Wamda

Egyptian entrepreneurs ready for more constructive dialogue

In Egypt since the January 2011 uprising, there has been no shortage of events, meetups, conferences, and pitch sessions aimed at...

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How the Lebanese geek community has evolved over the past 10 years

On a recent Friday in Beirut, the evening streets are empty as everyone prepares for iftar. But the sundown meal is not the only meeting...

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Can adapted Google algorithm get MENA customers to shop online?

According to experts, e-commerce is the fastest growing sector in the Gulf. For the UAE in particular, they expect its value to reach...

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Twofour54 and Lamsa: a partnership to support Arabic content for children

Lamsa, the interactive children’s “edu-tainment” Arabic platform, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with twofour54, the comme...

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Women employees reshape Saudi Arabia's labor market

This article has been cross-posted with Knowledge@Wharton. Over the past five years, many dramatic shifts have taken place within Saudi...

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Is Lebanon ready for Uber and Careem? [Promocodes included]

Uber, a San Francisco-based mobile app connecting passengers with drivers for hire, now working in 140+ cities worldwide, launched in...

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4 sites to help you plan a healthy Eid

Last year during Ramadan, we spoke to several media sites offering support and advice to women, highlighting their activities and...

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Marketing in Ramadan: do well by doing good

In the UAE and MENA region, Ramadan is usually a slow month for most startups. But for charitable causes, Ramadan is an ideal time for...

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Namshi's momentum acknowledged with MSN strategic partnership

Major entities striking deals to support economic growth has become a trend in the region. Luxury fashion retail site Namshi, a Rocket...

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World Bank wants to help Lebanese and Tunisian diasporas give back

As part of a new project, Integrating the Middle East and North Africa (i-MENA) aiming to foster MENA global integration, the World Bank...

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Morocco

Credit cards, internet access, and online bill pay: Moroccan e-commerce is booming

Without a doubt, e-commerce in Morocco is experiencing a peak of interest. Over the last seven years, we’ve seen, at my startup...

morocco E-commerce

Al Mwajaha launches as the QuizUp for the Arab world

“Online challenge games are very popular in the region. However, most of them are only available in foreign languages. That is why we d...

AlMwajaha trivia quizup

Knowing when to start over: Lessons from FailCon Dubai

Photo credit: Varuna Nand Singh In its first Middle East outing, Silicon Valley’s FailCon proved a refreshing departure from the t...

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Developer Maysalward partners with Zain to accelerate regional gaming industry

It has been a busy couple of months for veteran Jordanian mobile game developer/publisher Maysalward. In May, the company launched...

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First West Bank hackathon 'a new step' for Palestinian tech ecosystem

With a growing tech sector and startups starved for talent, there is a need for everyone in the Palestinian technology sector to...

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Zain to match funds with creative Jordanian projects on Zoomaal

Last week, Zain Jordan signed an agreement with Zoomaal, the region’s largest crowdfunding platform, as part o...

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Young but growing fast: AUC's V-LAB announces third cycle in a year

The American University of Cairo’s startup incubator Venture Lab, launched just a year ago, is now accepting applications for its t...

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Wamda announces 2nd annual Karim Jazouani Prize for Entrepreneurship Advocates in Morocco

A year ago, Karim Jazouani, the web and startup ambassador of Morocco, left us far too soon. Since then, Moroccan web lovers and...

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Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene

Last week’s gathering of 20 Jordanian artists marks what may be an important first step towards investment funding for the country’s art...

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Egypt

Egypt's energy crisis forces increased interest in clean tech

A year ago, Karim Mostafa, CEO of solar energy solutions provider Gaia, was struggling to get anyone to listen to his...

solar green tech Egypt

Could Gaza's fourth Startup Weekend be a turning point for the ecosystem?

Attending Gaza’s fourth Startup Weekend was one of the best experiences I’ve had in the Arab startup ecosystem. Some of the ...

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Jabbar invests in News Group, strengthening regional media-tech ties

Earlier this month, the investment firm Jabbar Internet Group announced a deal with Dubai-based news management company News Group...

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Maghreb

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus kicks off global accelerator program in Tunisia

As Tunisia begins to overturn years of economic inefficiencies, stagnant creativity, and systemic corruption, entrepreneurship has begun...

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PIVOT, a Palestinian app to preserve historical memory, honored by Harvard

Among the Palestinian diaspora, across the region and world, the danger of forgetting one’s history is very close to the s...

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