Al Mwajaha launches as the QuizUp for the Arab world “Online challenge games are very popular in the region. However, most of them are only available in foreign languages. That is why we d... Maya Rahal • 16 July, 2014 AlMwajaha trivia quizup
Regional This startup wants to be the 'Facebook for Arabic apps' [Update: App Mahal has won the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award, a prestigous list honoring the year's promising tech ventures in... Reine Farhat • 16 July, 2014 app mahal palestine Arabic Content
Whatever happened to Morocco’s ecommerce pioneer MyDeal.ma? For a few months now, one question has been on many Moroccans’ lips: is daily deals website MyDeal.ma really “on hold, to rise from its ash... Aline Mayard • 16 July, 2014 morocco Failure Daily Deals
Marketing in Ramadan: do well by doing good In the UAE and MENA region, Ramadan is usually a slow month for most startups. But for charitable causes, Ramadan is an ideal time for... Sharene Lee • 15 July, 2014 carpool arabia moti roti cause marketing
Is Lebanon ready for Uber and Careem? [Promocodes included] Uber, a San Francisco-based mobile app connecting passengers with drivers for hire, now working in 140+ cities worldwide, launched in... Maya Rahal • 15 July, 2014 careem taxi service Uber
How this Tunisian gaming company rebounded after a failure Just over a year ago, then-Features Editor Glen Dalakian got pretty excited about a new game, DefenDoor, and a new gaming studio,... Aline Mayard • 15 July, 2014 digital mania tunisia Failure
10 tips to launch your social enterprise Entrepreneurship has been booming in the MENA region in the last few years, so it was natural that a growth in social enterprises would... Pamela Kesrouani • 14 July, 2014
Can recommendations from friends help you land your dream job? A month ago, Saudi entrepreneur Fady Yahya launched the new, pivoted version of Resury. The recruitment app has come a long way since... Aline Mayard • 14 July, 2014
World Bank wants to help Lebanese and Tunisian diasporas give back As part of a new project, Integrating the Middle East and North Africa (i-MENA) aiming to foster MENA global integration, the World Bank... Anwar Aridi • 14 July, 2014 survey world bank lebanon
Ramadan a new opportunity for gaming startups, if they play their cards right (Image via ajib.fr) Update 2/9/14: Game Cooks' Haram Al Maarifa, originally slated for release during Ramadan, is now available for... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 13 July, 2014 Ramadan Gaming
Carpooling is not the only solution: Egyptian startup takes unexpected approach to traffic It’s not enough for Egyptian entrepreneurs to try to reduce the number of cars in Cairo’s congested streets; they are also trying to pro... Eman Mostafa • 13 July, 2014 congestion injez traffic
Fighting infrastructure and politics, this entrepreneur built Beirut's first coworking space At one of AltCity's seemingly ubiquitous events, participants collaborate on a project. (Image via Facebook) As he sits with his beat-up... Lucy Knight • 13 July, 2014 Central Bank Lebanon Altcity beirut
Lebanese game developer fights uphill battle despite international recognition Over the past few months, I’ve heard numerous stories from game developers in the Arab world and across Europe looking to target regional c... Glen Dalakian II • 10 July, 2014 indie Competitions Mobile
5 ways to spot a social entrepreneur What makes someone a social entrepreneur? How do you know if someone could tip sectors, change systems, and address problems effectively — ... Ashoka Arab World • 10 July, 2014 ashoka Social Entrepreneurship
Morocco Credit cards, internet access, and online bill pay: Moroccan e-commerce is booming Without a doubt, e-commerce in Morocco is experiencing a peak of interest. Over the last seven years, we’ve seen, at my startup... Mehdi Reghai • 10 July, 2014 morocco E-commerce
U.A.E Can this Dubai startup revolutionize market research through crowdsourcing? Late last year, against the backdrop of Dubai’s gilded markets, Karim Aly sold his share of Ecobility, the startup he’d... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 09 July, 2014 consumer data market research uae
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