GameTako Announces the Winners of the 3rd Annual Game Zanga This week, GameTako announced the winners of their 3rdannual Game Zanga, which drew over 325 developers to compete across the region to... Glen Dalakian II • 01 May, 2013 Competitions Gaming
Social Media Awards Beirut Honors Lebanon's Bloggers, Startups, and Celebrities “The most powerful weapon in the Middle East is not sarin gas or nuclear weapons, it’s your smartphone,” asserted Britain’s Ambassador to L... Glen Dalakian II • 30 April, 2013 Social Networks Social Media Competitions
Egyptian, Jordanian Startups Take the Day at MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition Awards Last year, the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition awarded first place to Hind Hobeika of Instabeat, a heart rate... Nina Curley • 28 April, 2013 MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition Competitions
Students Imagine Crazy Tech Ideas at Minya's Second Innovation Day in Egypt Despite a train conductor strike that paralyzed Egypt’s railways in mid-April, the engineering Faculty at Minya University pushed ahead w... Hanan Solayman • 09 May, 2013 Egypt Competitions
BiD Network Invites Women Entrepreneurs to Apply for Support: Deadline April 30th Women entrepreneurs in emerging markets now have a new opportunity to apply for support from a network of over 46,000 entrepreneurs,... Nina Curley • 15 April, 2013 Training Investment Competitions
TIEC 'Start IT' Business Plan Competition The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) in Egypt recently launched a new business plan competition: "Start IT". Start... Wamda • 03 April, 2013 Business Development Competitions
Social Media Awards Beirut Announces Finalists, Public Voting Begins Yesterday, the Social Media Awards Beirut announced their competition finalists at an event at the Phoenicia Hotel in downtown Beirut.... Glen Dalakian II • 28 March, 2013 Social Networks Social Media Competitions
Startup Weekend Ramallah Startup Weekend makes its way to Ramallah in Palestine on April 4-6, 2013. SW Ramallah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone ... Wamda • 25 March, 2013 Startup Weekend Competitions
Bader Business Plan Competition in Egypt The Bader Program recently launched a new business plan competition in Egypt, applications are due on April 15, 2013. The competition looks... Wamda • 25 March, 2013 Business Development Ideas Egypt
Synergos Launches 3rd Round of Social Entrepreneurship Program in the Middle East The Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) program, which launched its first round in 2008, has supported 40 civil society leaders,... Ahmed Gabr • 08 April, 2013 Social Social Change Mentorship
Intel Business Challenge Middle East & North Africa 2013 Launches, Calling for Applications Intel just announced the Intel Business Challenge Middle East & North Africa 2013 (IBC ME), a portal to the Intel... Ahmed Gabr • 07 April, 2013 Competitions
Microsoft Imagine Cup UAE Local Finals Imagine Cup is a leading student technology competition that has grown to become a top competition in the Gulf. The UAE local finals will... Wamda • 20 March, 2013 Competitions Ecosystem
Alex Balloon Set to Take Flight in Egypt After Competition Win Coming soon to a sky near you (if you’re in Egypt) is “Alex Balloon,” otherwise known as the Alexandria Balloon Project. To boost to... Hanan Solayman • 29 April, 2013 Egypt Competitions
Startup Weekend North Lebanon Startup Weekend comes to the Beirut Arab University in North Lebanon on April 26-28, 2013. SW North Lebanon will follow the basic Startup W... Wamda • 11 March, 2013 Startup Weekend Competitions
touch Cloud PitchFest Apply to the PitchFest by March 29th to pitch your mobile app in a private session with investors, judges, mentors, and a select group of... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Developers Competitions Mobile
Apply Before April 19: HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021 The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and Knowledge@Wharton have teamed up to host the second edition of the “Innovation Tournament 2... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Social Change Environment Wharton
The Big Start Competition: The Big Talk Come learn about The Big Start, a student entrepreneur competition which builds and empowers entrepreneurial community in the UAE. The... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Competitions
Seedstars World Startup Competition ‘Live in Dubai’ Innovation360 has organized a local pitching event for UAE entrepreneurs. Twenty selected startups will pitch their business in Dubai at... Wamda • 06 March, 2013 Competitions
#DevAppLB Hackathon On March 15-17, touch invites you to the #DevAppLB Hackathon at AltCity where you can combine your efforts with others and build a mobile... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Developers Competitions
Bader Entrepreneurship Program Launches in Egypt, Announces Business Plan Competition Since the 2011 revolution, Egypt has been witnessing a boom in new projects fueled by the enthusiasm of young people, a renewed sense of... Ahmed Gabr • 20 March, 2013 egyt Competitions Social Entrepreneurship
3rd GameZanga Pan-Arabian GameJam GameTako, a non-profit organization that aims to create an indie game industry in the Arab world, announces the 3rd GameZanga Pan-Arabian... Wamda • 04 March, 2013 Competitions Developers Gaming
NYUAD Hackathon Winners Debut Startups for Social Good Yesterday, Social Enterprise Week in Dubai kicked off with a pre-launch event at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) campus, as part of... Shaimaa El Nazer • 25 February, 2013 Competitions Conferences Social Change
Building a Hacker Culture in Abu Dhabi For three days inside New York University Abu Dhabi’s purple campus in the Emirati capital, delegates from universities in sixteen c... Adam Valen Levinson • 26 February, 2013 Competitions Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship
4th Global Islamic Marketing Conference - Istanbul, Turkey Building off of the last two conferences organized by the International Islamic Marketing Association (IIMA) in Dubai in 2011 and in Abu... Wamda • 28 February, 2013 Conferences Marketing Competitions