Egypt PayFort announces new fintech accelerator at Mix N’ Mentor Cairo Around 70 entrepreneurs, largely with early stage startups, came for business advice and networking. (Images via Rachel... Rachel Williamson • 20 March, 2016 fin-tech Mix N'Mentor Cairo Payfort
Egypt Egypt's Ibticar, a public-private success story A fire can destroy a building or vehicle in minutes. Preventing one can save lives and thousands of dollars. (Image via... Eman Mostafa • 20 March, 2016 connected device fire extinguisher Ibticar
Kuwait Talabat cofounders acquire Q8flowers.com for $3M Cofounders of Talabat.com has accquired florist delivery site Q8flowers.com for one million Kuwaiti dinar (US$3 million). The deal,... Lucy Knight • 18 March, 2016 Q8flowers talabat acquisition
Regional Fear of success does exist [Opinion] Don't fear greatness, if you don't want to spend your life living among potholes! (Image via outofedenministries.com) 'Fear of Failure'... Abed Shamlawi • 17 March, 2016 Legal challenges Opinion Failure
Lebanon Equipping the next generation of Lebanese girls with STEM Event participants take a group photo during the closing ceremony of the event (Image via Girls Got IT) "I used to think technology was... Ayman Farhat • 17 March, 2016 STEM Girls Got IT MEMakersGE
Europe Tech solutions for refugees with Techfugees As the migrant crisis has spread across Europe consciences have been awoken. What if technology could improve the life of migrants and... Aline Mayard • 17 March, 2016 Urban Refugees S'team Management Refugeeks
Egypt Egypt's green building opportunity Egypt Green Building Council (EEGBC) head Salah El-Haggar, UAE Green Buildings Council vice president Khaled Boushnaq... Eman Mostafa • 16 March, 2016 green buildings DesignBuildBreathe MEMakersGE
Regional Turning your idea into a startup Pt. 2 The business plan needs to answer some concrete questions. (Image via blog.luz.vc/en/) Launching a startup can be daunting, but if... Johnny Matta • 16 March, 2016 brainstorming ideation johnny matta
Kuwait What do open-source software development and entrepreneurship have in common? Creating an open source world. (Image via foodengineeringmag.com) This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. Around 23 percent of... Ahmed Gabr • 16 March, 2016 GitHub Brilliant Lab KBSoft
Syria Bridge to success: six tips for Syrian entrepreneurs from Jusoor From the left: Moderator Karim Samakie with speakers David Nabti, Habib Haddad, Aurore Belfrage and Rama Chakaki. (Images via Maysaa... Maysaa Ajjan • 15 March, 2016 David Nabti Habib Haddad Syrian entrepreneurs
Jordan Tech literacy: a step forward from e-learning A young audience soaking up the tech world. (Images via Tala el Issa) While many companies have been focused on integrating... Tala El Issa • 15 March, 2016 MEMakersGE robotics Coding Circle
Maghreb Repairing a country: Tunisia's diaspora returns Tunisia's diaspora is returning to a country that's gradually reforming itself, to build lives and businesses. (Image via Aviation... Emna Ghariani • 15 March, 2016 Smart Tunisia TAYP Saphon Energy
U.A.E Twofour54 and Ycombinator invest in gaming developer Unnyhog Four years after investing in social gaming sites Jawaker and Tahadi, and almost two years after investing in Arabic online game... Maya Rahal • 14 March, 2016 Unnyhog YCombinator TwoFour54
Lebanon How smart microgrids could ease Lebanon’s electricity woes It's a big 'ol mess, electricity in Lebanon. (Image via Shutterstock) This article is a crosspost with MIT Technology Revie Arab... MIT Technology Review • 14 March, 2016 Microgrids Electricite du Liban Electricity
Regional How to turn your idea into a startup Pt. 1 A good idea isn't likely to translate into a good startup without a lot of brainstorming and perseverance. (Image via The Membership... Johnny Matta • 14 March, 2016 market opportunity gap idea johnny matta
Jordan Solutions to Jordan’s climate change challenges? Jordan can be pretty dry. (Image via Letstravelsomewhere.com) As an arid, resource poor nation, Jordan has historically relied on foreign... Samuel Wendel • 14 March, 2016 IndyACT Jordan IEEE Jordan Young Professionals Energy Master Plan
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