Restronaut Feeds Foodies and Founders in Dubai Restronaut.me recently launched as an online-meets-offline startup by Dubai restaurateur Leith Matthews. Based on successful events at... Kia Davis • 05 May, 2013 Startup Communities Food & Beverage
New Q&A Platform Ejaba Offers Entrepreneurs Access to Expert Advice Entrepreneurs across the Middle East now have a new affordable means of getting advice: Ejaba.me, a Q&A platform that offers... Ahmed Gabr • 05 May, 2013 Advice Mentorship
Weekly Wrap-Up: April 28 - May 2 Winning a major competition can definitely mean a lot for your startup. But equally as important is where you take your startup after. Just... Wamda • 02 May, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up Social Media MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition
Meet Palestine's pioneering female coder, who just won in an international gaming competition Rasha Hussein is one of the Arab world's women entrepreneurs to watch. The first time I met her, she was leading a room full of tech geeks... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2013 Coding Augmented Reality EdTech
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... Maya Rahal • 02 May, 2013 Mobile
Wamda 4 Women hosts roundtables in Doha, Amman, and Riyadh This May, Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs (W4Women) is coming to 4 cities! Manama, Amman, Doha, and Riyadh! Join us for two-hour roundtable di... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Mix n Mentor
Think Science Fair Unites Technology Talents in the Emirates The Sunday before last, Dubai witnessed the launch of the biggest national science innovation fair for youth in UAE. The "Think Science"... Shaimaa El Nazer • 02 May, 2013 Science Emirates Foundation Sustainability
Swiss Platform Works to Boost the Arab Film Industry Arab cinema is gaining popularity across the Arab world, as many young documentary and short film producers are making names for... Ahmed Gabr • 02 May, 2013 Entertainment Arabic Content
Egyptian Brothers Innovate Recycling Technology in the Emirates Many residents in the UAE simply don’t understand recycling, several recycling companies have said over the past few years. In Abu Dhabi, w... Nina Curley • 01 May, 2013 Recycling Sustainability Environment
GIST 2013 Tech-I Competition The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative is calling on all entrepreneurs and startups from Africa, Asia, the ... Wamda • 01 May, 2013 Competitions
Are Employees in the Arab World Satisfied with their Jobs? [Infographic] A wide majority (75%) of employees in the Arab world would leave their current job for a competitor if offered a higher salary, according... Rana Qubain • 01 May, 2013 Team management Team Programme
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
Mohammed Al-Ayouti: Vodafone Egypt's Intrapreneur "I don’t even believe in the value of a formal education. What drives me is the desire to build," says Mohammed Al-Ayouti, the Senior M... Ahmed Gabr • 01 May, 2013 vodafone xone vodafone Incubator
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 ... Glen Dalakian II • 30 April, 2013 Awards Abraaj Social Change
Saudi Arabian Company Proposes Shift to Friday-Saturday Weekend In Saudi Arabia, a major industrial company may be leading the way towards changing the entire country’s weekend to Friday-Saturday, to b... Nina Curley • 30 April, 2013 Policy Government
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