 28 March, 2019 Entrepreneur startup Women Entrepreneur
Lebanon In conversation with Audrey Nakad of Lebanon's Synkers Synkers is an online peer-to-peer education platform connecting private tutors with students. Founded in Lebanon by Audrey Nakad, Zeina... Triska Hamid • 12 March, 2019 EdTech ceo entrepreneurship
Regional Can the digital era bridge the gender divide? With International Women’s day approaching on 8 March, it is perhaps a timely reminder of the stark gender divide across the Middle... Thought Leadership • 07 March, 2019 Education STEM gender issues
Morocco In conversation with Niama El Bassunie of Morocco's WaystoCap WaystoCap is a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace that enables companies in Africa to import and export goods. The platform... Triska Hamid • 27 February, 2019 waystocap b2b Trade
Bahrain Small business, big plans in Bahrain Marwa M. Hejairi, senior officer, tenant relations at Riyadat, discusses with Alicia Buller how the incubation centre creates successful... Middle East Exchange • 06 December, 2018 Bahrain Women empowerment women entrepreneurs
Regional The Billion Dollar Fund for Women secures $70 million The Billion Dollar Fund for Women (TBDF), a global consortium that aims to fight the gender funding gap, has secured $70 million to be... Yasmeen Nabil • 19 November, 2018 Women empowerment Women Entrepreneur
Regional Nurturing the social entrepreneurs of the Mid East As many governments across the Middle East struggle with providing the basic services and necessities, entrepreneurs are stepping up to... Middle East Exchange • 25 October, 2018 Social Entrepreneurship Accelerators
Saudi Arabia Coding and conservatism: Saudi women learn online Saudi Arabia’s conservative expectations of women have been a boon for the online education sector in the country. While recent... Triska Hamid • 24 October, 2018 Coding Women Women empowerment
Regional Women are driving change in the Middle East tech industry With more females operating in tech per capita than anywhere else in the world, a new wave of talented individuals are revolutionising the... Middle East Exchange • 16 October, 2018 Women Entrepreneur Women empowerment women in tech
Regional Preventing the wealth gap in innovation Silicon Valley has a problem according to Fiona Murray, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. The world’s... Triska Hamid • 24 September, 2018 impact entrepreneurship
Egypt Cairo’s Startups without Borders brings 200 refugee entrepreneurs to learn, share, and give back Late March, Startups without Borders, a newly-established project that supports refugees in Egypt, gathered around 200 women... Menna Farouk • 18 April, 2018 Greek Campus cairo Startups Without Borders
Regional The WIL power: a way forward for women in a gender-neutral dialogue From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, gender discrimination and sexual harassment scandals have inundated media headlines in the past few... Vanessa Khalil • 28 November, 2017 Women empowerment Women Entrepreneur
Saudi Arabia A Saudi Arabian student succeeded in home-cooked food delivery orders This year, online food orders in Saudi Arabia reached $644 million so far, and are expected to exceed $1 billion by 2019. After noting... Maya Rahal • 08 October, 2017 Mathaqi مذاقي Saudi Arabia
Tunisia How this startup digitized the business of second-hand clothes in Tunisia Almost 30 percent of Tunisians buy second-hand clothes, according to the Trade Union Chamber of the Import, Export and Transformation of... Maya Rahal • 26 October, 2017 clothes online wardrobe epayment
U.A.E Can the UAE lead the way in reforming policy frameworks on gender discrimination? Using the UAE as a case study, this is the second of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and... Vanessa Khalil • 13 September, 2017 uae Women empowerment women entrepreneurs
Regional Gender discrimination in entrepreneurship: MENA women’s take This is the first of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and discrimination against women in tech... Vanessa Khalil • 12 September, 2017 Women empowerment gender discrimination women in tech
Saudi Arabia This Saudi entrepreneur wants to bring you the Serviis you need According to data released in the WRL report, supporting organizations in the Kingdom, such as funds, coworking spaces, accelerators and... Maya Rahal • 30 August, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Serviis