Regional Should my startup invest in content marketing? Still unsure about the value of content marketing? Read on. (Image via The Sales Lion) “We’re thinking about marketing for our startup but ... Wissam Dandan • 26 July, 2015 content marketing Wissam Dandan content
Egypt Egypt's ecommerce entrepreneurs break new ground Egypt has an alarmingly high population density which is a major cause of social and economic problems. But if you look at an ecommerce map... Eman Mostafa • 23 July, 2015 DealGamed Saboba edfa3ly
Palestine How this Palestinian startup is helping users discover music Indiepush, a Ramallah-based online music platform that connects fans to their favorite indie artists is taking on MENA’s... Christina Ganim • 23 July, 2015 Indiepush ramallah Music
Maghreb Transportation options heat up as Uber launches in Casablanca Just four to six Uber cars were available in downtown Casablanca Tuesday morning. This article was updated July 22 to... Aline Mayard • 22 July, 2015 iTaxi careem taxi service
Egypt Child-focused ventures tickle young intellect While most entrepreneurial ventures focus on social issues, other ventures have dedicated their efforts to raising intellectually... Eman Mostafa • 22 July, 2015 Danat Media Media Juniors Ihyaa Academy
Saudi Arabia Saudi web startup focuses on rehab for disabled children Hospitals and medical clinics are not the most inviting of places, especially if you have to visit them regularly, but Saudi startup... Ryan Adil • 22 July, 2015 developmental disabilities rehab rehabilitation
Lebanon Lebanese expat bakes up a healthy business in Tripoli At the worn-out Bou Khalil mall on the edge of Lebanon’s northern capital of Tripoli, Soumaya Merhi makes wheat-free baked goods for... Brooke Anderson • 22 July, 2015 healthy gluten free bread basket
Lebanon Mix N’ Mentor brings the Marketplace edition to Beirut in September Pensive in Beirut, Mix N'Mentor in September 2014. Considered as one of the most innovative cities of the MENA region, Beirut is getting... Wamda • 21 July, 2015 mix n' mentor beirut Beirut Digital District Mix n Mentor
Palestine Goodbye San Francisco loyalty card, hello Ramallah startup When Mohammed Amleh left a well paid job in the loyalty card business, in San Francisco, to return to Palestine to launch a startup, people... Tala El Issa • 21 July, 2015 SWIPT ramallah palestine
Maghreb How this French-Arab initiave is backing projects tackling MENA growth challenges Entrepreneurs, doers and thinkers discuss progress and innovation at the Bardo Museum recently. (Images via Thinkers & Doers) As the... Aline Mayard • 21 July, 2015 T&D Mentorship Accelerators
U.A.E The Dubai startups at your service For the money-rich and time-poor white collar workers of Dubai, chores are largely a thing of the past. For several years at least,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 July, 2015 maids.ae helpling service economy
Global Connecting the world, one car at a time Google’s driverless cars have been pootling staff around for nearly five years, but the man on the street is still waiting. What... Lucy Knight • 20 July, 2015 Dialexa Labs Vinli Connected Cars
Regional Beauty is in the eye of the app-holder No smartphones here. Advances have been made in the beauty industry also. (Image via Getty Images) According to the latest statistics by... Rachel McArthur • 19 July, 2015 Spoilee Vaniday BEEM
Regional Supercharging the new energy order [part 2] This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the... Rachel Williamson • 19 July, 2015 batteries energy24 renewable energy
Iran 3 ways to accelerate and incubate in Iran The Iran startup scene has gone through a quiet, yet powerful, transformation over the past year. Despite slow internet, failing... Aline Mayard • 16 July, 2015 dmond AvaTech incubators
Regional Zoomaal launches Crowdfunding Accelerator Program with Oasis500 and Flat6Labs Official banner of the Crowdfunding Accelerator Program by Zoomaal. One of the biggest crowdfunding platforms targeting the MENA region,... Maya Rahal • 16 July, 2015 seed investment zoomaal Flat6Labs
Global Online symptom checkers failed one test, but aren’t out of the game yet Is a symptom checker app ready to replace a real-life doctor? (Image via iStock) A recent audit by Harvard Medical School... Roland Daher • 16 July, 2015 Symptom Checker Harvard Medical School MEMakers
Regional We need to support MENA’s ‘Silicon Wadis’ Mouayed Makhlouf is the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) director of the Middle East and North Africa region. With a staff of... Mouayed Makhlouf • 15 July, 2015 Mouayed Makhlouf ifc sme
Maghreb Tunisian entrepreneurs mobilize against terrorism The recent terrorist attack in Sousse compelled Tunisian entrepreneurs to try to find solutions. Here, a team is pitching... Christine Petré • 15 July, 2015 terrorism entrepreneurship
Iran Ready and willing, Iran's startup scene Soheil Alavi didn’t see much opportunity in the Tehran tech scene during a visit in 2013. Fast forward 18 months and the... Lucy Knight • 15 July, 2015 Turquoise Partners Sarava Nuclear
Jordan Arabic book lovers get new platform out of Jordan Since 2006, female entrepreneurs from around the world have competed annually for the prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, in s... Elissar Harati • 14 July, 2015 Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Abjjad Jordan
Regional Supercharging the new energy order [part 1] This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the... Rachel Williamson • 14 July, 2015 cleantech Arabia Oil batteries
Saudi Arabia Saudi game developers, failure before success As game developer Sami Khanfor stood in front of a large crowd and pitched his startup, he was very aware of the tough journey he had taken... Ahmed Gabr • 14 July, 2015 Team Reem jeddah gaming industry
Regional Opportunity in MENA digital advertising [infographic] Internet advertising is the second largest method of advertising in the world, but MENA is yet to catch up. Global digital ad spending... Rachel Williamson • 13 July, 2015 MENA mobile advertising Digital Advertising