Egypt

Egyptian selfie drone wins $26K Swiss investment

Egyptian drone startup Drofie has attracted the attention of the Swiss, securing a 25,000 Swiss francs (US$26,000) investment and a spell...

Rachel Williamson • 19 June, 2016

Fame monster Latvia Kickstart Accelerator

Regional

Changing the way MENA moves

Smart transportation has the potential to change many things in modern life, from the very roads people use to get to work to the way whole...

Rachel Williamson • 21 April, 2016

HERE Swiss RE Secure Drive Company

Egypt

Space Apps Challenge takes Egyptians from infinity to beyond

Egyptian students, engineers and whizzkids breathed life into their 'moonshot' ideas. (Images via Eduard Cousin) Cairenes were seeking the...

Eduard Cousin • 26 April, 2016

NASA Space Apps Challenge MEMakersGE Bazaar in Egypt

Egypt

The solution to Cairo gridlock is already here [Video]

Smart car use in Egypt is not a fantasy, fuelled by visions of Google cars and Tesla Model 3s, it's a real possibility. Ismail...

Rachel Williamson • 05 April, 2016

Raye7 smart transportation Ismail Zohdy

Egypt

Maker Faire Cairo 2016

  Maker Faire Cairo is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. ...

Wamda • 02 March, 2016

showcasing Maker Faire 2016

Egypt

The kid with the amazing AR glasses

Vound inventor Aly Mohamed at an EU-sponsored contest for young scientists. (Image via Wamda) Aly Mohamed comes across as a...

Rachel Williamson • 17 February, 2016

deaf Aly Mohamed Vound

Egypt

Egypt's next meal ticket in tech

Egypt birthed the Middle East's first delivery website with Otlob.com in 1999; today its digital food and beverage sector is finally...

Lilian Abou Zeki • 19 January, 2016

Aklni Mumm Engezni

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

7 online marketplaces for artisans in the Arab world

If you dream of strolling the streets of Egypt or Morocco for a bargain on an traditional handicraft, you can now enjoy the thrill of the...

Salma Alheraiqi • 24 August, 2014

cirqy the anou Bazaar in Egypt

As tourism plummets, Bazaar in Egypt brings traditional handicrafts to the US

Back when Western tourists went to Egypt, typical souvenirs bought from street vendors – ankhs, hieroglyphs, mini Sphinx figurines, etc. – ...

Eman Mostafa • 09 February, 2014

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