Wamda

A Growing E-Commerce Opportunity in MENA

In a recent study, eMarketer estimates that while the Middle East and Africa is still the least developed region in e-commerce, sales in...

E-commerce

Palestine

Palestinian Entrepreneur Leaves Medical Practice to Bring Health Advice to the Masses

Update September 26, 2012: WebTeb announced the launch of its Symptom Checker, TebChecker. This tool includes extensive information...

Medical

Drawing from Tunisia's Rich History, a Wind Energy Innovation Sets Sail

At the TEDGlobal 2012 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, Tunisian entrepreneur Hassine Labaied presented Saphon Energy, a wind energy...

Technology Environment Wharton

Activists Plan Blackout to Protest ICT Censorship in Jordan

In hopes of discouraging the government from passing amendments that enable censorship, digital activists in Jordan are staging a...

Censorship

Semantic Tool From Lebanon Set to Transform Search

Creating a report, article, or any other type of document is set to become a lot easier with CTRL, a new semantic tool being introduced as...

Invention

Dubai E-Commerce Site JadoPado Seizes Growing Opportunity

When we first started off, I kept asking "why hasn't anyone done an Amazon-style site in the region?" says Omar Kassim, founder of...

E-commerce Technology

Jordan's Internet Blackout

Wamda joins the internet blackout in Jordan today by encouraging you to read about the recents events that threaten web and mobile ...

Censorship

Abraaj Capital Art Prize Announces Winners for 2013

This week, the Abraaj Capital Art Prize announced the winning artists for its fifth addition, including winners from Lebanon, Egypt,...

Meet New Beirut Workspace and Social Venture Hub AltCity

Entrepreneurs looking for a good casual workspace in Beirut can now turn to AltCity, which is opening its doors this August to become the...

Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding

9 Secrets for Replicating Silicon Valley's Success

July’s Global Innovation Summit (GIS) in Silicon Valley brought together 400 people to share ideas and on what makes a good s...

Ecosystem Innovation

RoundMenu Announces $730K Round of Funding to Expand into New Markets

After launching just over a month ago, RoundMenu has closed its first round of investment, for US $730,000, led by HoneyBee Tech Ventures,...

Food & Beverage Mobile Apps Technology

Seeqnce Launches 8 Web Startups at 2012 Accelerator Program Finale

LivingSocial's recent exit made for good small talk, but hardly daunted budding web entrepreneurs in Lebanon this past Saturday night, as a...

Accelerators Competitions Investment

UPDATED: Rocket Internet Exits Turkey, Mizado, Expands Amazon Clone in Egypt and Morocco

[UPDATED: We have received confirmation that Rocket is launching Jumia, an Amazon clone, in Egypt, extending a site initially launched in...

Rocket Internet Trends E-commerce

Looking Back to LivingSocial's Exit from MENA: What Went Right, What Went Wrong?

In the aftermath of the news that LivingSocial is leaving the MENA region, many have reflected this weekend on what this means for...

Daily Deals Exits and Sales

Fekrety, the AUC's Business Idea Competition, Approaches Final Round

Fekrety, the national business idea competition organized by The American University in Cairo’s School of Business – Ent...

Accelerators Competitions

You Have to Take Risks [Pic of the Week]

With the announcement of the exit of LivingSocial and talks about the entrance of LinkedIn into the MENA space, we see a great example of...

CoE Cards Pic of the Week

LinkedIn to Enter Middle East Market in September

On the heels of news that LivingSocial is leaving the region, an email circulating the region reveals that LinkedIn is priming to open an...

Social Networks Technology Trends

Growing Pains for Jordan's Tech Entrepreneurs

Jordan has managed to avoid the violence and political upheaval its neighboring countries have experienced with the Arab Spring...

Technology Wharton

LivingSocial Confirms Closure of Middle East Operations [Exclusive]

Early this morning, LivingSocial has confirmed its rumored exit from the Middle East and North Africa to Wamda. In a statement, the...

Exits and Sales Daily Deals

Algeria

Thought Leadership