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Did Apple miss a major opportunity with the new iPhone 5c?

Although some have joked that the “c” in Apple’s new plastic iPhone 5c stands for “cheap” (it really stands for “colors”) the device f...

smartphones Mobile

Uber vs. Careem: as Goliath storms Dubai, can David own Saudi Arabia?

When Careem announced $1.7 million in investment from STC Ventures last week, it seemed like a timely response to the entrance of its...

Rivalries Car Service Transportation

How is the Arab world using smartphones? [Infographic]

Two phones out of five in the Middle East are smartphones, according to new data from the International Data Corporation. But how...

NGO connects young Iraqis to international art scene

When war descends, art is often one of its first casualties. As gallery spaces close down and funding dries up, artists often have little...

ngos Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

YouTube turns on local domains, ad streams in the Gulf: who will benefit?

Original video content is exploding in the Middle East and North Africa. As we discussed last week in our first new Wamda...

Iran reblocks Twitter and Facebook; local entrepreneur says it wasn't a glitch

Last night, several social media users reported that Twitter and Facebook were unblocked in Iran, making it possible to post directly to...

Censorship

Startup news ticker: TA Telecom wins Mobile Merit Awards and Google acquires Bump

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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A look at Twitter's IPO: what will change?

Twitter’s IPO, which it announced last week, is one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs since Facebook. After announcing via tweet that t...

twitter IPOs Social Networks

Tenmou’s Entrelab nurtures startups ranging from Bahraini Instagram to popcorn delivery

Tenmou, Bahrain's first business angels company, and the U.S. Embassy recently concluded Entrelab: the region’s first entrepreneurship l...

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U.A.E

What’s next for Glowork after its $16 million acquisition by SAS Holding

Glowork, the Saudi platform designed to connect women to jobs, has been acquired by SAS Holding, which invested 60 million SAR (US $16...

Acquisitions Job Recruitment Women

iMENA invests $8m in HelloFood; why it is and isn't like Rocket Internet

iMENA Holdings made headlines yesterday with the news that it invested US $8 million in HelloFood, Rocket’s online food ordering platform ...

Scaling Rocket Internet Investment

Beirut's SMEX launches an aggregator to support Arabic content online

You've often heard the statistic: while Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world, with 360 million Arabic speakers, only...

Aggregation Arabic Content

Stars of Science launches fifth season with more women: 'innovation knows no gender'

Stars of Science, the hit pan-Arab science and technology reality-TV competition, returns this Friday, Sept 13 on MBC 4 (8pm KSA), for its...

Science Stars of Science Competitions

Startup news ticker: Google partners with edX; Apple releases iOS 7 Golden Master; Globe Express Services expands in Turkey;

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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What the new Lebanese Army mobile app is really designed to do

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Did Apple miss a major opportunity with the new iPhone 5c?

Uber vs. Careem: as Goliath storms Dubai, can David own Saudi Arabia?

How is the Arab world using smartphones? [Infographic]

NGO connects young Iraqis to international art scene

YouTube turns on local domains, ad streams in the Gulf: who will benefit?

Iran reblocks Twitter and Facebook; local entrepreneur says it wasn't a glitch

Startup news ticker: TA Telecom wins Mobile Merit Awards and Google acquires Bump

A look at Twitter's IPO: what will change?

Tenmou’s Entrelab nurtures startups ranging from Bahraini Instagram to popcorn delivery

What’s next for Glowork after its $16 million acquisition by SAS Holding

iMENA invests $8m in HelloFood; why it is and isn't like Rocket Internet

Beirut's SMEX launches an aggregator to support Arabic content online

Stars of Science launches fifth season with more women: 'innovation knows no gender'

Startup news ticker: Google partners with edX; Apple releases iOS 7 Golden Master; Globe Express Services expands in Turkey;

What the new Lebanese Army mobile app is really designed to do

LinkedIn reaches 1 million users in Saudi Arabia, bets on mobile growth

Digital agency Intigral launches new incubator to help startups reach the Saudi market

What entrepreneurs learned at Oasis500's Beirut bootcamp

Microsoft acquires Nokia's phone division, patents for $7.2 billion: will it target the Middle East for sales?

Flat6Labs debuts a new model; will it set the tone for regional startup acceleration?

Wamda announces Mix N’ Mentor Beirut with a new format

Startup news ticker: SearchinMENA.com launches on Eureeca; Fotosoora goes live in Egypt; Brate releases new version

Egyptian online pharmacy Agzakhana secures investment from Vodafone

Wixel Studios launched Little Heroes, Big deeds; will it bring them long-awaited success?

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