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Algeria

Seedstars Algeria 2016

Seedstars World is coming back to Algeria! This time bigger, stronger, better. On October 29, the 12 best startups from Constantine,...

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Turkey

Seedstars Istanbul 2016

Seedstars World is coming back to Istanbul! On October 20, the 10 best startups from Istanbul will be invited to pitch in front of an...

Pitch competition seedstars

Bahrain

Seedstars Bahrain 2016

Seedstars World is coming for its inaugural event to Bahrain! The event will take place at CH9 Hub on September 24, where the best...

Pitch competition seedstars

Iran

Seedstars Tehran 2016

Seedstars World is coming back to Tehran! On September 15 at the Incubator of Shahid Beheshti University, the 12 best startups from Iran...

iran Pitch competition

Maghreb

What happens if someone steals your idea?

A month ago a story made the headlines in Algeria: in 2014 the well-known, deep-pocketed media entrepreneur Kamel Haddar allegedly stole...

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Palestine

AngelHack Gaza 2016

AngelHack’s 9th Global Hackathon Series is coming to Gaza on May 6-7, 2016. The event will take place at the new Gaza Sky Geeks acc...

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Saudi Arabia

Winners emerge from KSA verbal throwdown

MC Keith Wallace kept the punches flowing. (Image via Get in the Ring) The gloves were off last night in Riyadh at the regional final of...

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Saudi Arabia

Six winners announced at Saudi's first MITEF competition

B8ak, an application for home maintenance has won first place in the ‘Startups Track’ at Saudi Arabia’s first MIT Enterprise Forum...

MIT Technology Review Arab Edition careem competition

Regional

What judges look for in pitches

Judging at the Seedstars Beirut event in November in UK Lebanon Tech Hub. (Image via Maysaa Ajjan) We already covered the exciting...

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Egypt

Hack4Egypt tackles the big issues

Mentor Tarek Amin, digital group head for Adline Media Network, offers some advice. (Images via Hacka Mena) Hack4Egypt is a chance to...

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Regional

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority's Annual Tech Startups Pitching Competition

For The Entrepreneur Day, tech entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to apply to DSOA's Annual Tech Startups Pitching C...

DSOA competition Dubai

Lebanon

Seedstars Beirut 2015

Seedstars World is coming back to Beirut! On November 26 2015, the top 10 to 12 best startups in Lebanon will be invited to...

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Regional

First Syrian takes home top prize in Stars of Science

Yaman Abou Jieb taking home first prize. (Images via Stars of Science) Yaman Abou Jieb prides himself in being the first Stars of Science...

Qatar Foundation competition Stars of Science

Jordan

German Jordanian University (GJU) Health Hackathon

As part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the German Jordanian University (GJU), throught its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team (...

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Regional

‘Speed Pitching’ Infiniti entrepreneurial competition across Middle East

Infiniti, one of the region’s fastest growing premium automotive brand, has today announced the launch of a major competition to give M...

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U.A.E

Innovation 4 Impact Competition

Thomson Reuters has thrown its considerable weight in a partnership with Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) and launched the Innovation 4...

Thomson Reuters DSOA competition

Regional

Join the second edition of "Arab World Meets Silicon Valley"

Also known as the Global Track, the "Arab world meets Silicon Valley" program is running its second edition organized by the MIT...

Arab world MITEF competition

Regional

Know your competition... or else [Wamda Cartoon]

Competitors are just ninjas who don't use swords. One minute you think you're about to disrupt a whole sector, then BAM, someone else comes...

Humor competition Cartoon

Lebanon

Daily deals site ScoopCity outlives, outplays Lebanese rivals

Brothers Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi (Image via Executive Magazine) ScoopCity was one of the first online daily deals platforms in...

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Lebanon

Agriculture and furniture startups win Lebanon's Open Innovation Week

An agriculture startup and a furniture design startup were awarded the top two prizes at Altcity’s Open Innovation Week. “We...

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Syria

The Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition

On December 1st 2014, Jusoor launched The Entrepreneurship Competition with 3 phases, which will result in the selection of three winners...

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Saudi Arabia

Get in the Ring Competition, Riyadh 2014

Get in the Ring is an international investment battle where entrepreneurs face off to secure an investment. Get in the Ring is organizing...

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Regional

How did these three Arab startups take advantage of TechCrunch Disrupt

Getting your product known and used internationally is tough, especially if you’re based in the Arab world. To address this head on, a s...

TechCrunch Disrupt competition Europe

Regional

The Future Agro Challenge Competition

Future Agro Challenge Competition is a gathering of the agri-business entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors that offers a unique...

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