As tourism plummets, Bazaar in Egypt brings traditional handicrafts to the US Back when Western tourists went to Egypt, typical souvenirs bought from street vendors – ankhs, hieroglyphs, mini Sphinx figurines, etc. – ... Eman Mostafa • 09 February, 2014 Bazaar in Egypt Egypt E-commerce
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 02-04 Big announcements definitely marked our week at Wamda! From a $100 million USD acquisition deal in Turkey, to an unlimited streaming... Wamda • 07 February, 2014 Weekly Wrap-Up
Turkey's Gram Games secures $600K to scale new Wild West strategy game Clash of Clans, the social combat game, was the most lucrative gaming app last year. As a result, Japan's SoftBank Corporation... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2014 Mobile Gaming
Baraka Bits uses 'good news from the Middle East' to power positive change in the region “It’s OK if we don’t see thousands of views on our articles,” says Rama Chakaki, founder and CEO of news site Baraka Bits. “We’re willing t... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 February, 2014 baraka bits palestine Media
6 simple ways for startups to give back to the community Nine out of 10 consumers prefer to buy their products from companies that adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, according... Muhanad Sabha • 06 February, 2014 CSR
Here's why the Arab world needs a startup exchange program Ten accelerators from around the world have announced the launch of a travel abroad program called Startup Exchanges. During one month, 50... Aline Mayard • 05 February, 2014 cultural exchange exchange accelerator
Now serving one billion ads per month, Hsoub looks to the future Hsoub, the web solutions company based in Egypt and the UK, whose mission is to develop online opportunities for people living throughout... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 05 February, 2014 palestine Hsoub Digital Advertising
3 apps win big at the Arab Mobile App Challenge The winners of the 2014 Arab Mobile Learning Challenge have been announced at an event in Doha. The winning team, Loujie, based in the... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 05 February, 2014 arab mobile learning challenge doha
Global Egyptian job site Wuzzuf joins 500 Startups' acceleration program Wuzzuf, an Egyptian recruiting site launched in 2012 by BasharSoft, was on the verge of closing down two years ago. However... Reine Farhat • 05 February, 2014 silicon valley Egypt Accelerators
Recyclobekia partners with Jumia and launches individual e-waste recycling Since its initial launch two years ago, Recyclobekia has succeeded in building a e-waste collection network serving more than 25 big... Maya Rahal • 04 February, 2014 Recyclobekia Jumia Egypt
Turkish m-commerce solutions company Pozitron acquired by UK's Monitise Despite Turkey’s economic struggles, good news is rolling in from its tech ecosystem. Pozitron, the mobile commerce technology company f... Nina Curley • 04 February, 2014 M-commerce Acquisitions E-commerce
U.A.E Can Dubai franchise Mandilicious be the next Just Falafel? Some say that in the Middle Ages, the earliest franchises were born when political leaders began to designate privileges to citizens,... Reine Farhat • 04 February, 2014 Team building Franchising Tips
Berlin's Pipe makes peer-to-peer transfer on Facebook more secure Pipe, the peer-to-peer transfer service on Facebook, has released a new version of its application that uses a new WebRTC standard to ... Nina Curley • 04 February, 2014
Poupée Couture raises $80,000 on Eureeca Poupée Couture is the latest in a recent bevy of startups to be successfully funded on Eureeca. The luxury brand, having raised over ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 February, 2014
PACEIM offers French-style incubation to North African and Lebanese entrepreneurs Here’s an initiative that should interest the many North Africans and Lebanese who are studying at or have graduated from a French u... Aline Mayard • 03 February, 2014
Does Saudization help or hurt startups? The private sector in Saudi Arabia is now employing more Saudi citizens than ever before. In the past 30 months since the Ministry of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 February, 2014 labor expats expatriates
