Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Young GCC designers heating up the gaming scene

Mobile games have become increasingly popular over the years as smartphones continue to improve with brand new technologies. In the Gulf,...

Gaming game design startups

Regional

What do MENA telcos want to be when they grow up? Part II

This is the second article of two about telecom companies in MENA and how they should be adapting. The first is here. In this part we are...

Telcos du anghami

U.A.E

24 Emirati Nationals graduate from Flat6Labs Future Innovators Academy

This week marked the graduation ceremony of the Future Innovators Academy, a one-month innovation program run by Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi and...

Flat6Labs turn8 Future Innovators Academy

Syria

Votek and Loujee secures $1M investment

Votek Inc, developer of Arabic speech recognition software, governmental intelligent assistants and the first Arabic smart toy (Loujee)...

Votek AI syria

U.A.E

What do MENA telcos want to be when they grow up? Part I

This is the first article of two about telecom companies in MENA and how they should be adapting. In the opening sequence of...

Telcos du anghami

U.A.E

Sheraa forms partnership for social entrepreneurship ecosystem

As part of its commitment to supporting the growth of socially-conscious entrepreneurs in the region, Sheraa - a launch pad for aspiring...

Sheraa social entrepreunership news watch

U.A.E

Payfort introduces card-on-delivery service in UAE

Payfort announced a new card-on-delivery service to allow merchants to offer card-on-delivery payments for their purchases. The new...

Payfort

U.A.E

Mobile payments startups on the rise in MENA

A bevy of geolocation startups already exist in Dubai, yet the Dubai and Riyadh-based Proxera is using its technology to help companies...

seamless ecommerce Retail

U.A.E

UAE’s Trukker announces 1,000 percent growth in 7 months

Trukker, second place winner of the startup track at the MITEF Arab Startup Competition achieved 1,000 percent growth since its commercial...

Trukker MITEF Arab Startup Competition

Global

Startup Watch: Wikipedia under attack, the Ja Rule mess-up and the magic of vinegar

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Wikipedia Saudi Arabia

U.A.E

Halla Walla, on a mission to represent Arab culture through emojis

It took two months of intense research for Yasmin Rasool and Eriko Varkey to bring the stories of Shaikha, Lula, Waleed and Ahmed to life....

Arabic digital content Emojis halla walla

U.A.E

Jadopado is acquired by Mohamed Alabbar

Editor's note: this story has been update May 11 to include the acquirers of Jadopado and a comment from Omar Kassim. In a statement...

JadoPado uae noon.com

Global

Cutting the waste of your supply chain, Throughput [Wamda TV]

With oil prices falling to record lows in the last few years one typical reaction is to look where to cut costs in order to keep businesses...

throughput rigbasket uae

U.A.E

What I know about starting up in Dubai: Will Hutson

Originally from Florida, Will Hutson was first introduced to the Middle East while working on one of Disney’s initial global social...

What I Know LMTD will hutson

U.A.E

Cybersecurity in UAE: more education, less speculation

According to a promotional video for the inaugural OPCDE (Operational Code) conference, 75 percent of all legitimate websites have...

uae cyber security Comae Technologies

U.A.E

A ‘Qall Out’ to debaters fed up with social media

“Going live is a big shift in how we communicate, and it's going to create new opportunities for people to come together,”...

Qall Out Munathara debates

U.A.E

Six healthtech startups pitch during Dubai 100 finale

Investors and healthcare industry leaders from UAE and around the world came together for the finale of Dubai 100’s second...

Dubai 100 pitch event healthtech

U.A.E

Sheraa and Air Arabia to launch ‘Travel and Tourism’ track

Coming on the heels of its successful inaugural accelerator showcase day, Sheraa - a launch pad for aspiring entrepreneurs in the United...

Sheraa sharjah uae

U.A.E

ATECH World

ATECH World is a combination of events, exhibitions and conferences that will bring the latest cutting-edge technology into the MENA...

abu dhabi uae Technology

U.A.E

Telemedicine, coming together for the UAE?

Editor’s note: Telehealth, and telemedicine, are often used interchangeably and cover a broad category of solutions in the healthcare...

telemedicine digital healthcare health at hand

U.A.E

Ola Doudin on the potential of Bitcoin in the region [WamdaTV]

Bitoasis is a service that allows users in the Middle East to easily buy and sell Bitcoin. Launched in Dubai in 2014, Bitoasis is now...

BitOasis Bitcoin

U.A.E

Young Emiratis use technology to improve quality of life in Dubai

The UAE entrepreneurial ecosystem is full of expats. Not hard to believe when taking in account the country’s population is...

innovation arabia uae emiratis

U.A.E

startAD Angel Rising 2017

The development of a broad, sophisticated class of investors is a necessity in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and can be a critical...

uae Seed funding startup

U.A.E

What we learned about the media industry at #STEP2017

The reader is king. After an era of praising content as the supreme power in media, the focus today is shifting towards the...

Step 2017 Step Conference Media

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