U.A.E Short term thinking: fertile grounds for MENA’s Airbnb-inspired startups If not a turnkey development, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing’s MoU with Airbnb in May 2016 was proof of the... Vanessa Khalil • 05 July, 2017 uae Airbnb
Tunisia B@labs, the first Tunisian incubator in downtown Tunis With up to a million people daily passing along Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, it is a strategic location for the latest addition to the... Maya Rahal • 05 July, 2017 Incubateur BIAT privé
Regional New startups on the block: July Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Biotags Saudi... Reine Farhat • 04 July, 2017 Startup List startups
U.A.E When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast] From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to... Lucy Knight • 04 July, 2017 Government Sheraa 1776
Lebanon Pushing patents in Lebanon For many innovators, a patent is a stamp of approval, a sign that a concept has passed the test of originality and viability. In Lebanon,... Brooke Anderson • 03 July, 2017 lebanon Patents Intellectual property
U.A.E What I know about AI: Damu Winston Ever since he first saw Star Trek as a child Damu Winston has had a lifelong fascination with futuristic technology. The founder and... Elias Jabbe • 03 July, 2017 What I Know AI WIK
Tunisia How Tunisia could be the next hub for justice entrepreneurs What if Tunisia was a better place to live in with more justice startups? The question was asked by Hiil, a Netherlands-based nonprofit... Maya Rahal • 02 July, 2017 justice Innovation droit
U.A.E Waiting for change: the UAE’s art world The UAE’s art world has experienced a remarkable evolution in the past few years, with events like Art Dubai, Sikka Art Fair and... Archana Menon • 02 July, 2017 uae drawdeck emergeast
Global For profit or nonprofit? What is the answer for social entrepreneurs [Opinion] Word on the street – or in the district, based on the buzz at BDD – is that the hot topic today in social entrepreneurship is... Teresa Chahine • 29 June, 2017 Opinion Social Entrepreneurship For Profit
Global Startup Watch: Naughty Google, ATM anniversary and the joy of saying 'no' The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Lucy Knight • 29 June, 2017 Startup Watch Google Facebook
Tunisia How twin brothers made their startup fly, so high A small aviation startup in Tunisia has made a first by not only signing a deal with the Tunisian plane company Nouvelair, but with Airbus... Maya Rahal • 28 June, 2017 aéronautique avions hydravion
Algeria From dates to big data, entrepreneurship as therapy “You need to start by entering your order into the machine,” a waiter explained to Hadj Khelil at a McDonald’s in Paris.... Aline Mayard • 28 June, 2017 big data organic farming
Egypt Digital services for cash strapped Egyptian SMEs Starting a business in Egypt is not easy, in large part because of the hassle involved in registering a new establishment and obtaining the... Doaa Farid • 27 June, 2017 Training Cloud Telecommunication
Lebanon How tech can power up coworking spaces [Wamda TV] Renting and dealing with logistics is burdening for startups: costly and timely. Some coworking spaces are attempting to change... Maya Rahal • 27 June, 2017 Antwork co-working space Zina Dajani
Global Can a MOOC protect online activists from getting hacked? The hacking of NGOs, journalists and human rights workers’ accounts have become more common during the last six years. A recent... Tala El Issa • 26 June, 2017 Advocacy Assembly MOOC Esraa Haidar
Saudi Arabia What I know about developing games as a freelancer: Tariq Mokhtar Tariq Mokhtar, a Saudi freelance developer, started learning game developing through Unity, a platform he used to design his own project.... Salman Muteb • 26 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa WIK
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