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Building Optimism in North Africa: Abraaj’s Amundi Acquisition

In North Africa, there’s more reason for optimism among the entrepreneurship community today. Abraaj Capital’s recent acquisition of the Nor...

Absurdity and Inspiration Collide at TEDxBeirut

Never mind that everyone here at Berytech is sleep-deprived and on the brink of collapse. We are all a bundle of statements. It’s one thing ...

Sketching the Future of Animation in the Arab World at CoE Animate 11

Yesterday we kicked off the first in a new series of Celebration of Entrepreneurship events- CoE Animate 11. The event was an intimate...

Why Building an Entrepreneurial Culture Extends Beyond Business Creation Alone

There has been a lot of talk recently, both globally and regionally, about the importance of creating an entrepreneurial culture, and the...

Why iOS 5 is Apple's Savviest Move Yet

An analysis of iOS 5 and its competitors and what Apple is doing to keep its lead in the phone business Apple has recently...

Meet the New Arabic Video-on-Demand Channel

If you’ve ever clicked on a video only to be met with the warning “Sorry, currently our video library can only be watched from within the Un...

Designing a Creative Solution at TasmeemME

As Jordan’s reputation as a hotbed for outsourced design work and an increasingly popular film location grows, it may have a certain A...

Istikana Announces a Milestone One Million Visits

Istikana, an online video portal boasting vintage Arabic TV shows, has just announced that they have received 1 million visits within 135...

Why is Magento an Ideal Solution?

This article is written for Wamda as part of a series on e-commerce by 7arake.com.One of Magento’s best properties lies in the fact that it ...

Egypt 2.0: The Investor Perspective

Spring’s fervent revolution has given way to a dry summer in Egypt. As demonstrators streamed back into Cairo's Tahrir Square recently to p...

Sitat Byoot: The Power of Simplifying a Model

In the wake of funding struggles, Saeed Omar of Jordanian handicraft business Sitat Byoot is transforming his challenges into a vehicle for...

Living Social Acquires Group Buying Site GoNabit

Living Social is acquiring Dubai-based group buying site GoNabit for an undisclosed sum, in a landmark deal that marks the first...

New Startup Seed Fund Tenmou Launches in Bahrain

Tenmou, a new seed stage investment vehicle, has launched in Bahrain this week. The fund, the country's first business angel company, is...

Ten Tips For Finding And Working With Angel Investors

An article by Fast Company originally posted by expert David Gass reveals his ten tips for finding angels and pitching to them, based on...

Indulge in Guilt-Free Dubai Shopping with CareZone's New iPhone App

CareZone, a Dubai-based donation platform, launched a new iPhone application yesterday, which makes donating to charities an easy- and...

How to Create Your Social Media Strategy

Words by Zafer Younis Two years ago, The Online Project began offering social media utilization services to companies in the Middle East....

Social Strategies that Maximize Meaning

This is an excerpt of Umair Haque's article, originally posted on his blog at the Harvard Business Review. Organizations don't need...

Nine Jordanian Tech Companies Visit NY VCs

Nine firms take off to attend key NY tech industry events and meet with the city’s leading tech firms and venture capital players in a c...

Attitudes towards Business in Saudi and the UAE

The Kippreport has released an infographic depicting attitudes toward doing business in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as challenges...

Seeqnce Debuts Three New Startups at Launch Party

This past Saturday, Seeqnce debuted three new startups- Monaqasat, Cinemoz, and TransTerra, which each embodied an element of their motto,...

Submit your Idea to GIST by Oct 31 to Win $20K

Do you think you have what it takes to build an innovative technology solution to a critical problem in the information and technology,...

Gate2play bring Zynga Game Cards to the Middle East and North Africa

Today Jordan-based payment gateway Gate2play announced a new partnership with social game giant Zynga, to bring Zynga game cards to the...

Arab Entrepreneurs Learn from Tech Pioneers

Entrepreneurs from the Arab World met in New York this past week at the “Silicon Badia Meets Silicon Alley” program hosted by Middle East Te...

MarkaVIP Announces Middle East Expansion

Today e-commerce site MarkaVIP announced new expansion across the Middle East. The flash sales company, which has already launched sites in...

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