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Qordoba launches social media translation service as Arabic web use grows [Infographic]

Arabic is the fastest-growing language on the internet. Not only are the majority of users (22 million out of 44 million) in the Arab world...

Qordoba Translation

Mix N' Mentor Casablanca

The next stop on Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Casablanca, will take place on July 6, 2013. MnM Casablana will be a o...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

A look at Mediaquest’s acquisition of AME Info: is advertising alone a viable model?

As various sites have reported, UAE news portal AME Info, along with sister site SME Info, have been acquired by Dubai-based media...

Acquisitions Digital Media

You left us so soon! To Karim Jazouani, Champion of Moroccan entrepreneurship

I was getting so excited to finally see you again at Mix N' Mentor Casablanca after the time we met in 2009. At the time, I was working on...

Goodbyes Leadership

How to market a digital publication: Advice from the founder of startupBahrain [Wamda TV]

During Wamda's Mix N’ Mentor event in Manama, we chatted with Ahmed Sawafiri, the founder of startupBahrain, the first interactive tablet ma...

Bahrain Mix n Mentor

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...

Social Infographic Social Networks

Will free VoIP apps disappear from the Middle East? A look at Saudi Arabia's Viber ban

While VOIP (Voice over IP) applications facilitate over represent more than 34% of the total time spent on international...

Skype VOIP Saudi Arabia

Movement builds in Jordan to reverse media censorship

Yesterday, just three days after the Jordanian government moved to block around 300 websites, leaders of media sites met with members of...

Internet Freedom Censorship

Women's content publisher Diwanee raises $3.25 million in investment, facilitated by MedSecurities

Arabic content for women is quickly becoming a very popular sector in the Middle East. Now, a large investment has validated the sector,...

Investment Women Arabic Content

Will this French startup attract Arab travelers with its trip recording app?

Though it’s been tried by Arab companies before, and failed, French startup Trekea Media, Inc. is expanding their real-time mobile t...

Travel Mobile

A look at the IFC's new $400m fund for SMEs in the Arab world

Support for small businesses continues to pour into the Arab world. Last month, the International Finance Corporation...

Funding models Financial management Jordan

Middle East Venture Partners invests $1.9 million in three scaling companies

With a history of investing in tech and e-commerce ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is now diversifying a...

Venture Capital MEVP Scaling

The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2013: how the region can build more effective economies [Report]

Qatar is the most competitive economy in the Arab region according to the the Arab World Competitiveness Report 2013, which was just...

Report World Economic Forum

Dubai's entrepreneurs reflect on MAKE Business Hub's acquisition by CeeCee Holding

From its inception, MAKE Business Hub has been a co-working space built for startups. With artfully curved seating, electrical jacks next...

MAKE Business Hub Coworking Spaces Acquisitions

Will this Egyptian startup be the next Pinterest of the Middle East?

With women making up 70% of worldwide Pinterest users, and 97% of Pinterest’s Facebook fans, one image-sharing social network s...

Social Networks Social Media Fashion

4 Startups that make event management easier in the Levant

Organizing an event is never easy. How do you make sure that enough people attend, or that they'll pay? Small businesses or individuals...

E-commerce

American Express launches banking app in Saudi Arabia; will it take off?

Global credit card giant American Express just launched an Arabic and English iPhone app for Saudi Arabia, offering...

Help us make sense of this Ipsos report on Q1 2013 ad spend in the Arab world

Note: this piece is derived from an original post by Ahmed Gabr but amended with comments by Wamda's Editor below: According to a recent ...

Video Advertising Advertising Marketing

Predictions for technology, media, and telecoms usage in 2013 [Report]

Do you know how to safely navigate the internet? 90% of user-generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, are...

crowdinvesting Telecommunication Crowdfunding

What does Yahoo!'s acquisition of Tumblr mean for users?

Yesterday, Yahoo! Inc. announced their $1.1 billion acquisition of microblogging platform Tumblr. Although the six-year-old...

Social Media Acquisitions

Flat6Labs' 5th Demo Day Brings New Spectacle to Egypt's Startup Scene

I doubt many people get treated to a speech about CNC (computer numerical control) machines, the creation of a Bluetooth-based alternative...

Investment Accelerators Flat6Labs

Lebanese entrepreneur named one of the five most powerful women in gaming

Last week, Lebanese entrepreneur Reine Abbas of Wixel Studios was named one of the five most powerful women in gaming by Inc.com. Abbas...

Mobile Gaming Gaming Women

Why did Path have a sudden recent surge in popularity in France, the UAE, and Bahrain?

Two days ago, TechCrunch spotted a peculiarity on the French App Store. Path, the two-and-a-half year old social network almost...

Social Networks

Bayt Virtual Job Fair

Bayt.com is organizing a virtual job fair in between May 26 - 30, 2013. This free event will only take place online. Participants will be ...

Thought Leadership

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