U.A.E How interns can solve the startup hiring conundrum “Every company should open its doors to fresh blood and young talent like interns or trainees (interns that later become full-timers), l... Maya Rahal • 05 February, 2015 internships internsME recruitment
Maghreb Inside Endeavor's process to finding North Africa's entrepreneurial diamonds in the rough It’s been several years now since Endeavor set foot in the Arab world, with the goal of identifying – and supporting – companies that stand... Aline Mayard • 05 February, 2015 Endeavor amine hazzaz morocco
U.A.E From plumbers to cake decorators, can Mrusta provide the quick fix for Dubai's expats? While sitting at the Business Development table during Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, two entrepreneurs caught my attention: Ibrahim Colak... Reine Farhat • 04 February, 2015 mrusta mix n mentor dubai in5
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's twofour54 and Ericsson launch new partnership twofour54, the commercial arm of Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority, has partnered with Swedish multinational telecommunications pr... Lucy Knight • 04 February, 2015 Ericsson tech hub Issa Aghabi
Syria Google Developers Group host first Damascus event A group of young Syrians, specialized in Google services and tools, have organized a first meetup for Google Developers Group Damascus,... Wamda • 04 February, 2015 syria Damascus GDG
U.A.E Avoid UAE-specific startup challenges with these 4 tips There is no doubt that establishing a company, especially a startup, isn’t an easy job, no matter where you are in the w... Pamela Kesrouani • 03 February, 2015 DSOA uae Tips
Maghreb 13 must-read media sites on emerging startup economies Not a week goes by without an international outlet mentioning how the startup scene is booming in emerging countries and... Aline Mayard • 03 February, 2015 emerging economies entering emerging markets Media
Syria How Syrian entrepreneurs are creatively working through war The tech ecosystem is booming in the MENA, we keep hearing. More investments were made in regional startups last year than ever before,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 February, 2015 tech-wd syria Hsoub
Egypt New crowdfunding platform takes aim at Egypt's entrepreneurs Egypt’s latest crowdfunding platform Tennra for entrepreneurs launched this week with a proposition to make giving away money... Rachel Williamson • 02 February, 2015 Tennra zoomal Egypt
Saudi Arabia A new Saudi healthcare app looks to solve the obesity epidemic This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org We are surrounded by problems but it is those who are brave enough that see them as... Safar Ayad • 02 February, 2015 Junnah obesity Diabetes
Maghreb How 5 Maghrebi entrepreneurs met their business partners [Wamda TV] One question often leads to another, especially when the answer is not what you expected. A couple of months ago, we asked Tunisian and... Aline Mayard • 01 February, 2015 mescadeaux.ma messtagiaires.ma abweb
Bahrain The startup shrink: Tenmou's Hasan Haider Back in 2009 when Netflix was offering a collection of 100,000 titles on DVD and had surpassed 10 million subscribers, Hasan Haider, a... Lucy Knight • 01 February, 2015 investors Bahrain Tenmou
U.A.E Startup graduating class reflects the ecosystem’s fast growth during Turn8’s Investor Demo Day Speaking at the first Investor Demo Day of Dubai-based accelerator Turn8, Brent Traidman, a general partner at Silicon Valley-based Fenox... Pamela Kesrouani • 01 February, 2015 Fenox Dubai pitch event
U.A.E Dubai's 'Drones for Good' competition enters finals Look at that drone go. (Images via Dubai government) Dubai’s government is pushing engineers and entrepreneurs to create drones that a... Wamda • 30 January, 2015 Drones for good Drones uae
Regional The Arab region's freelance economy: some data By all accounts the global freelance economy is burgeoning. For many, it acts as a way to earn income in the absence of formalized,... Ahmed Moor • 29 January, 2015 freelance Employment nabbesh
U.A.E Highlights from Mix N' Mentor Dubai [Wamda TV] Wamda wrapped up its signature Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow at Dubai’s in5 Innovation Hub in December, where some of the region’s most exper... Wamda • 29 January, 2015 wamda mix n mentor dubai wamda mix n mentor in5