Arabic e-book startup Yaqut wins SeedStars Amman competition, advances to world finals

Yaqut's Ammar Mardawi (center) accepts the award for winner of Seedstars Amman. (Images via Samuel Wendel) Twelve Jordanian startups...

Samuel Wendel • 27 July, 2015

Ammar Mardawi Yaqut SeedStars International

Jordanian 3D MENA initiative brings most advanced technology to the most deprived

“We use disruptive technology to improve human rights fulfilment in conflict zones and host communities,” that is how Loay Malhameh, cof...

Maya Rahal • 26 July, 2015

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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

Oasis500 takes to the skies with aviation tie-up

MENA accelerator Oasis500 is stepping into the formidably tough aviation sector, signing a partnership with Royal Jordanian yesterday...

Rachel Williamson • 01 July, 2015

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Open Hands Initiative’s Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs

The Open Hands Initiative is launching the Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs. This fellowship will bring together 10 american and...

Wamda • 01 July, 2015

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Jordan training center links vocational development and community services

Dr. Ibrahim al Weydan, doctor and lecturer at Princess Mona College, and Dr. Yassin al Qudah, professor at Irbid National University,...

Kristin Chase • 25 June, 2015

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MENA corporates show a large appetite for startups at Mix N' Mentor Amman

Mentors and startups share challenges and potential solutions at Mix N' Mentor Amman. If the number of smiling faces and...

Maya Rahal • 18 June, 2015

mix n mentor Amman Marketplace Edition ZINC

Inside Kharabeesh's path to scale [WRL Report]

Kharabeesh's geographic reach  (Images via Wamda Research Lab) The MENA region is facing an acute unemployment crisis that is...

Raed Khalil • 17 June, 2015

Kharabeesh Digital Arabic Content growth

Solar PiezoClean and the dust problem in MENA

A rendering of nanocomposite piezoelectric material. (Image via Greenoptimistic.com) The word piezo (pee-ay-zo), derived from the...

Willam Altman • 16 June, 2015

Solar PiezoClean deserts industrial internet

Startupbootcamp FastTrack in Amman

Startupbootcamp Istanbul is organizing a Startupbootcamp FastTrack in Amman on June 11, 2015. FastTracks are one day events where startups...

Wamda • 09 June, 2015

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Jordanian students work with NASA to discover if there is life on Jupiter’s moon

The students: Sanad Haddad, Zaid Kawar, Chad (their mentor at NASA), Mohammad Alzorgan, Firas Mistarihi. (Images via Kawar) In Jordan...

Tala El Issa • 08 June, 2015

Space research Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau

ZINC and DSOA partnership creates new opportunities for Jordanian startups

Exploring new marketing opportunities has always been an objective for many Jordanian entrepreneurs. In an attempt to help those wanting to...

Elsy Melkonian • 07 June, 2015

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ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival in full swing

The ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival is in full swing and still has some very interesting events before it’s closure on June 12, in Amman, J...

Wamda • 04 June, 2015

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Achievement unlocked: Tamatem announces new games, new investment and 10 million downloads

Screenshot of Tamatem's Share'h El Mawt game. (Images via Tamatem) We’ve had many discussions on Wamda on what makes a...

Reine Farhat • 02 June, 2015

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Renewable energy and gender equality tackled in Amman conference

Special guest Lina Khalifeh, founder of Shefighter, stands with CWEEL-Jordan's Suhair Al Mhairat during the 1st Anniversary Meeting....

Samuel Wendel • 31 May, 2015

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Zain Jordan’s commitment to entrepreneurship continues

Zain CEO Ahmad Hanandeh, right, works with entrepreneurs at Mix N' Mentor Amman in 2014, hosted at ZINC. Since first signing a partnership...

Wamda • 26 May, 2015

Ahmad Hanandeh ZINC Zain Jordan

With Facebook and Google on board; Mix N' Mentor Marketplace Edition hits Amman

As we count down to our second Mix N’ Mentor of the year, this time in Jordan’s Amman, we’re really excited to share the mentors that will ...

Wamda • 21 May, 2015

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Mix N’ Mentor comes to Jordan this June with new Marketplace Edition

As one of the most vibrant cities in the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem, Amman is going to play host to Wamda’s second Mix N’ Mentor of...

Wamda • 06 May, 2015

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Girls in Tech hosts its first bootcamp in Jordan

Participants of the first Girls in Tech bootcamp in Jordan. (Images via Tala El Issa) One month into their existence and...

Tala El Issa • 27 April, 2015

MENA Apps Umniah Telecommunications The Tank

DIY app wins top prize at first ever RedTroops JO Hackathon

The developers of Edy, an iOS app that blends the creative photo sharing elements of Instagram with the DIY work of online marketplaces...

Melanie Butcher • 27 April, 2015

TOP Academy seeks to create a ‘technical talent pipeline' in Jordan with software engineering course

Dozens of MENA startups rely on the assistance that regional seed accelerators provide to catapult them forward—and it in turn helps the o...

Samuel Wendel • 26 April, 2015

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New Jordan startup looking to harness creativity of youth

Youngsters need skills, and particularly in today’s job market they need skills that are going to set them apart from the thousands of o...

Kristin Chase • 23 April, 2015

Innovative thoughts at the Arab youth Employment Conference in Jordan

The Arab youth Employment Conference: Promoting Innovative Solutions to Longstanding Challenges, will be held from April 28-30,2015, in...

Wamda • 08 April, 2015

International Youth Foundation Silatech Arab youth Employment Conference

Not playing around: Jordanian startup Yaqut pursuing Arabic ebook market with gamified app

After years of explosive growth, ebooks in English-language markets finally appear to be leveling off and stabilizing as an integral part...

Samuel Wendel • 07 April, 2015

Ammar Mardawi Yaqut ebooks