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Diverse mentors offer deep insight at #YMEStartup Amman

The Your Middle East Startup Roadshow that is currently touring the MENA region arrived in Amman on Monday. The event offered attendees from Jordan’s startup community an array of insights ...

#YMEStartup Jordan amman

Egypt

Can this app streamline medical care in the MENA?

When ill or recovering from an illness or operation, a patient often finds themselves tied to the hospital where they have received their treatment, in order to keep up to date with the stat...

Egypt Health nabda care

Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion

Easy Taxi, a Brazilian taxi calling app backed by Rocket Internet, has announced a Series D fundraising round of $40 million USD, led by Phenomenon Ventures with support from Tengelmann Ven...

share economy easy taxi careem

Is Lebanon ready for Uber and Careem? [Promocodes included]

Uber, a San Francisco-based mobile app connecting passengers with drivers for hire, now working in 140+ cities worldwide, launched in Beirut last Friday, its 6th city in the Middle East. T...

careem taxi service Uber

CARE Clothing wins first place at January’s Pitchlab competition in Casablanca

Casablanca co-working space New Work Lab organizes monthly pitch competitions titled the Pitch Lab that gather together various characters from the Moroccan startup wor...

Pitch pitch lab Social Entrepreneurship

Designer Reem Buqais on what it takes to succeed in fashion

“Anyone can design,” says Reem Buqais during an interview after the 2nd Annual Leading Women in Business Forum at The Capital Club Bahrain. “But if you want to be original, getting the prop...

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How Lebanon's fashion industry can create the next Elie Saab

Krikor Jabotian thinks it started with Halle Berry. Before the beauty won her Best Actress Oscar in 2002, the Lebanese fashion industry was little known outside of communities of Khaleejis...

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DIC Excellence Series: Understand the Power of Personal Brands in Career Advancement and Recruitment

Dubai Internet City is hosting a talk titled “Understand the Power of Personal Brands in Career Advancement and Recruitment” as part of their Excellence Series. The event will take place on ...

Branding Social Media

Uber vs. Careem: as Goliath storms Dubai, can David own Saudi Arabia?

When Careem announced $1.7 million in investment from STC Ventures last week, it seemed like a timely response to the entrance of its rival, global transportation company Uber, into the loca...

Rivalries Car Service Transportation

Is CSR making an impact in the Arab world? [Infographic]

Corporate social responsibility has expanded in the region in recent years and continues to offer a way for companies to support their community, build a socially-minded reputation, and stre...

Infographic CSR

What’s the biggest career mistake you would gladly make again? 11 leading entrepreneurs tell us.

“Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom." -William Jordan In career, and in life, we make mistakes. You can’t prevent them and avoiding them is a mistake in itself. Business leaders make...

Mistakes Leadership Advice

Global

If you want resume or career advice, these two new job portals can help

Unemployment remains one of the most persistent problems in the Middle East; more than 26% of young people in the region remain without jobs as the labor pool continues to grow expone...

CV Job Creation Social Networks

Weighing the pros and cons of freelancing in the Arab world

A lot of professionals do freelancing on the side, making some extra money and building a reputation in their field. But a lot of people do freelancing full time as well. We've all heard a ...

Freelancers Advice

Global

10 career tips you wish you knew when you were 20

When first starting your career it can be daunting to compete in the job market for that ideal position. In truth, the journey won’t be easy, you may work at places you don’t enjoy, or you ...

employent graduates Programme

Car service Careem expands to Doha, Riyadh, discusses Uber

UPDATE: After hinting that this would be the case, Careem is also now live in Riyadh. Its initial fleet consists of SUVs, and its pricing, the founders say, is lower than the cost of a sed...

Scaling Expansion

Trends in Internet Usage in the Arab World [Report]

Did you know that 28% of Arab internet users prefer social media as their main source of news? Individuals worldwide are downloading educational material, shopping for gifts, snapping...

Social Networks Social Media Mobile

Looking to Boost Your Career? Here’s What to Do (And What Not to)

When looking for a new job, or trying to advance in your current career path, there are a few do's and don'ts to keep in mind. Do’s 1. Have a stellar, mesmerizing, keyword-rich onlin...

Tips Programme

10 Questions to Assess if Your Career is on the Right Track

Every now and then it’s a good idea to sit back and take stock of your career to analyze if you are where you want and need to be. If you're unsatisfied in your current role, it may be ...

Tips Advice Team

Jordanian Developer Harlem Shakes Your Website

If you haven’t seen the Harlem Shake meme, you’ve been working too hard on your startup. It’s not just that Lebanese incubator Seeqnce made a video; the Harlem Shake has also become a prote...

Art Developers

Lebanese Gaming Startup Debuts Flying Carpet Hero, Prince of Persia Style

Today, Lebanon's Gamabox has made their debut in game development with the launch of their first title, Ali Hood. Ali Hood, a cross between Robin Hood and Ali Baba, hits all the right notes,...

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Careem, the Uber of the Middle East, Launches Mobile App [PROMOTION INCLUDED]

UPDATE: Those who sign up for Careem through Wamda will receive a free 30 AED (~US $8) in credit; click here. For those looking to get around Dubai or Abu Dhabi in style, a new car service h...

Mobile Mobile Apps Taxi + Traffic

Lebanese Entrepreneur Launches Data-Driven Career Matching Site

Between newcomers like Nabbesh, tasmeemME, Laimoon, and Wuzzuf, and veterans like Bayt and GulfTalent, the Middle East has its fill of job search platforms. But what if you're not even sure ...

Data Programme

How to Polish Your Online Brand Before Employers Search for You

The rise of social and professional networking websites has made it easier to keep in touch with your network of friends and professionals to learn about job openings. It has also contribute...

Endeavor Job Recruitment Social Media

Empowering Arab Women Through Events and Media in Bahrain: Reem Ayoob [Wamda TV]

At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini entrepreneur Reem Ayoob, founder and managing director of Diva Events and Media in Bahrain, introduces her 4 years old co...

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