Lebanon Growing Lebanon's gaming scene The video gaming industry in Lebanon is facing a fresh chapter in 2016 with the introduction of new publisher, Morage... Sophie Rimington-Pounder • 29 February, 2016 Goliath Games Fovea MENA Games 2016
Regional The life cycle of your customer [Infographic] Retaining customers can be tricky in the online sphere. (Image via Dotsquares) As a new generation of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs... Rachel Williamson • 28 February, 2016 digital consumer Infographic
Jordan Dissecting Jordan’s diverse fintech scene Madfoo3atCom, EMP, and CBJ celebrate the launch of eFawaterCom. (Image via MadfooatCom) In May 2015, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)... Samuel Wendel • 28 February, 2016 eFawateerCom central bank of jordan fin-tech
Egypt Egyptian contests put innovation front and center Prolimb, the winning project, picks up nerve impulses to help the wearer move his or her fingers. (Images via... Eman Mostafa • 28 February, 2016 Rimagine EbniAccelerator Esha 3almashy
Lebanon Maker Movement and fintech: what to expect at Arabnet Beirut Christidis speaking at Arabnet Beirut 2015. (Image via Arabnet) The maker movement has been heating up in Lebanon for the past few... Maysaa Ajjan • 25 February, 2016 Omar christidis Arabnet Beirut 2016 makers
Regional Sharing our way out of malaise: MENA and the sharing economy [Opinion] A visual reprensentation of the concept that could transform the Middle East and North Africa. (Image via Meridian-180.org) In... Khaled Talhouni • 25 February, 2016 lending club Opinion careem
U.A.E OfficeRock.com raises $800K from Wamda Capital and Jabbar Office supplies on the move. (Image via OfficeRock) Ecommerce platform for office supplies, OfficeRock.com announced today that it secured... Maya Rahal • 25 February, 2016 OfficeRock Jabbar Internet Group Wamda Capital
Regional Aramex, PayPal combine forces for ecommerce solution Aramex and PayPal are working together to get around cross-border shipping and payments issues. (Image... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 25 February, 2016 aramex PayPal E-commerce
Lebanon Dream Matcher makes entrepreneurs' dreams come true Dreamers writing their wishes on their 'dream wall'. (Images via The Dream Matcher) For the past four years, The Dream Matcher... Maysaa Ajjan • 25 February, 2016 Imagine Cup The Dream Matcher Lebtivity
U.A.E Which UAE free zone should you set up in? The UAE’s SME sector is thriving. According to data from the UAE’s Ministry of Economy, these businesses contribute to between 40 to 46 per... Rachel McArthur • 24 February, 2016 Fujairah Free Zone DTEC@DubaiSiliconOasis RAK Free Trade Zone
Saudi Arabia Ed-tech to the rescue of Saudi Arabia's schools Saudi Arabia’s education system has many problems. Despite the government allocating 25 percent of its $229 billion budget to education in ... Ahmed Gabr • 24 February, 2016 Alhodhud iRehab Masmoo3
Jordan Jordan ed-tech startup secures deal with UNRWA The EDaura team. Founder and CEO Nidal Khalifeh at far left, cofounder Muneer Saifi third from left, standing. (Image via Samuel... Samuel Wendel • 24 February, 2016 lms skoolizer edaura
Egypt Egypt's Big Data Hackathon teaches next gen of data crunchers Big Data Hackathon participants learn get a crash course in data analysis. (Images via Eman Mostafa) Go big or go home could have been a... Eman Mostafa • 23 February, 2016 analysis teledata big data hackathon
Maghreb 4 tips for digitalizing your market Careem, Hmizate/Hmall, Jumia, Uber, and Avito discuss digitalization. (Image via @equartey) Africa is a big continent, yet in spite... Aline Mayard • 23 February, 2016 Seedstars Africa Avito Hmizate
Lebanon Listen to your heart: behind CardioDiagnostics' decision to open up to patients [Video] Lebanese entrepreneur Ziad Sankari is a man on a mission: he has a very personal reason to improve cardiac health and his startup,... Stephanie Nour Prince • 23 February, 2016 healthtech healthcare analytics CardioDiagnostics
Bahrain Vinli launches in Bahrain Making driving more seamless in a growing market. (Image via Vinli) Connected car platform Vinli is launching in Bahrain, its first stop... Lucy Knight • 22 February, 2016 VIVA Bahrain M2M Vinli