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Nabbesh Wins du's The Entrepreneur, Looks to Expand Regionally

After two months of tense competition, we now know who took home the 1 million AED cash prize after winning reality TV competition...

Competitions du Investment

54 Hours Inside Bahrain’s Emerging Tech Startup Scene

Having already touched 200 cities worldwide, the global grassroots Startup Weekend movement recently came to Bahrain’s burgeoning tech s...

Competitions Innovation Startup Weekend

Want to Drive an Aramex Delivery Truck? Check out the Winners of the Aramex Gameon Competition

Aramex has announced the winning developers of the Aramex Gameon Competition 2012. This is the first time Aramex has hosted the...

Competitions Developers Gaming

Apply before Nov 5th to Pitch to Silicon Valley Investors in Amman

So you probably know that Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman on Nov 9th. There, e...

Competitions Investment Pitching

El Mashrou3: The First Reality TV Show For Entrepreneurs In Egypt Is Casting Now

In 2013, the Arab world will witness its second major reality TV show for entrepreneurs in Egypt: El Mashrou3, announcing its casting ...

Competitions Egypt Social Entrepreneurship

Harvard Arab Weekend & Startup Pitch Competition

On November 8-11, the 6th Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) is bringing Arabs from around the world together to discuss the future of the region....

Competitions Conferences Diaspora

Developers Face Off in Beirut Coding Battle

On Saturday, ArabNet brought over 40 young Lebanese developers together in Beirut to compete in an intense coding tournament. The winners...

Arabnet Competitions Developers

Kairos Collects the 50 Most Innovative Student-led Ventures – Are You One?

Kairos Society gathers a group of leading entrepreneurs around the globe to collaborative on initiatives and pioneer new concepts- and...

Competitions Ecosystem Fellowship

Maghreb Startup Initiative Announces Winners of Intel Global Challenge

The Maghreb Startup Initiative has now announced the winners from a regional competition who will go on to represent the Maghreb region at t...

Competitions

Integreight: The First Software Controlled Electronic Breadboard [Wamda TV]

Integreight designs smart electronic solutions, starting with a Smart Breadboard device that shortens the time taken and the effort exerted ...

Competitions Technology

Lebanon

Solvermine: The Region’s First Crowdsourced Problem-Solving Platform [Wamda TV]

Solvermine is the first product from start-up Fekra2 (Idea2). Co-founders Sabrine Assem & Noha Askar explain that although there are...

Competitions Crowdsourcing Ecosystem

GamesBond Aims to Develop Educational Games on MS-Kinect [WamdaTV]

GamesBond’s co-founders Alaa Eltayeb & Ahmed Tayseer present their MS-Kinect based educational games. They explain that they will first ...

Competitions Egypt Gaming

Google RISE Awards 2013

Google is accepting applications for its “Google RISE awards 2013”. Google RISE awards funding to non-profit organisations that are eng...

Competitions

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

Acquisitions Animation Competitions

6th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition

The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region is hosting a launching event of the 6th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan...

Competitions MIT

Can the Palestinian Diaspora Help? New Ramallah Tech Hub Says Yes

Wearing blue, orange and red t-shirts, over 500 students, entrepreneurs, developers, investors and other tech enthusiasts packed into...

Competitions Ecosystem Pitching

Competitiveness Is About You [Pic Of The Week]

It is becoming harder and harder to stand out as a startup in many markets today. Many young startups are channeling their efforts into a...

CoE Cards Competitions

du's Reality TV Competition The Entrepreneur Launches Tonight

The region's first reality TV show about entrepreneurs is here. "The Entrepreneur," which pits 10 entrepreneurs against each other in ...

Competitions Digital Media

ArabNet Riyadh Conference

Arabnet announced the dates of its first conference in the gulf region, which will be held in Riyadh, on November 20-21, 2012; at the four...

Competitions Technology Workshops

Are You the Best Developer in the Arab World? Prove it at the Arabnet Tournament

So you think you can code? Prove it to a regional audience at the Arabnet Developer Tournament this fall. The tournament will put...

Arabnet Competitions Conferences

Moataz Soliman Of A*Apps Demonstrates The Bug Reporting Platform [WamdaTV]

Co-founder and CEO of AStarApps Moataz Soliman gives us a demonstration of their ground-breaking bug reporting platform for mobile apps,...

Competitions

Mashroo3i Business Plan Competition Reveals Bahrain's Top Young Entrepreneurs

For those curious about up and coming startups in the Bahraini entrepreneurship community, new business plan competition Mashroo3i,...

Competitions

Monthly Tech Series Launches in Palestine, Unites Community [Wamda TV]

Momentum is building in the Palestinian tech scence. Hi Tech Hub Palestine launched last Wednesday to bring 500 members of Palestine’s tech ...

Competitions Conferences Diaspora

CIPE 2012 International Youth Essay Competition

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is hosting the CIPE 2012 International Youth Essay Competition. CIPE invites...

Competitions

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