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How two companies innovated to resuscitate tourism in Tunisia and Morocco

Over the past few decades, tourism has been an increasingly important source of revenue for both Morocco and Tunisia. Both countries are...

Tourism

Cairo University Tech Transfer Competition

The Cairo University Technology Transfer Office is organizing a competition for existing and new startup concepts with the potential for a...

Competitions

FOO launches the first mobile matchmaking app for Facebook in the Middle East

It might not surprise you that one of Lebanon's earliest mobile app development companies was built by two AUB graduates. It's almost...

Social Networks Facebook Mobile

Lebanese Government and Intel overhaul education by putting tablets in the hands of students

Intel and the Lebanese Ministries of Telecom and Education are hoping to make students' backpacks lighter this year, by offering them new...

Public-Private Partnerships Government Education

What are the most popular mobile phones and operating systems in the UAE?

While Android is still the most popular operating system in terms of global sales, followed next by iOS, Nokia is dominating the biggest...

Mobile

Izdehar, SME Exhibition & Conference - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

On May 19-21, Izdehar, the Saudi SME Exhibition & Conference, will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel. Izdehar ...

Conferences

MarkaVIP Announces Deal with PayPal; Will Consumers Warm to Online Payment?

E-commerce may be one of the fastest-growing and most promising startup sectors in the Middle East, but it still poses several challenges....

Flash Sales MarkaVIP PayPal

Entrepreneurs Take on the Arab World's Water and Energy Challenges

This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post on April 3, 2013. With the Middle East and North Africa's water and...

Green Energy Environment

Bnooki Offers a One-Stop Shop for Bank Products in Lebanon: Can it Expand?

Figuring out what banks offer in Lebanon is notoriously difficult, says Elie Bou Jaoude. “There are more than 600,000 searches on G...

Financial management

Lebanon’s Game Cooks Releases Mobile Multiplayer Title NERDS

On top of their recent release, Captain Oil, Game Cooks studios in Lebanon just launched new mobile game NERDS on both...

Mobile Gaming Gaming

Trends in Internet Usage in the Arab World [Report]

Did you know that 28% of Arab internet users prefer social media as their main source of news? Individuals worldwide are downloading...

Social Networks Social Media Mobile

The Rise of Virtual Currency: A Look at Bitcoin and Ripple

The stunning rise and crash of digital currency Bitcoin last month has created a vast amount of worldwide interest in what could be a...

Financial systems Virtual Currency

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum 2013 - Makkah, Saudia Arabia

The Umm Al Qura University in Saudi Arabia is organizing the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum 2013 to take place from May 14-16. The e...

Saudi Arabia Accelerators Conferences

Accelerator Flat6Labs Jeddah Launches in Saudi Arabia

Bringing the accelerator trend to Saudi Arabia, Flat6Labs Jeddah was just launched by Qotuf AlRiyadah, a company that supports small and...

Flat6Labs Accelerators

STC Ventures Invests $3 Million in Jabbar's Ad Network ikoo

Regional advertising network ikoo has secured $3 million in investment from STC Ventures, a venture capital fund backed by Saudi Telecom...

Jabbar Digital Advertising Digital Marketing

The Mobile Show Middle East 2013 - Dubai, UAE

The Mobile Show Middle East is an opportunity to meet the world’s leaders, disrupters and challengers of the mobile ecosystem and d...

Mobile

Google I/O Extended – Beirut

Google I/O Extended is a local event to get developers who are interested in Google related technologies to mingle and hangout together,...

Developers Conferences Google

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...

Competitions Gaming

iPhone Contacts Made Simple: Introducing ReachFast

iOS application ReachFast started as a weekend vacation project, and ended up a sudden success. When Lebanese serial entrepreneurs...

Mobile

Oslo Business for Peace Award Honors Five Global Business Leaders

The 2013 Oslo Business for Peace Awards recently celebrated the role of economic growth in peace, awarding five business leaders ...

Awards Abraaj Social Change

Egyptian Startup Signs First Game with International Publisher Chillingo

Mobile gaming is on the rise in the region, and the newest startup to join the mobile gaming frey is Spyros Entertainment from...

Mobile Gaming 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...

Social Networks Social Media Competitions

TV Goes Social in the Arab World: 3 Trends

With the growing popularity of social media, TV has become increasingly social. People now communicate and interact extensively about TV...

SmartTV Video On Demand

Algeria Hosts the First All-Women Startup Weekend

The latest in Startup Weekend's new women-focused events, Startup Weekend Algeria was the first event of its kind to feature a...

Startup Weekend Women

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