Regional Changing the way MENA moves Smart transportation has the potential to change many things in modern life, from the very roads people use to get to work to the way whole... Rachel Williamson • 21 April, 2016 HERE Swiss RE Secure Drive Company
Regional Magnitt wants to be MENA startups' connection Can an online platform successfully connect investors to entrepreneurs? (Images via Magnitt) All experts and stakeholders agree that for a... Pamela Kesrouani • 20 April, 2016 Connections MAGNiTT
Egypt Honeymoon over for Uber, Careem in Egypt? A sudden surge in higher prices for Uber and Careem has taken Egyptians by suprise. (Image via Careem) The Egyptian honeymoon may be over... Sara Aggour • 20 April, 2016 regulation careem Uber
Jordan Foodlancing app wins AngelHack Amman 2016 The hackathon winners, Afraan. (Images via QRCE) In just 24 hours, seven teams of Jordanian programmers took on the challenge to build,... Samuel Wendel • 20 April, 2016 Global hackathon series Angelhack Amman ChefXchange
Jordan Mixed Dimensions raises $4M in Silicon Valley Gameprint.io in action. (Image via Mixed Dimensions) Jordanian 3D printing solutions company Mixed Dimensions, also known as MXD3D, has... Lucy Knight • 19 April, 2016 Draper Athena Alsop Louie Ventures Dolby Family Ventures
U.A.E A telematics opportunity is knocking, but is the region answering? GoSparc's device that tracks and connects. (Image via GoSparc) GoSparc, an Amsterdam-based startup, created the aptly named 'Sparc' device.... Jacqueline Sofia • 19 April, 2016 Telematics Conference for the Middle East and Africa MEMakers telematics
Saudi Arabia A made-in-Syria toy that speaks Arabic This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. The Loujee educational toy isn't as fearsome as... MIT Technology Review • 18 April, 2016 voice recognition Votek uae
Egypt A global fitness platform from the streets of Cairo The Jumpsuite team, left to right, Nabil Rostom, Norshek Fawzy and Kareem Abou Gamrah. (Images via Jumpsuite) We all know working out... Alaa' Odeh • 18 April, 2016 ehealth fitness Health
Jordan Cash before delivery, the COD alternative? The CashBasha founders. (Images via Cashbasha) According to a 2014 Payfortreport, 80 percent of ecommerce transactions in the region... Tala El Issa • 18 April, 2016 aramex ventures cash before delivery CashBasha
Regional Who's hiring in MENA? [Infographic] Access to talent is a key difficulty for employers large and small in MENA. In an upcoming Wamda Research Lab report the findings... Rachel Williamson • 17 April, 2016 Access to Talent recruitment Payfort
Maghreb Look to Africa, says Moroccan startup godfather Casapplanca’s founder sees most of its traction in Egypt and Nigeria. (Image via Casapplanca) Taher Alami is often c... Aline Mayard • 17 April, 2016 cassaplanca Adweb Taher Alami
Syria Syrian entrepreneur invents capsule to replace water chlorination From the left: Louay Otba between cofounders of Jusoor Aziza Osman and Dania Ismail (Image via Louay Otba). Syrian... Maysaa Ajjan • 17 April, 2016 disinfecting tablets water pollution NobelChemist
Regional Maghreb, Egypt startups big winners at MIT Startup Competition Winners and Judges of the 9th MITEFARAB Startup Competition. ( Images via MITEF) It was North Africa versus the Arab world at this ... Aline Mayard • 15 April, 2016 Zamen Ghinwa B8ak
Regional The Product-Market-Strategy fit: big vs small ideas [Opinion] This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on Medium. Can strategy predict a big-time versus a small-time... Mohamad Charafeddine • 14 April, 2016 pms fit product market strategy fit product development
Egypt Egypt startups try to halt education, tech skills slide Tech education experts gather st the GrEEK Campus during the EduVation Summit. (Images via EduVation) Traditionally, countries have... Eman Mostafa • 14 April, 2016 Da7ee7 EduVation Summit nafham
Egypt Micro-production of micro-solar launches in Egypt Tiba Solar CEO Ahmed Al-Abd (left) in December at his Cairo factory as the company kicked into first production. With him is Ain Al-Bee'ah... Sara Aggour • 14 April, 2016 Tiba Solar manufacturing solar
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