Wamda

U.A.E

STEP Conference 2017

The largest interactive gathering in MENA will be bringing thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and tech and media enthusiasts...

Step Conference STEP Music

Saudi Arabia

What I know about building a content channel: Mohammed Asfour

The story of Jordan-based Kharabeesh began in 2008 when its cofounder and VP of content Wael Attili wanted to create a content channel to...

Kharabeesh What I Know Scaling

U.A.E

Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations

On March 7-8 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, the ‘Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations’ will host 3,000...

abu dhabi MBZFutureGen Technology

U.A.E

The uptick in sellers on ecommerce platforms [Q&A]

While consumers are often the center of attention in ecommerce platforms, sellers are just as important according to UAE’s online...

Jado Pado ecommerce marketplaces

Bahrain

Startup Watch: breaking stuff, pain = gain, and working for the man

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...

Google Startup Watch Uber

U.A.E

Human economics: Sharjah’s homegrown approach to becoming a startup hub

Sharjah is in debt, so it’s lucky they’re well on their way to diversifying the economy away from big corporations. In...

sharjah Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center Sheraa

U.A.E

Wamda hosts student workshop around education and mobility in UAE

No matter the developing or developed country you are coming from there are always going to be flaws in an education system, and the Middle...

Mohamed Bin Zayed Future Generations design thinking workshop

Jordan

Tarjama bridges language gap

Medieval Arabic translations preserved the cultural heritage of ancient Greece and Rome. Today the same knowledge transfer continues and...

Joran uae Tarjama

U.A.E

How to build trust with customers [Wamda TV]

People are leading busier lives and there is little time left for DIY (do-it-yourself) household chores. With no time for the home...

uae hammerheads home maintenance

U.A.E

Endeavor Scale-Up UAE 2017

Endeavor UAE's "Scale-Up UAE" event returns for its second edition, bringing together its network of entrepreneurs, mentors,...

uae Endeavor Dubai

U.A.E

NYUAD Startup Career Night 2017

startAD, the recently launched startup incubator and education platform at New York University Abu Dhabi, in partnership with the Career...

uae career job search

U.A.E

Watch as the UAE fintech community grows

The UAE is steadily growing as a home to fintech startups creating a transformation in various areas of the region’s finance...

Fintech Startup Weekend uae

U.A.E

UX NXT

If you've ever wondered how a device or mobile application feel so intuitive and user-friendly, it's probably the result of...

Dubai UX User Experience Design

U.A.E

What I know about failure: Jean-Pierre Mondalek

A failed startup is not the end. Jean-Pierre Mondalek, general manager of the motors division at Dubizzle, is not ashamed of his...

Jean-Pierre Mondalek Dubizzle Failure

U.A.E

Dubai is growing the sounds of local talent

At 13 years old, Zain Khan, founder and CEO of The Sound Gaarden, started playing bass guitar for a few high school bands in...

the sound gaarden freshly ground sounds Music

U.A.E

UAE launches new entry scheme to attract entrepreneurs

In a bid to remain a top destination for entrepreneurs in the region the UAE launched last week a new entry visa scheme. They hope to...

visa scheme uae government entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Is the cyber hack coming to a computer near you?

In the summer of 2016, Mohamed Amine Belarbi’s cyber security startup Vul9 began approaching potential clients. He was shocked by the...

cyber security Vul9 Comae Technologies

Bahrain

Middle East newspapers need to get with the digital plan

We’re on our smart devices, all of the time. We know that. What we also know is that the majority of us are getting our news from...

Digital Media Index Newspapers digital transformation

U.A.E

What I know about approaching corporations: Jean-Michel Gauthier

When Jean-Michel Gauthier talks about unemployment, he does not point to job matching technology as the only solution his company is trying...

What I Know internsME corporations

U.A.E

Adventure2Venture kickstarts investor-entrepreneur retreats [Know your VC]

“I am not very happy about how some investors treat startups and are somehow unfair to entrepreneurs.” This is how Rami AlKarmi...

Angel Investment Adventure2Venture Dubai

U.A.E

Hyphen founder’s gutsy life choice leads to a global adventure

“Luck doesn’t exist, it’s created by people taking risks and finding opportunity.” This is what Nigerian serial...

hyphen sparks labs flat6labs abu dhabi

U.A.E

Dubai Lynx 2017

The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is the region’s annual event for the creative communications industry to learn,...

Innovation Technology communication

Egypt

New startups on the block: February

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

new startups Jarra Carriage

U.A.E

More startups on the scene at Gulf CX Awards

“As an SME we can offer an opportunity for personalisation,” said Ayman Al Awadhi, managing director of Dubai’s The...

gulf cx awards Customer Service User Experience

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