Jordan Amman dance studio is building a space for collaboration and social change "Everyone is a dancer by nature," claims Anas Nahleh, 23. Anas and his brother, Abdul Hadi Nahleh, 25, shared a passion for dancing for... Kristin Chase • 11 August, 2015 Jabal Al-Weibdeh Studio 8 amman
Maghreb Moroccan impact entrepreneurship evangelist Adnane Addioui wins Karim Jazouani prize Adnane Addioui kicking off Dare Space (Image via Hind Touissate, Dare Space) This year again, the Moroccan entrepreneurs have spoken.... Wamda • 10 August, 2015 Adnane Addioui CARE MCISE
Lebanon How Lebanon’s food scandal spurred startup solutions The Lebanese are all over the world, and more often than not their cuisine acts as the ultimate ambassador for the tiny Middle Eastern... Reine Farhat • 10 August, 2015 Beirutista ChefXchange Bibayti
Regional An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the... Rachel McArthur • 09 August, 2015 Return on delivery Virtusize Miella
Egypt Egypt's makers mark out industry roadblocks [WamdaTV] Egypt's tech startup sector includes a surprisingly large number of 'makers': entrepreneurs such as Integreight CEO... Rachel Williamson • 09 August, 2015 MiniMakerFair Hardware
Regional Can the internet revolution break down the barriers of data secrecy in the Middle East? [Opinion] Two trends are set to dramatically disrupt the long prevailing government and corporate data secrecy in the Middle East: data... Johnny Matta • 09 August, 2015 transparency data secrecy internet
Egypt Alex Agenda aims to develop Egypt’s media [Q&A] Egypt’s media has dramatically shifted since the January 25 revolution four years ago. Citizen journalists spread through the streets and l... Eman Mostafa • 06 August, 2015 Media training Alex Agenda alexandria
Maghreb Power in numbers: Moroccan web entrepreneurs come together At the launch of Maroc Digital at Avito’s offices. (Images via Othmane Ghailane) The Moroccan web community got together recently for ... Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2015 Le Maroc Digital morocco
Maghreb Putting Tunisian honey on the map Busy bees are honey bees. In July 2014 Khaled Bouchoucha quit his job as a fleet engineer manager at aeronautic company Sabena Technics to... Christine Petré • 06 August, 2015 UniVenture Qatar Friendship Fund Honey
Maghreb Moroccan automobile classifieds platform Moteur.ma announces Malaysian investment Moteur.ma lets Moroccans buy cars online. Car classifieds website Moteur.ma announced late last week that they raised an investment via... Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015 Moteur.ma car classifieds
Maghreb Can Casablanca ban Uber? Should we expect a taxi drivers strike soon? (Image via Ahmed Bousserhane) In a press release sent this morning, Uber says they’d like to “... Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015 careem Uber morocco
Regional Africa gets its first digital health accelerator Ampion's cofounders Fabian-Carlos Guhl and Ifeanyi Oteh launch their new health-tech accelerator. (Image via Ampion) If there’s one c... Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015 ehealth digital health care Ampion
Egypt Shahbander weaves online network for Egyptian textile makers Less than a year after graduating from the AUC Venture Labs accelerator, Egyptian startup Shahbander is looking to take on the... Sara Aggour • 05 August, 2015 digitize textiles shahbander
Palestine 72-hour gamer comp tests Ramallah talent Palestine has joined Game Zanga’s 72-hour design competition as game developers converged on Ramallah over the weekend to try and beat the c... Rafat Abushaban • 04 August, 2015 game competition game jam game zanga
U.A.E To compare, or not to compare? When Welshman Jon Richards started his price comparison site in the UAE in 2011, he quickly found a gap in the market. Finding that just... Lucy Knight • 04 August, 2015 Mulverhill Associates Bayzat.com Moneycamel.com
Lebanon How a physical space like BDD is supporting entrepreneurship in Beirut [Wamda TV] Lebanon is infamous for the horrible state of its internet. Yet, the tiny country is home to more than 1,500 ICT startups. How did... Maya Rahal • 04 August, 2015 Mouhamad Rabah bdd Beirut Digital District
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