Palestinian startup offers online Arabic children's stories [Wamda TV] [English subtitles] To add an Arab touch to the world of children’s online education, Palestinian entrepreneur Asma'a A. Abu Tailkh has e... Mariam Hamed • 08 April, 2014 children Arabic Content
Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings Faris Zaher, CEO and co-founder of hotel bookings site Yamsafer, thinks his team may have come up with a solution to the region’s payment r... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 April, 2014 yamsafer payment solutions cardless bookings
Oasis500 launches Omraan, a funding competition for startups working to solve urban problems As it intensifies its effort to spread entrepreneurial culture in the region, Jordanian tech-focused incubator Oasis500 launches its first... Maya Rahal • 07 April, 2014 Competitions
How can the Arab world’s startup ecosystem work against gender discrimination? If the global financial system had had more women in decision-making positions, would history have taken a different course? Women at the... Kia Davis • 06 April, 2014 discrimination equality gender
Regional How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib How do you raise $18 million USD in the Middle East? It’s not easy. Last week I sat down with Ahmed Alkhatib, the man behind the... Robert Carroll • 06 April, 2014 MarkaVIP
Why registering as a startup in Dubai is getting easier Lately, we often hear startups from Casablanca to Cairo asking us how they can get a foothold in Dubai, the market with the region’s ... Nina Curley • 06 April, 2014 in5 Incubator
Can this Saudi initiative become the Wikipedia of Arabic infographics? In light of many recent attempts to enhance online Arabic content, three Saudi entrepreneurs have launched Arinfographic.net to archive... Maya Rahal • 06 April, 2014 arabic infographic inforgraphic Arabic Content
Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples “It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 April, 2014 karaz sexual health ramallah
Egyptian app Swipe N Tap provides an interactive link between restaurants and their customers Mobile app developers are increasingly seeking to address not only problems, but also mere inconveniences, in peoples’ daily lives. For e... Eman Mostafa • 03 April, 2014 Tablets
Meet the airline pilot behind one of the biggest apps in Morocco and Algeria Stéphane Lagouche is not your usual app developer. Ten years ago, this French engineer moved to Morocco to start a new career as an ... Aline Mayard • 03 April, 2014 morocco mobile advertising
Elance's Dubai hiring announcement signals increased regional focus Nearly two years after hiring a Startup Mobilizer based in Cairo, multinational online staffing platform Elance has moved to hire a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 April, 2014 elance localization Freelancers
Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social... Hanan Solayman • 02 April, 2014 ebooks content Arabic Content
Cairo Ashoka event seeks to empower communication between female social entrepreneurs and media Women are playing an increasing role in helping to solve the growing social problems in the Arab world due to successive... Eman Mostafa • 02 April, 2014 Media Investment Social Entrepreneurship
Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,... Eric Reidy • 01 April, 2014 software development palestine Developers
Tips from 3 experts on building a successful co-working space in the Arab world Co-working spaces are a new thing in the Arab world. We’re not used to working in the same place with strangers who aren’t colleagues or eve... Hanan Solayman • 01 April, 2014 Coworking Advice Egypt
FbStart Dubai emphasizes mobile apps, gaming, and partnerships Finally, Facebook has turned its entrepreneurship eye to the Arab region, hosting FbStart in Dubai on March 27 in an attempt to help... Pamela Kesrouani • 31 March, 2014 Facebook Start FBStart
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