Jordanian mobile business app Applixya to target global executives Having turned a profit since 2011, the founders of Applixya, an iPad app that allows highly mobile business executives to stay in... Ahmed Gabr • 04 March, 2014 Technology Mobile
Elance enters Egyptian online freelance market ready to face competition Amidst the economic crises and political tensions from which the countries in the region are currently suffering, unemployment rates have... Eman Mostafa • 04 March, 2014 Freelancers Job Recruitment
Why is Indian personal assistant app Shifu taking the Arab region by storm? Smartphones make life a lot easier, socially and professionally. But, thought Indian mobile app developer Prashant Singh, how much easier... Ahmed Gabr • 03 March, 2014 smartphone Technology Mobile
4 proposals to develop online payments in Morocco [Wamda Debates] Entrepreneurs in the coworking space New Work Lab How can you launch e-commerce in a country where internet penetration and credit card... Aline Mayard • 03 March, 2014 Wamda Debates Debate
'Arab Women Rising' compiles untold anecdotes of Arab women changing societies Women in the Arab world “are commonly depicted as submissive, family-focused, financially dependent, and sensual,” writes Reem Asaad, a se... Nina Curley • 03 March, 2014 Women
Palestinian juice startup Ardy takes on market leader with a hyperlocal approach In a Palestinian entrepreneurial scene gaining recognition for its globally minded tech startups, Ardy, a beverage company whose name... Eric Reidy • 02 March, 2014 israel west bank palestine
Egyptian startup Funwave bets on social gaming “We believe that social gaming is the future of electronic games. Game genres no longer matter; what really matters is that the game is s... Ahmed Gabr • 02 March, 2014 social gaming funwave Gaming
Ubisoft Abu Dhabi launches Arabic version of hit game The Settlers Ubisoft Abu Dhabi has released an Arabic beta version of its mega-popular game The Settlers, accessible to all players and free to play,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 February, 2014 ubisoft abu dhabi ubisoft the settlers
Meet PinchPoint, the 7 month-old Palestinian gaming startup that just got funding from Sadara Ventures “I remember when Apple released its first SDK [software development kit]. I made my first game there,” recalls Khaled Abu Alkheir, CE... Eric Reidy • 27 February, 2014 pinchpoint ramallah palestine
Dubai's Laundrybox, a new cleaning service, eyes global franchising Bader Al Kalooti quit his job at an international investment bank in Dubai, to launch Laundrybox, automated and smart lockers where... Pamela Kesrouani • 27 February, 2014
Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network? A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ... Eman Mostafa • 26 February, 2014 Jordan books reading
New mobile app greens coupon-clipping in Kuwait Kilshay is a 6 month-old mobile app, available for both iOS and Android devices, that provides an environmentally friendly alternative to ... Ahmed Gabr • 26 February, 2014 M-commerce mobile advertising Commerce
4 tips from a woman founder in Saudi on how to build a great creative agency How does one build a successful full-service creative agency in Saudi Arabia? The answer is simple, if not necessarily easy to execute,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 26 February, 2014 saudi Team building Programme
Repurposing content: A Beginner's Guide If there’s one thing businesses seem to struggle with when it comes to content, it’s producing enough of it. In fact, 64% of B2B com... Wissam Dandan • 26 February, 2014 repurposing content content
Two of Saudi Arabia's leading job recruitment portals partner to boost employment in the Kingdom Today, two recruitment platforms have joined forces to increase employment levels for local women in Saudi Arabia. Glowork, the Saudi... Nina Curley • 25 February, 2014 Women
Start IT Digital Arabic Content workshop and competition launch As part of the collaboration between the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) and the United Nations... Wamda • 25 February, 2014