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Arabnet attendees grapple with changes in the ecosystem, and look to the future

Over three days, from June 3 to 5, more than 110 speakers and 90 partners and sponsors met at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai for the Arabnet...

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Startup MENA targets European investors in Cairo; crowns Tellus as winning startup

Startup MENA aimed to revive European interest in Egyptian startups by hosting its inaugural Investor Lounge event in Cairo earlier this...

Qleek, the wooden hardware that reconciles vinyl and digital music, launches IndieGogo campaign

As I write this, I’m listening to a playlist on Spotify, sitting across from my empty bookshelf, its sparse shelves occupied by a few CDs I...

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Queen Rania of Jordan, in partnership with edX, launches Arabic MOOC platform Edraak

With the launch yesterday of Edraak, a new Arabic MOOC platform, education professionals have made a new stride towards the development of ...

At Startup Morning, Bahrain's entrepreneurs tell policy makers what they need to succeed

Early on a Saturday morning at the Business and Professional Women’s Club in Bahrain’s AlJasra district, I attended the first monthly Sta...

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Continuing its focus on emerging markets, Seedstars World hosts Dubai round

In 2005, Mohamed Elwazer witnessed a disturbing scene while waiting for a train at a metro station in Egypt. A security officer was...

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Regional

Angel investor Ranwa Halasa calls for bolder investors and savvier entrepreneurs

This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

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Rebuilding Egypt: how do startups help the economy?

When it comes to start-ups, entrepreneurs face unique challenges in an already difficult economic environment: striking out on their own...

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Startup MENA seeks to bridge the gaps between Egyptian startups and European VCs

Startup MENA, the initiative funded in part by the Danish government, will hold a pitch event for Egyptian startups on May 14th, as part...

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In Tunisia, entrepreneurs are taking control

In the absence of local blogs, press coverage, groups or associations of web entrepreneurs, and, until recently, a coworking space, the...

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Palestinian startup PlayFresco gets global attention - but its founders can't get visas

The Palestinian technology sector has been witnessing remarkable progress lately, reflected in individual attempts to take it to the next...

connected devices

Angel investor Hala Fadel's 3 most common entrepreneurial mistakes

This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

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Young change agents from the Arab world convene at Stanford

For three years now, Stanford University students, gathered in a student initiative called AMENDS, have invited promising actors of change...

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Startup Maroc hits the road again with an ambitious roadshow

April is a busy month for Startup Maroc. The group of friends, who have been working for three years to help foster an entrepreneurial...

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How this Bahraini woman uprooted her successful London creative agency and moved home

I first met Wafa Obaidat at a TEDxYouth event in Bahrain. I was floored by how — at 23 years old — Obaidat was running operations for her S...

Fashion

NGO Nahdet El Mahrousa teams up with Barclays Bank Egypt to fight unemployment

After three years of political turmoil, the economy of Egypt is suffering from a lack of stability that was translated into a remarkable...

competition Egypt

Halal P2P lending site Liwwa partners with e-commerce site Feesheh

Liwwa, the halal crowdinvestment site launched last November in Jordan, is adding a new facet to its business model: a partnership with...

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Palestinian startup AidBits aims to streamline the aid sector

NGOs aren’t known for being the most efficient organizations. The amount of bureaucratic navel gazing, however important, it takes to get d...

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A radical solution to the region's payment challenges, from serial ecommerce entrepreneur

At this point, it wouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Moustafa Mahmoud eats, drinks, and sleeps e-commerce, in addition to having l...

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TAG-Org expands its support services to startups with new program

Joining a growing group of organizations providing support to entrepreneurs in the region, the Jordan-based international business ...

Talal Abou Ghazaleh Innovation

7 Palestinian startups vie for Arabreneur investment at recent pitch event

“These startups are as good as any in Toronto, Barcelona, or London,” said Palestinian entrepreneur extraordinaire Dr. Abdulmalek Al-Jaber ...

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Endeavor Jordan selects 3 startups to advance to International Selection Panel

Four of Jordan’s most promising entrepreneurs gathered recently for Endeavor Jordan’s Local Selection Panel (LSP), where they pitched the...

Jordan Endeavor Competitions

Fresh off Kickstarter glory, Integreight gears up for 1Sheeld due date

$85,210 USD. That’s how much funding the Egypt-based startup Integreight attracted for its award-winning product 1Sheeld during its 30-day ...

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Regional

How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib

How do you raise $18 million USD in the Middle East? It’s not easy. Last week I sat down with Ahmed Alkhatib, the man behind the...

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