Wamda CEO wins Media Creativity Award In a bit of Wamda news today, our CEO Habib Haddad, founder of translation technology Yamli, was awarded in Media Creativity by NGO Arab T... Wamda • 21 November, 2013
Egyptian startup Integreight looks to crowdfund its award-winning Arduino shield In today’s unstable economic and political climate, in which Egyptian entrepreneurs struggle to achieve success, the founders of the ... Eman Mostafa • 21 November, 2013 disrupt techcrunch Integreight
How are NGOs perceived on social media in the Arab world? [Infographic] Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Arab world should make good use of social networks to spread their message and increase... Maya Rahal • 21 November, 2013 Nakhweh
Lebanon's Roadie Tuner debuts a device 'three times more accurate than the human ear' Fresh off their stay in China at hardware accelerator HAXLR8R, the Lebanese team behind Roadie Tuner is now set to release its... Glen Dalakian II • 20 November, 2013 haxlr8r china Hardware
GDG Dubai's dbcon In collaboration with MongoBD and Nabbesh, Google Developers Group (GDG) Dubai is hosting dbcon on November 23rd, offering technical and... Wamda • 20 November, 2013 Google
New loyalty program QHat hopes to disrupt marketing in Egypt A new loyalty scheme went live in Egypt that could disrupt the typical model deployed by market leaders like... Omar Aysha • 20 November, 2013
How Lebanon's fashion industry can create the next Elie Saab Krikor Jabotian thinks it started with Halle Berry. Before the beauty won her Best Actress Oscar in 2002, the Lebanese fashion industry... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 November, 2013 zuhair murad reem acra rabih kayrouz
Meet the 4 wild hardware startups that won Stars of Science this year Hit pan-Arab reality TV competition, Stars of Science, has just concluded its fifth season after selecting the top four hardware projects... Glen Dalakian II • 20 November, 2013
Startup news ticker: eTobb out of beta; Feeditch launches English version 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 • 19 November, 2013 ticker Incubator Egypt
How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions As entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East, startup and business plan competitions have also sprouted up in the region, after... Darine Sabbagh • 19 November, 2013 startup bader ya mammy
Voucher book The Entertainer bets on a new mobile app for global expansion While daily deals are no longer as popular as they were a few years ago, the prospect of getting more for less is a perennial hit. Voucher... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 November, 2013 uae entertainer Dubai
Join us on the Wamda Plane for a free trip to our Saudi blogger meetup! On December 5th, Wamda will be flying Saudi tech bloggers, journalists, and entrepreneurs to Mix N’ Mentor Jeddah for free! (Apply below) T... Wamda • 19 November, 2013 Mix n Mentor
Global Should entrepreneurs know how to code? Perfecting your product before testing it in the market is an outdated approach, many have argued. But what if coding a technical... Reine Farhat • 19 November, 2013 Lean Methodology Coding Customer Service
Your guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Middle East Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) takes place each November and is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurs who are launching st... Glen Dalakian II • 18 November, 2013 GEW Startup Weekend
New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors [Coauthored by Nina Curley] Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which will forever be known as the epicenter of Egypt’s revolution, is now ground zero fo... Eman Mostafa • 18 November, 2013 Technology
Microsoft's MEA Visual Studio 2013 Online Launch On November 19th, Microsoft will be launching the Visual Studio 2013 in the Middle East and Africa. The event will be broadcasted live... Wamda • 18 November, 2013