Riyada Enterprise Development Acquires 50% Stake In The Entertainer Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) has announced its intent to acquire a 50% stake in The Entertainer, a consumer services company that... Nina Curley • 27 March, 2012 Investment
Arabic Mobile Gaming Platform Gamabox Launches Jean Christophe Hoelt and Souad Merhebi, half of the team that launched Birdy Nam Nam, have now launched Gamabox, a platform for game... Nina Curley • 27 March, 2012 Gaming
To Succeed in the Gulf, Offer the Best Price and Be Mindful of Relationships Jan De Nul Group is a company specialized in dredging and civil engineering works. Launched in 1938 in Belgium, Jan De Nul originally... Knowledge @Wharton • 29 March, 2012
Jordanian Studio Quirkat Releases Arcade Game Zonkt! Chosen to give the impression of a robotic metal sound, Zonkt! is the name of a new iPad game launched by Amman-based videogame development... Maya Rahal • 26 March, 2012 Gaming
KAUST Launches Wa'ed Ideathon, Announces Seed Fund Winners What's new at The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)? If you're an aspiring entrepreneur, plenty: The univeristy is... Wamda • 26 March, 2012 Competitions Investment
Beirutna: A Platform To Locate, Socialize and Share Favorite Places In Lebanon A couple of years ago, four young Lebanese became frustrated enough by the lack of restaurant guides in Beirut that they spent a month... Maya Rahal • 26 March, 2012 Food & Beverage Mobile Apps
Egypt NEGMA Conference Launches to Connect Egyptian Entrepreneurs to Diaspora After the events of Egypt inspired members of the Egyptian diaspora community to get involved with rebuilding the country, a group of ... Wamda • 19 March, 2012 Conferences Diaspora
Ernst & Young Announces Randa Ayoubi as Jordan Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Ernst & Young has announced the winners of its Jordan Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Award: Randa Ayoubi of Jordan-based digital content... Wamda • 14 March, 2012 Competitions
Saletab Brings the iPad 3 to the MENA Region In case you've been living under a rock when it comes to technology, the iPad 3 is out today. What's new? It's gone HD with the display, ... Wamda • 16 March, 2012 E-commerce
Startup Weekend Doha StartUp Weekend is coming to Doha on June 14-16, 2012.Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile... Wamda • 20 March, 2012 Startup Weekend
g|saudi arabia Returns This Weekend Saudi techies get ready- this March, Google is once again hosting g|SaudiArabia. The event aims to engage with communities of developers, b... Wamda • 21 March, 2012 Google Workshops
Looking for an Affordable Place to Go Out in Cairo? No5rog Has Answers Two months ago, young Egyptian entrepreneur Kirolos Alfy pitched online entertainment guide No5rog at Startup Weekend Cairo, and... Maya Rahal • 14 March, 2012 Mobile Apps
StartUp Weekend Abu Dhabi 2012 StartUp Weekend is coming to Abu Dhabi, on May 24-26, 2012.Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or... Wamda • 20 March, 2012 Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend at Zayed University StartUp Weekend is coming to Zayed University on April 26-28, 2012.Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a... Wamda • 20 March, 2012 Startup Weekend
N2V Launches LifeLine, a Flexible Media Visualization Platform N2V has launched Lifeline, a new platform designed to showcase customized sets of media in a chronological format. Those who head to the ... Nina Curley • 11 March, 2012 Innovation N2V
Kiva, Silatech Join to Boost Loans to Young Arab Entrepreneurs As The Next Web reported, crowdsourced microfinance platform Kiva has announced a partnership with Silatech, to support entrepreneurs... Nina Curley • 12 March, 2012 Investment
Startup Weekend Nablus StartUp Weekend is coming to Nablus, on March 29, 30 and 31, at Al Qasr Hotel.Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on... Wamda • 12 March, 2012 Startup Weekend
African Startup Launches SMS Marketing Platform For Businesses Three months ago, African entrepreneur Natalino Mwenda launched Rasello, the first platform allowing African small businesses to... Maya Rahal • 26 February, 2012 Mobile Marketing SMS
Wamda Capital Announces Investment in Translation Platform Qordoba Wamda Capital, the early stage funding arm of Wamda, has announced investment in crowdsourced translation platform Qordoba. Qordoba, which... Nina Curley • 05 March, 2012 Investment
Advancing Arabic Content for Women: Maroc Numeric Fund Invests $300K in Majalatouki The Maroc Numeric Fund (MNF) announced last week an investment of 2.6 million Moroccan dirhams (around US$ 300K) last week in Majalatouki,... Maya Rahal • 21 February, 2012 Investment Women
Uniqueauction.ae Launches; Will Online Shoppers in the UAE Enjoy Online Bidding? A new online auction site, Uniqueauction.ae, has launched today, to bring the Middle East daily discounts on big-ticket items. As... Nina Curley • 13 February, 2012 E-commerce
Open Diversity: Using tech to help you access the world of media David Haddad and Valencio Cardoso will be holding an educational workshop about tips and ideas on how to use the web to spread the word... Wamda • 16 February, 2012 Digital Media
Looking to Get a Story Out? PressPass Can Help Businesses and citizen journalists looking to break a story now have a new resource in their arsenal (aside from Wamda, that is!).... Nina Curley • 09 February, 2012 Digital Media
DIA-style.com Launches First Fully Arabic Luxury e-Commerce Site DIA-style.com's launch yesterday marked a coup in luxury goods e-commerce. The site has launched not only as the exclusive portal for... Nina Curley • 09 February, 2012 E-commerce Fashion
