Global What keeps your employees happy? It's not the money Although the Middle East suffers from high unemployment rates, Arab startups often also find it difficult to retain... Reine Farhat • 28 January, 2014 Motivation Tips Advice
Can a young woman entrepreneur succeed in Morocco with a new online medical appointment service? Finding the right doctor and booking an upcoming appointment is a complex task, especially in Morocco, where public-sector doctors don’t t... Aline Mayard • 28 January, 2014 Health
Palestine's only startup accelerator Fast Forward announces its second class Palestine’s first startup accelerator, Fast Forward, announced its second class on January 20th. The new group of startups focuses on t... Eric Reidy • 28 January, 2014 Fast Forward accelerator palestine
10 tips for entrepreneurs on how to protect users' private information Whether you own an e-commerce site, a content platform, or any other kind of websites, you find yourself today asking for an increasing... Maya Rahal • 28 January, 2014 data privacy day privacy
Arabreneur announces $440,000 USD investment in four Palestinian startups Earlier today, Arabreneur announced an investment of $440,000 USD in four “leading, innovative” Palestinian startups, which will enter its ... Wamda • 27 January, 2014 arabreneur accelerator palestine
Here's what Morocco-based video advertising agency Buzzeff learned when opening a Dubai office Every three weeks, Casablanca-based Jérôme Mouthon makes the seven-hour flight to Dubai to work for one week at his company’s Dubai off... Aline Mayard • 27 January, 2014 morocco Dubai Video Advertising
Startup news ticker: PricePanda secures 3 million dollars from Tengelmann Group Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 27 January, 2014 ticker Rocket Internet Investment
Rethinking the relationship between culture and technology This age we live in, of instant gratification and edge-of-seat fascination with technology has led many artists, technologists,... Oubai Elkerdi • 27 January, 2014 Technology Art
Online education platform Coursera blocks students in Syria and Iran UPDATE: Coursera has released a statement explaining the blocks on which Wamda reported here, stating that it has reinstated... Nina Curley • 27 January, 2014 Online courseware MOOCs
Regional Mentorship key to growing Bahraini startup ecosystem, says Ernst & Young executive [Wamda TV] Mentorship is key to growing the Bahraini startup ecosystem, according to Doris Martin, the Human Resources Assistant Director at... Wamda • 26 January, 2014 ey connect ernst&young Bahrain
World Bank and IFC's Doing Business 2014 report ranks Arab countries Entrepreneurs in the Arab World might not be the luckiest compared to their peers in more developed regions, but entrepreneurs from the... Ahmed Gabr • 26 January, 2014
How HTML5 will change gaming in the Arab world Browser games are resurging thanks to HTML5. This fifth version of the revolutionary markup language supports the latest multimedia and... Maya Rahal • 26 January, 2014 html5 Gaming
Weekly Wrap-Up: January 19-23 One thing all coverage of the CES in Las Vegas agreed upon, is that wearable devices will quickly be moving from niche applications and... Wamda • 23 January, 2014 Weekly Wrap-Up
Startup news ticker: Arabic video tutorial platform launches in Egypt Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 23 January, 2014 ticker Online video Egypt
Seedstars World startup competition finale Seedstars World (SSW), the worldwide startup competition in emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes is less than two weeks away... Wamda • 23 January, 2014 seedstars geneva competition
How to get your posts listed on Hacker News, the online community of passionate techies One of the most famous places to engage with passionate entrepreneurs and builders is Hacker News, an online community launched in 2007 by... Aline Mayard • 23 January, 2014