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How Lebanon’s food scandal spurred startup solutions

The Lebanese are all over the world, and more often than not their cuisine acts as the ultimate ambassador for the tiny Middle Eastern...

Beirutista ChefXchange Bibayti

Lebanon

How a physical space like BDD is supporting entrepreneurship in Beirut [Wamda TV]

Lebanon is infamous for the horrible state of its internet. Yet, the tiny country is home to more than 1,500 ICT startups. How did...

Mouhamad Rabah bdd Beirut Digital District

Lebanon

Beirut gets new tech accelerator, Speed@BDD

CEO Sami Abou Saab during a meeting at the Speed@BDD offices. (Images via Maya Rahal) Yesterday, a collection of Beirut’s entrepreneurial e...

Tech Accelerator Speed@BDD Beirut Digital District

Lebanon

The Chile Connection: lessons for Lebanese entrepreneurs

The Chileans in Beirut. (Image via BDD) For 17 years Chileans endured a right-wing military dictatorship that saw more than 3,000 people...

Chile communication world bank

Lebanon

Lebanese expat bakes up a healthy business in Tripoli

At the worn-out Bou Khalil mall on the edge of Lebanon’s northern capital of Tripoli, Soumaya Merhi makes wheat-free baked goods for...

healthy gluten free bread basket

Lebanon

Mix N’ Mentor brings the Marketplace edition to Beirut in September

Pensive in Beirut, Mix N'Mentor in September 2014. Considered as one of the most innovative cities of the MENA region, Beirut is getting...

mix n' mentor beirut Beirut Digital District Mix n Mentor

Lebanon

A Conversation with Chile’s Changemakers

How can Lebanon and Chile collaborate to promote entrepreneurship and innovation? In just a few years, Chile’s startup ecosystem has...

Forums Chile lebanon

Lebanon

AltCity Bootcamp² Ideation Competition

AltCity is organizing the Bootcamp² Ideation Competition, in collaboration with French entrepreneur coding school Le Wagon. The one day ...

Bootcamp Ideation Competition Le Wagon Altcity

Lebanon

Lebanese doll startup aims to present a more realistic body image

My Doll and Me is making dolls that more closely resemble the market they're targeted towards. (Images via My Doll and Me) Long...

my doll and me body image

Lebanon

CycleHack gets the wheels turning for a more bike-friendly Beirut

Public Interest Design cofounder Ibrahim Zahreddine discusses the challenges of cycling in Beirut at Beirut CycleHack. (Image via Maysaa...

cycling cyclehack Sustainability

Lebanon

Global entrepreneurs network lands in Lebanon

The introductory session of EO was attended by a selected few at the Four Seasons Hotel (Images via Stephanie Nour Prince) One of...

members host network

Lebanon

Hbr creative platform's 3D printing technology workshop

Hbr creative platform is organizing a workshop on 3D printing technology in partnership with Image Systems (part of ITG), 3D Systems, and...

3D Systems Information Technology Group Hbr creative platform

Lebanon

Daily deals site ScoopCity outlives, outplays Lebanese rivals

Brothers Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi (Image via Executive Magazine) ScoopCity was one of the first online daily deals platforms in...

Y Venture Partners competition lebanon

Lebanon

PayPal cofounder pays young Lebanese student $100K to drop out and build a startup

During TedxBeirut last year. (Images via YouTube) It’s a busy time for Jihad Kawas. The 18-year-old Lebanese is wrapping up his final year ...

Thiel Fellowship Saily JihadKawas

Lebanon

Global Entrepreneurial Network EO Launches a Chapter in Lebanon

Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), one of the largest and most influential community of entrepreneurs, is launching in Lebanon on the 17th...

lebanon Mentors Networking

Lebanon

Recycling solutions for Lebanon’s green bottle surplus

Green Almaza bottles waiting to be reincarnated. (Images via GGRIL) The Israeli bombardment of Lebanon in 2006 left significant damage to...

Glass GGRIL Recycling

Lebanon

Your Middle East Startup in Beirut Digital District

Your Middle East is organizing an event for entrepreneurs, hackers, VCs, and anyone from the startup ecosystem to gather, share insights,...

your middle east Beirut Digital District

Lebanon

What does it take to make it in the Lebanese ecosystem?

There was plenty to discuss at Energy Boost. (Images via Facebook) How do you make it big in a country like Lebanon? How do you...

Energy Boost UK Lebanon Tech Hub Beirut Digital District

Lebanon

Agriculture and furniture startups win Lebanon's Open Innovation Week

An agriculture startup and a furniture design startup were awarded the top two prizes at Altcity’s Open Innovation Week. “We...

Open Innovation Week competition bader

Lebanon

A day in the life: Rana El Chemaitelly, the woman behind The Little Engineer

While working part time at the American University of Beirut (AUB), mechanical engineer Rana El Chemaitelly noticed that many of her...

UAE Space Agency Airbus The Little Engineer

Lebanon

Souk el Tayeb, a social business and its growth in Lebanon [Report]

A social project creating a healthy diet. (Image via Souk el Tayeb) Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with...

Souk el Tayeb aramex wamda

Lebanon

UK Lebanon Tech Hub accepting applicants for accelerator programme

UK Lebanon Tech Hub is accepting applications for its accelerator program. UKLebanon offers a 10 months programme, where it will provide...

UK Lebanon Tech Hub accelerator

Lebanon

Lebanese game developers Wixel Studios targets cancer with new project

Still from the Aurora game. (Image via Wixel Studios) Despite a growing tech-healthcare sector - which by now has hundreds of...

Cancer Aurora Wixel Studios

Lebanon

Beirut gets a new accelerator, UK Lebanon Tech Hub now open

A giant Twitter deck at the UK Lebanon Tech Hub. (Images via Lucy Knight) Standing on a podium in a carpark in a fast sweltering Beirut,...

UK Lebanon Tech Hub Beirut Digital District lebanon

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