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Qatar

How we can create a virtuous innovation cycle [Opinion]

Innovation is a key element of all national transformation agendas in GCC countries, with no less than Vice President and Ruler of Dubai...

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Egypt

Egypt loosens rules on mobile money

In what will be welcome news to Egypt’s burgeoning fintech startups, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is starting a bid to formalize...

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Egypt

IFC invests in Algebra Ventures, Flat6labs Cairo funds

New Egyptian venture fund Algebra Ventures has announced the first closing at $40 million. The fund, first announced in June, plans to...

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Global

Startup Watch: Say no to #manels and hyperloop feasibility in UAE

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Hyperloop Dubai

Jordan

Jordan’s Ekeif is becoming the Arab world’s Instagram for how-to videos

How do you make ketchup at home? What are some self defense moves to use in case of an attack? Many of these questions will yield...

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Iraq

To dream the impossible dream: an Erbil incubator

When Mashal Sadiq arrived in Erbil after completing her undergraduate studies in the UK she was just looking for a little break from the...

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U.A.E

Big data, food for thought at Dubai’s Smartcon

‘Big data’ is an increasingly cited buzzword but not always completely understood in relation to the planning and optimization...

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Palestine

Crowdfunding as a business model? Taita Leila in Palestine says yes

The idea of crowdfunding a fashion line is a familiar concept to Western fashion brands but few use the technique as the only sales method...

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Egypt

Rising Up: Egypt's entrepreneurs as important as ever

The Rise Up Summit, the region’s foremost entrepreneur get-together, closed yesterday on the news of yet another brutal terrorist...

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Global

What I know about IoT: Cedric Giorgi

The Internet of Things (IoT) is throwing off some new innovations, one of which is the need for something called a ‘low power...

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Regional

Founders depression: The dark side of the startup hype in MENA

Sitting at a startup accelerator program aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs in Jordan, Ala’a Suleiman, cofounder and CEO of...

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Lebanon

Not seen, not heard: Lebanon’s woman problem

When Mohamad Najem wrote a public post about refusing to be part of an all-male panel for a tech conference in Beirut, it was shared more...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s 9/10ths graduates first batch

Saudi’s 9/10ths Start Up Accelerator has just graduated its first batch of six startups. The startups include Polyinspect, Kaspercab,...

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Egypt

Innoventures announces $1.6M fund

Innoventures CEO, Hesham Wahby, announced December 6 the launch of a new 30 million Egyptian pound (US $1.6 million) fund, Innoventures...

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Egypt

Karmsolar unveils product, deals in Apple-style launch

In a presentation that drew considerably on those of an Apple product launch, Egypt off-grid solar power specialist Karmsolar announced new...

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Regional

Rebranding? 12 steps to doing the tech right [Opinion]

After closing a $3 million funding round in September our online home services marketplace Movesouq rebranded to Servicemarket. The...

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Egypt

Egypt's online recruitment platform Wuzzuf acquires Viriphi

Egypt’s online recruitment platform Wuzzuf announced on Thursday its acquisition of job assessment platform Viriphi for an...

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Global

Startup Watch: how to be a CEO, Jay Z, and China’s new Gulf bud

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Kuwait

Life after Talabat: Interview with Mohammed Jaffar

This article was originally published on Nuwait. The acquisition of Talabat by German internet company Rocket Internet was the...

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Palestine

Gaza hackathon solves ‘lady problems’

With engaging spirit and thrill, 60 participants took part in the first Lady Problem Hackathon in Gaza last week. The event was for...

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Tunisia

Spark Tunisia student geekout bridges social divides

Two members of the winning team at Spark Tunisia came from a high school in Aïn Draham, one of the poorest areas in the country. A...

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Lebanon

Beirut’s southern suburbs home to robotics education

Electronics and hardware education is gaining traction across Lebanon as maker schools and workshops are popping up across the...

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U.A.E

Aviation industry startups take off at Intelak incubator in Dubai

After an intense day of pitching, four startups with aviation industry-centric business ideas got to walk away with 50,000 Emirati dirhams...

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Regional

Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic]

In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs...

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