Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based Daal invests in PromoRepublic

Source: MenaBytes Daal, a Khobar-based VC firm has invested an undisclosed amount of money in $2.2 million seed round of social media...

News • 25 September, 2019

Social Media management

Regional

SOCAP 17

SOCAP17 is a conference on impact investment and social enterprise.  Held in San Francisco, SOCAP17 will bring together innovators in...

Wamda • 09 May, 2017

entrepreneurship conference San Francisco

Morocco

Lamia Bazir is rethinking social entrepreneurship in Morocco

Lamia Bazir could have made a career outside Morocco, advocating for women’s empowerment and gender equality all over the world....

Lilia Blaise • 12 April, 2017

Atlas Leadership empowerment

Morocco

SIGEF 2016 [Exclusive discount!]

Do you have a project to make the world a better place? If yes, then you should definitely plan on attending this year’s Social...

Wamda • 28 September, 2016

morocco Social innovation entrepreneurship

Regional

KAAYIA is seeking social entrepreneurs in the Arab world for its 4th cycle

The King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) has launched the fourth cycle of the King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation &...

Kamel Al-Asmar • 01 April, 2015

Social Social Entrepreneurship

Finnish game developer bets on the Arab region - and wins

Developing games for the Middle East, and making current titles available in Arabic, are usually difficult and time-consuming tasks for...

Ahmed Gabr • 10 March, 2014

social gaming Social Technology

Twitter now offers free account analytics. How does it benefit users?

With 6.5 million users in the Arab world, Twitter is easily the second most popular social network in the region, and the world,...

Ahmed Gabr • 30 June, 2013

Networking Social Social Networks

Social media usage in the Middle East [Infographic]

Facebook is far and away the most popular social network in the Middle East, with 58 million users, around 18% of the total population of...

Ahmed Gabr • 16 June, 2013

Social Infographic Social Networks

Textile Training Helps Women Out of Poverty at Artistry Egypt

Women in Cairo don't have it easy under the new regime, but a new non-profit is offering artisan training to those in...

Ahmed Gabr • 15 April, 2013

Social Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Synergos Launches 3rd Round of Social Entrepreneurship Program in the Middle East

The Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) program, which launched its first round in 2008, has supported 40 civil society leaders,...

Ahmed Gabr • 08 April, 2013

Social Social Change Mentorship

6 Tips on Developing Games for Mobile, from Richard Rabbat of Zynga

As Zynga looks to make a comeback by focusing on mobile, developers in the Middle East may want to take notes on its tips and tricks-...

Nina Curley • 14 March, 2013

Zynga Social Advice