Bosletak: An Online Guide to Jobs and Colleges in Egypt Right after the end of summer, high school and college graduates start thinking about their next steps, whether that involves applying to... Hanan Solayman • 25 February, 2013 Arabic Content
Lebanese Telecoms Ministry Asks Citizens to 'Be The Minister' with New Game In an attempt to engage with citizens online, Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is offering young Lebanese participants... Glen Dalakian II • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Government Telecommunication
Regional 90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic] A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Failure Infographic Mobile
Reviving Egypt's Handmade Paper Industry for a Sustainable Future Throughout his life, the artist and social activist Mohamed Abou El Naga worked in the handmade paper industry in Alexandria. In 2005, he... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 February, 2013 Egypt Environment
Cirqy Creates a Social Marketplace for Local Designers [Wamda TV] During the Flat6Labs Cycle 3 Demo Day, Cirqy founders Kareem El-Shaffei and Mostafa Talaat discuss how their e-commerce site is creating a s... Omar Aysha • 20 March, 2013 Art Accelerators
Egyptian Startup Offers Push Notification Solution for App Developers [Wamda TV] During the Flat6Labs Cycle 3 Demo Day, PushBots founder and CEO Amr Sobhy shares the story behind launching PushBots which helps mobile dev... Omar Aysha • 18 March, 2013 Developers Egypt Technology
Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Advice Education Mobile
Empowering the Social Enterprise Community, Opening Night Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening event will take place on February 25, 2013 at The Capital Club, DIFC in Dubai. The event will b... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Green Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this interactive session will bring together ‘ecopreneurs’ who have created inno... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship
Founder of GoNabit Joins MarkaVIP as COO After the close of daily deals site LivingSocial, Sohrab Jahanbani is now joining MarkaVIP. After first founding daily deals site GoNabit,... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Daily Deals E-commerce Team
Gate2Play Releases New APIs for E-Commerce Sites This week, Gate2Play has rolled out new support for various e-commerce platforms, to help online merchants connect to its list of regional... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal
Cairo Transport App Challenge Awards The Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) is coming to a close after the participants' hard work of several months to develop i... Wamda • 06 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Transportation
11 Lessons I Learned After 4 Years at Wizards Productions As we mentioned recently, Jordan is seeing a slew of gaming companies close lately, Wizards Productions among them. Co-founder and... Sohaib Thiab • 29 January, 2013 Top Lists Tips Advice
Food-zilla Launches Customers Online Food Ordering Service for Dubai The latest of several sites focused on food ordering and discovery in Dubai, Food-zilla launches today to focus on offering a personal... Nina Curley • 18 February, 2013 Food & Beverage
How to Prevent Abandoned Shopping Carts in E-Commerce "Abandoned shopping cart" is a term used when a customer who intends to make an online purchase does not complete the checkout process.... Yasmeen Alani • 05 February, 2013 Accelerators Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of... Glen Dalakian II • 04 February, 2013 Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps
Mideast Tunes, the Indie MySpace of the Middle East, Announces Partnership with Shazam In 2010, when MySpace-style music platforms were just launching in the Middle East, opinionated blogger Ahmad Al-Shagra took a stand,... Nina Curley • 30 January, 2013 Digital Marketing Mobile Music
Video-on-Demand Portal Istikana Announces Deal with Umniah in Jordan Istikana, one of the region’s major video-on-demand portals, has just announced a partnership with Jordanian telecom company Umniah. Inked t... Nina Curley • 04 February, 2013 Digital Marketing Mobile Video On Demand
Oasis500 Launches New Investment Track for Growing Companies Oasis500, the region’s biggest startup accelerator, is now targeting growth stage companies with a new investment vehicle. Oasis500 is k... Nina Curley • 04 February, 2013 Accelerators Investment
SeedStartup Takes Applications for its Third Round: Deadline Feb 15th Tech startups around the globe have two more weeks to apply to the next round at Dubai-based accelerator SeedStartup. The tech-focused... Nina Curley • 03 February, 2013 Accelerators
Exclusive Sneak Peek at the Middle East’s Newest Crowdfunding Platform: Zoomaal For entrepreneurs in the Middle East seeking investment, a new platform is launching in February to offer crowdfunding for creative... Nina Curley • 31 January, 2013 Crowdfunding Investment
10 Tips for Moroccan Entrepreneurs from a Maroc Web Awards Co-Founder In Morocco, the Maroc Web Awards (MWA) have become the event to look to in the web and mobile space- our LeWeb, if you will, bringing... Karim Jazouani • 28 January, 2013 Advice Conferences Ecosystem
Tutorial Platform Facebook Studio Edge Launches in Dubai After unveiling the platform last spring, Facebook today announced the Dubai launch of Facebook Studio Edge, a tutorial platform designed... Glen Dalakian II • 29 January, 2013 Facebook Marketing Social Media
Sallaty Brings Online Grocery Shopping to Jordan When Samia Jarrar first met her husband, she had no idea that she would end up starting a company with him. But in 2011, six years after... Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 29 January, 2013 Delivery E-commerce Food & Beverage
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