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MarkaVIP Announces $5 Million in Funding From Lumia Capital and Invus

Amman-based private online sales club MarkaVIP has announced $5 million in investment led by Lumia Capital with participation from...

5 Crowd Questions from the 2nd Global Entrepreneurship Summit

While there have been many interesting panels at the Second Global Entrepreneurship Summit, some of the best questions I heard were asked...

RED, EIB, and Cisco Announce $50 Million Lebanon Growth Capital Fund

At the Second Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Istanbul, access to finance was pointed to as the single biggest barrier to...

Entrepreneurs Face Down Challenges in Post-Revolution Tunisia

Job creation was the phrase on everyone’s lips during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Tunisia, which kicked off two weeks ago for the ...

Social Media Tips and Trends in the Arab World from the MediaME Forum

One of the memorable Social Media Forums I attended in 2010 was the MediaME Forum. Back then, I had just started my current job as a...

Woopra Responds to Google Analytics with Game-Changing iPhone App

Analytics lovers looking to monitor their site traffic on foot now have a new weapon in their arsenal: Woopra’s sleek iPhone and iPad app. T...

Analytics Woopra

Arabia500+Turkey Announces the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Gulf

Today, the Arabia500+Turkey announced the GCC winners in their ranking of fast-growing companies, in anticipation of the Arabia500...

Oasis500 Announces Investment Deals for Jamalon and Zaytouneh

This morning, Oasis500 announced investment in two of its startups, Zaytouneh, a digital library of high quality short cooking videos, and...

Exploring E-commerce’s Most Overlooked Sector in the Middle East: Online Travel

While attending the WebInTravel conference in Singapore earlier this month, I couldn't help but wish we had a similar MENA-based event...

In the Mobile OS War, Can Android Ice Cream Sandwich Save Google's Lead?

If your answer to which mobile device operating system has the most market share is “iOS,” this article will set you straight. Google, with ...

Fights Break Out Between Egyptian Presidential Candidates, in Online Game Masr 3ayza Meen

As voters continue to cast votes for the Parliamentary elections in Egypt today, streetfights have broken out between Egypt’s presidential ...

Need a Refresher on Egyptian Candidates? Mobile App Sawtak Offers On-the-Go Election Information

If Egyptian voters queuing in long lines today needed a quick reminder of the list of potential candidates, all they had to do was open a...

Yamli Helps Egyptian Voters Register for Tech-Enhanced Elections

It’s not just Google’s tools that are being used to facilitate the elections in Egypt today- Yamli, the Arabic transliteration engine cre...

From Doodle to YouTube, Google Empowers Egyptian Voters

As Egyptians head to the polls today to vote in the first Parliamentary elections, Google has stepped in to make elections in Egypt a touch...

Google

A Model for Predicting the Success of New Ventures

One question that intrigues all of us is, what qualities in an entrepreneur will guarantee that his venture is successful? It’s an i...

Tunisian Entrepreneurs get a Boost from the Diaspora and U.S.

As a half-American half-Tunisian, I moved back to Tunisia recently because I see the potential in Tunisian entrepreneurs. I am happy to...

It’s Not Just About the Idea at Startup Competition The Execution

It’s not about the idea; it’s about the execution, they say. One of Lebanon’s most active startup catalysts, Seeqnce, set out to prove that ...

How to Create a Catchy Domain Name

For some, scoring a brand-friendly domain name on the internet might feel like a tough initiation into the world of...

Exclusive Sneak Peak at Jabbar’s New Travel Site

Word on the street is that Jabbar, or specifically, its travel arm Joob, is about to launch a new social travel site named Sawty.com (“my v...

Arrested at a Protest? Egyptian Mobile App Will Notify Your Loved Ones

As violence comes to a boil in Egypt this week in anticipation of the first Parliamentary elections, protestors may want to take advantage...

Marketing Advice that Packs a Punch, from a Successful Dubai Gym Owner

Framed in dark black and yellow, the sign reads: “Shut up and Squat”. That is probably one of the nicer statements on the wall of the gym at...

A Look at Seedcamp, Europe's Hottest Accelerator

As venture incubators sprout up around the globe, pledging to nourish the next generation of startups in a period of global recession, they...

Accelerators

N2V Supports Online Arabic Content for Women with Investment in Mjalati

N2V has stepped up its support for online Arabic content for women, announcing investment in Mjalati, a site that creates online...

Women Arabic Content

Saudi Telecom Company Launches $50 Million Fund to Support Tech SMEs

Saudi IT entrenpreneurs now have even more options for support. Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Group recently announced its investment in a...

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