Global How to pitch your idea in less than a minute Rabih in communication mode. Elevators are remarkable feats of engineering. They have revolutionized the way we think of mobility and... Rabih El Khodr • 11 December, 2014 speech communication Pitch
Regional After success in Levant Lebanese mobile banking services is ready to scale From left to right: Roy Zakka, and Khalil Daoud, NECB's General Manager Going to the bank every month is a chore many of us prefer... Maya Rahal • 10 December, 2014 ubanquity online banking finance
Maghreb What does the future hold for the Tunisian coworking scene? Cogite's Rym Baouendi weighs in Two months ago, Cogite blew out its first candle, celebrating its one-year anniversary. It’s hard to believe it has already been a year s... Aline Mayard • 10 December, 2014 Cogite tunisia Coworking Spaces
Egypt Egypt startups need a big business leg up During an International Development Research Centre (IDRC) roundtable on Tuesday, co-hosted by the Egyptian Centre... Rachel Williamson • 10 December, 2014 smes world bank Bazaar in Egypt
Bahrain White Payments to officially launch in Bahrain and UAE White Payments, the newly launched Bahrain-based online payments solution targeted at entrepreneurs throughout the Middle East, is a... Wamda • 09 December, 2014 online payment payment solutions Bahrain
Global 7 tips to get the most out of Europe and US-based events As we said yesterday, going to a Europe or US-based tech event can be a game changer, but this is a costly investment, so once you’ve m... Aline Mayard • 09 December, 2014 events
Palestine Startups have a role to play in rebuilding Gaza Despite Israel’s destroying several billion dollars worth of property, businesses, and homes, displacing 500,000 people, and killing 2,200 ... Wamda • 09 December, 2014 gaza sky geeks Gaza palestine
U.A.E Middle East Digital Group acquires Cobone.com to fill its ecommerce gap ExpatWoman.com team More than two years after being acquired by Tiger Global Management, Dubai-based daily... Maya Rahal • 08 December, 2014 ExpatWoman ME Digital Group cobone
Egypt Egypt is in urgent need of smaller business All big businesses were once small. Super billionaire Bill Gates was once a young guy in a garage. His giant, Microsoft, didn’t become a g... Iris Boutros • 08 December, 2014 smes event Egypt
Global Which Europe/US-based tech event should you attend in 2015? For a startup looking to scale in the Arab world, to expand abroad, or to launch internationally, going to Europe or US-based events is a... Aline Mayard • 08 December, 2014 slush pioneers festival sxsw
Egypt 'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister Egypt's slow broadband speeds and rickety IT infrastructure are major issues throttling growth in the internet-based 'startup... Rachel Williamson • 07 December, 2014 ict Egypt Government
Egypt GEW in Cairo seeks to connect scientists with investors and mentors At a time when Egypt is in dire need of support for its innovation and technology sector, a necessary part of the economy’s revival, Global ... Eman Mostafa • 06 December, 2014 cairo Egypt Innovation
Saudi Arabia Careem raises $10M led by Saudi Al Tayyar Group Careem, the Dubai-based ride sharing service a la Uber, announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million investment in a round, led... Maya Rahal • 04 December, 2014 Al Tayyar Group careem Car Service
Lebanon Electricity saving startup Energy24 takes first prize Bader Startup Cup Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon had it’s official inauguration on November 18th at this year’s Networking 961. Organized by Bader You... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 December, 2014 kitchenconfidential energy24 ki
Jordan After recent award, Altibbi announces funding round The Arabic medical portal Altibbi has closed a round of funding that is set to further shape the online medical information... Wamda • 04 December, 2014 Health Investment Medical
Palestine Entrepreneur puts Palestine on region's educational gaming map “We suffer from a deep shortage of digital Arabic content in the region” at least that is a complaint often made by entrepreneurs, despite e... Eman Mostafa • 04 December, 2014 palestine Gaming
