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Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings

Faris Zaher, CEO and co-founder of hotel bookings site Yamsafer, thinks his team may have come up with a solution to the region’s payment r...

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Why registering as a startup in Dubai is getting easier

Lately, we often hear startups from Casablanca to Cairo asking us how they can get a foothold in Dubai, the market with the region’s ...

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Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples

“It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ...

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Oasis500 launches Omraan, a funding competition for startups working to solve urban problems

As it intensifies its effort to spread entrepreneurial culture in the region, Jordanian tech-focused incubator Oasis500 launches its first...

Competitions

UniVenture, Tunisian incubator launched by business angels, seeks applicants

UniVenture's first graduating class In May 2010, ten Tunisians entrepreneurs created the Carthage Business Angel association to...

Business Angels Incubator

FbStart Dubai emphasizes mobile apps, gaming, and partnerships

Finally, Facebook has turned its entrepreneurship eye to the Arab region, hosting FbStart in Dubai on March 27 in an attempt to help...

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StartupYourLife meetup reflects growing vitality of the Moroccan startup scene

On the 7th of March, more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers, and members of the Moroccan startup community attended...

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Women's entrepreneurship addressed at recent TechForum conference in Dubai

A panel called ‘How to be a successful woman entrepreneur’ was a highlight of the most recent TechForum event, org...

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U.A.E

Cary! off to a rollicking start on Eureeca; signals an increasingly complex UAE used car market

UPDATE: As of April 17, 2014, Cary! has met its Eureeca goal, having raised $103,400 on the crowdinvestment platform. Eureeca investors...

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Tunisia's first Entrepreneurship Fair: 3 challenges for 2014

The many challenges facing entrepreneurs in Tunisia did not prevent Tunisians from turning out in droves to the very...

Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector

Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social...

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Bahrain Young Entrepreneurs Forum: 'Barriers to business need to come down'

Attendees of Bahrain's Young Entrepreneurs Forum Jetlagged, I arrived at the Capital Club — a premiere private business club at the i...

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Entrepreneurs work towards healthier communities at SOCENT Dubai 2014

Last week Dubai’s social entrepreneurship week SOCENT 2014 held discussion panels and workshops focused on all i...

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Building on its success in Egypt, eSpace launches elections portal in Turkey

eSpace, the Alexandria-based software developer juggernaut that partnered with the Egyptian government to create elections.eg to...

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Meet PinchPoint, the 7 month-old Palestinian gaming startup that just got funding from Sadara Ventures

“I remember when Apple released its first SDK [software development kit]. I made my first game there,” recalls Khaled Abu Alkheir, CE...

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Startup Weekend Damascus attracts young entrepreneurs despite strife

At long last, Startup Weekend, the global entrepreneurial competition, has found its way to Damascus, in spite of the three-year war...

3d printer robot competition

Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals

Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says...

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Over 300 game developers gather for Egypt Game Jam conference

At the end of last month, the Egyptian Information Technology Institute (ITI) hosted the second annual Egypt Game Jam, hosting...

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How to successfully crowdfund your next game

Cross-posted from Cloud Games on February 10, 2014. Continuing its streak as the most successful crowdfunding campaign to date, upcoming...

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Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network?

A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ...

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3rd Wharton MENA Conference

The 3rd Wharton Middle East and North Africa Conference, focused on opportunities for investing and doing business in the region, will be...

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Dealmakers' Weekend: a benchmark for Jordanian entrepreneurship

Dealmaking was the name of the game on Saturday and Sunday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman as an impressive list of investors...

Venture Capital Investment Oasis500

Startup Weekend NEXT Baghdad shows what's possible

As a co-organizer of the first and second installments of Baghdad Startup Weekend, I’ve learned first-hand how challenging it can be to c...

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Mobile app generator wins the day at Startup Weekend Amman

Hoards of aspiring entrepreneurs gathered at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Building in Amman this past weekend for Startup Weekend – a 5...

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