Pakistani entrepreneur launches social network for learning "We are the first social network that parents want their kids to use," says Hassan Siddiq, the CEO of DailyThem.es, a writing and review ... Ahmed Gabr • 19 January, 2014 E-Learning Technology Education
Regional 4 steps to make hiring easy Hiring for entrepreneurs can be a blessing and a curse. While the increased workload that comes with expansion and additions means you’re d... Muhanad Sabha • 19 January, 2014 Job Recruitment Programme Job Creation
How Big Hass sold hip hop to Saudi Arabia Brash hip hop and conservative Saudi Arabia are two things that wouldn’t seem to be a natural fit. But Hassane Dennaoui, blogger at ReVolt ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 January, 2014 mix fm revolt radio hassane dennaoui
The secret sauce for running a successful crowd investment campaign Will 2014 be the year of crowd investment? Yes, if startups like SearchinMENA have anything to say about it. The B2B marketplace, founded... Nina Curley • 16 January, 2014 crowdinvestment How-Tos
Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking workshop This workshop, sponsored by the CHAIN Institute, advertises an opportunity for attendees to be immerse into an interactive environment... Wamda • 16 January, 2014 cybersecurity hacking ethical hacking
Weekly Wrap-Up: January 12-16 Yes, we can (code)! Girls in Tech wants to build a girls tech community in Egypt Today, many all-women coding groups exist as a result of... Wamda • 16 January, 2014 Weekly Wrap-Up
Two new online payment options emerge in Morocco as telecom monopoly ends [Update: this article has been edited to add corrections concerning Fast Payment and the FNEM following a discussion with El Amine... Aline Mayard • 16 January, 2014 Payment Gateways E-commerce
U.A.E Souqalmal.com secures $1.2M from Hummingbird to expand content, mobile site Souqalmal.com, the Dubai-based financial comparison site led by Ambareen Musa, is set for a quantum leap, after securing $1.2 million... Nina Curley • 16 January, 2014 Souqalmal.com Investment
Lebanon's Game Cooks launches new game, makes global top 50 list Drawing on previous themes and skills they’ve built since their launch in 2012, Lebanese game developer Game Cooks has demonstrated a new m... Glen Dalakian II • 16 January, 2014 Mobile Gaming Gaming
Why the Uber attack in France is just the beginning This Monday, during a strike day organized by the French taxi drivers to protest the “unfair competition” they say Uber and its ilk r... Aline Mayard • 15 January, 2014 Uber
Lebanon's touch launches an app store; can it succeed where others have failed? Yesterday, touch, one of Lebanon's two major telecom companies, announced the launch of its Android-compatible app store, aimed at serving... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 January, 2014 apps app store apple
Ashoka Changemakers and GE reveal winners of the Women Powering Work competition Ashoka Changemakers and General Electric have announced winners of their Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality in ... Nina Curley • 15 January, 2014 Social Entrepreneurship Women
Meet the Moroccan startup that hopes to build a LinkedIn with customer relationship management This piece is part of New Work Lab's startup series. This past December, New Work Lab, Casablanca's new co-working space, hosted... Fatim Zahra Biaz • 14 January, 2014 Pitch Networking
Europe European accelerator Rockstart targets entrepreneurs from the Arab world As startup accelerators boom on a global scale, the Middle East is seeing a fair amount of the action. In 2013, several new... Maya Rahal • 14 January, 2014 Accelerators
Egyptian app starts acceleration at Y Combinator in Silicon Valley In 2014, it seems that startups from the Arab world will begin to break out onto an international stage. Following the buzz... Aline Mayard • 14 January, 2014 Accélérateur
Yes, we can (code)! Girls in Tech wants to build a girls tech community in Egypt Many don’t believe that women can be as successful as men in fields related to math and science. Coding and computer programming have p... Hanan Solayman • 14 January, 2014 Egypt Women
