LivingSocial Confirms Closure of Middle East Operations [Exclusive] Early this morning, LivingSocial has confirmed its rumored exit from the Middle East and North Africa to Wamda. In a statement, the... Nina Curley • 23 August, 2012 Exits and Sales Daily Deals
Algeria Algerian Team Takes Microsoft's Global Stage to Fight Diabetes This July, three Algerian college students became the first team from the Middle East and North Africa to place as finalists in the cloud... Nina Curley • 22 August, 2012 Competitions Health Mobile Apps
Leaving Cash Behind: The Rise of Electronic Payments in the MENA Region [REPORT] This report, published by Strategy&, reveals the ways in which shifting from cash-based systems to e-payment systems can benefit both... Booz and Company • 22 August, 2012 Payment Gateways Booz & Company
i360 Hub Launches Traveling Accelerator for Idea Stage Entrepreneurs in MENA Continuing the accelerator boom in the region, i360 Hub has launched a new seed funding program that pledges to take entrepreneurs from... Nina Curley • 22 August, 2012 Accelerators Innovation Investment
Arab Twitter Apps Developer: Saleh Al Zaid of LunarApps [Wamda TV] Arabic. Saleh Al Zaid, co-founder and CEO of LunarApps, speaks about the start of the company specialized in developing applications for... Maya Rahal • 22 August, 2012 Social Media Arabnet
How Arab Startups Turned a Slow Ramadan into Quick Success Although Ramadan can be a slow month for consumption, some startups have found ways to make the most of it throughout the past month.... Fernande van Tets • 21 August, 2012 Digital Media E-commerce Ramadan
What the Samurai Can Teach the Startup What can the Samurai teach us about successful business? Over a dozen enterprising people attended The District recently to find out,... Omar Aysha • 21 August, 2012 Education Gaming Programme
Moroccan Social Ad Startup Buzzeff Raises $1.2M for International Expansion In the Moroccan digital space today, startup Buzzeff is becoming a strong and influential player with a fresh approach to advertising.... Karim Jazouani • 21 August, 2012 Advertising Digital Advertising Digital Marketing
Social Media Week Is Coming To Jeddah This year, Jeddah was chosen to be one of the cities that will host the social media week 2012. Jeddah will organize 5 consecutive days of... Wamda • 20 August, 2012 Digital Media Social Media
INJAZ-Lebanon, Student Company Of The Year Competition INJAZ Lebanon is hosting the 5th “Student Company of the Year” competition, on September 1st 2012, in collaboration with LAU (Lebanese Ame... Wamda • 17 August, 2012 Competitions Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur of the Week: Nour Khrais of Jordanian Gaming Studio Maysalward [Wamda TV] This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Nour Khrais of Jordanian gaming development studio Maysalward, one of the first game development... Nina Curley • 16 August, 2012 Entrepreneur of the Week Gaming Mobile Gaming
MENA PEA's Second Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa Report Those looking for a quick overview of the state of the venture capital industry today in the Middle East and North Africa have a new cheat... Nina Curley • 16 August, 2012 Investment
Moroccan Game Based on Palestinian Cartoon Wins in Saudi Arabia Today, GameTako has announced the winning teams from its second Game Zanga competition, which brought over 240 game developers together... Nina Curley • 16 August, 2012 Competitions Gaming
Revolutionizing Egypt's Oldest Bank with Cloud Computing This week, OMS won an award for their role in a different kind of Egyptian revolution, one that took place in its oldest commercial bank.... Nina Curley • 15 August, 2012 Technology Software Cloud Computing
Internet Censorship Called A Black Eye for Jordan's Tech Sector As Ramadan comes to an end, controversy is building in Jordan over potential internet censorship. After Jordan's Ministry of... Nina Curley • 15 August, 2012 Censorship Jordan
SeedStartup Demo Day in Dubai SeedStartup, Dubai-based international startup accelerator and seed fund, announced details of the Startup Demo Day event to be held at... Alaa Chehayeb • 15 August, 2012 Investment
![LivingSocial Confirms Closure of Middle East Operations [Exclusive]](https://cdn.wamda.com/thumbnails/77c0006a00440c0.jpg)
![Leaving Cash Behind: The Rise of Electronic Payments in the MENA Region [REPORT]](https://cdn.wamda.com/thumbnails/1efd4487d561081.jpg)
![Arab Twitter Apps Developer: Saleh Al Zaid of LunarApps [Wamda TV]](https://cdn.wamda.com/thumbnails/efc4ee87e25c98e.jpg)
![Entrepreneur of the Week: Nour Khrais of Jordanian Gaming Studio Maysalward [Wamda TV]](https://cdn.wamda.com/thumbnails/36da3a9a3243101.jpg)
