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Tunisia

Can Yallaread make peer-to-peer work in Tunisia?

The peer-to-peer sharing economy never really took off in MENA but some entrepreneurs, like Tunisian Ahmed Hadhri, still believe it’s...

culture yallaread collaborative consumption

Regional

UAE tops MENA countries in Innovation Index 2016 [Infographic]

The Global Innovation Index is an annual report that measures the openness and readiness of countries’ economies for innovation. The...

Global Innovation Index uae Saudi Arabia

Pakistan

Entrepreneurs soak up the sun in Pakistan

Pakistan is a lucky country. It’s a contrarian view but in the right light it is indeed lucky: rich in technophiles, a 190...

pakistan Harness Energy Pantera Energy

Saudi Arabia

Startup Weekend Taif carries on the Kingdom’s vision 2030

Startup Weekend in Sooq Okadh in Taif ended on August 13 after three days of hard work on entrepreneurial projects. The event falls under...

Startup Weekend Startup Weekend Taif Badir

U.A.E

Refining the search for higher education, Schoolapply

To better help those looking for university and college courses around the world Schoolapply, a Switzerland-born ed-tech startup, is...

schoolapply uae

U.A.E

Eureeca crowdfunds $400K for itself

Crowdfunding platform Eureeca has announced today they have raised $400,000 on their platform for themselves. Eureeca closed the...

eureeca uae

Global

What I know about going to Silicon Valley: Muyesser Taqi Eddin

A Google search of this woman won’t yield much, and yet she has been intrinsic in building bridges between Silicon Valley and...

What I Know techwadi Networking

Jordan

No labels, please: hybrid indie design spaces are trending in Amman

Across the vibrant colored stairs extending from the renowned King Hussein street that curls its way down to the center of Amman, stands a...

Amman Design Week Design Art

Syria

10 tech ideas to prevent a lost Syrian generation

“Between two million and three million Syrian children are not attending school. The UN children’s agency says the...

Social Entrepreneurship syria Education

Regional

Using tech to reverse wealth inequality

The increasing pace of technological evolution is causing serious concerns about its impact on wealth inequality and creating...

Wealth wealth inequality The Little Engineer

Qidni Labs promises to clean out your kidney for an artificial one

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is when kidneys have stopped working well enough for patients to survive without dialysis or a kidney...

Qidni Labs Healthcare Artificial organs

Syria

Startup Weekend Damascus: here are the winners!

Tabbakh Rou7o, an app that matches home cooks with customers seeking affordable meals, snagged the first prize at Startup Weekend Damascus...

Startup Weekend Damascus syria

U.A.E

Astrolabs: diversifying innovation in Dubai [Q&A]

This is an edited crosspost from Knowledge@Wharton. Muhammed Mekki is well equipped for his mission to promote a robust startup culture...

Astrolabs Google Dubai

Egypt

Egyptian superhero startup wants to save comics

Koshk Comics has a plan to take over the world, but unlike the nefarious comic villains who normally wield that line they’re aiming...

Koshk Comics Egypt Lamis

Regional

Startup Watch: Google Duo, Dropbox IPO and squirting guns

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 Google Duo DropBox

Regional

Test your market with these 6 prototyping tools

This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Some entrepreneurs think that prototyping delays the launch of the real product and could...

Protoytping Axure RP Nuwait

Egypt

Egypt fintech startups prepare for lift off

In a country where only 14 percent of people have bank accounts, fintech startups servicing Egyptians’ unmet needs are playing on a...

Fintech Egypt Dopay

Regional

Why digital access is essential to economic development

Digital. It's a byword for modern life and how we move our homes and cities forward. Back in May, Dubai hosted the 22nd GCC Smart...

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Tunisia

Surviving the Ben Ali regime: a Tunisian entrepreneur success story

Badreddine Ouali is a model for the new generation of Tunisian entrepreneurs, but he never planned his career. Today, after blazing a...

Corruption Europe Vermeg

Regional

Making the best of a child’s addiction

In the 90s, parents hid Gameboys from their children on high shelves and under heavy mattresses. This year, with face-to-screen time at...

Play My Way children Education

Regional

What I know about investing in content: Turi Munthe

A little over two years ago, the MENA region witnessed the first big acquisition of a media company. Diwanee, a Dubai-based digital...

digital content demotix WIK

Regional

5 medical solutions startups from MENA

Research suggests that the global medical device market will grow by 14 percent between 2016 and 2020. However, VC investment in medical...

Healthcare medical solutions Slighter

Saudi Arabia

Foodics: the Saudis taking on Gulf restaurant giants

In Saudi, the food and beverage (F&B) sector is one of the largest in the Gulf. Probably no surprise there, as in MENA food and...

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Morocco

New Work Class trains Morocco's aspiring entrepreneurs

Each ecosystem has its quirks and setbacks. One of Morocco’s was that it lacked a training program for entrepreneurs outside of...

New Work Lab NWL Training

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