Cartier Looks to Fund Exceptional Women Entrepreneurs: Apply Before March 8th Women entrepreneurs looking for a boost with their businesses in the Middle East can apply to the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards before... Nina Curley • 20 February, 2013 Competitions Investment
What Would You Do If You Had Google Glass? Google Glass has arrived. Google’s new demo video, released yesterday, reveals some of the wildest and most touching ways it could t... Nina Curley • 21 February, 2013 Innovation Technology
Need a Coupon for a Sportscar? Fursaty Offers Daily Deals, Saudi Style Daily deals in Saudi Arabia aren’t like daily deals elsewhere. Where else would you buy a Bentley online at 32% off? “Months later after th... Nina Curley • 19 February, 2013 Daily Deals
Saudi Billionaire Alwaleed Invests in Chinese E-Commerce Site 360buy As e-commerce is skyrocketing in China, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), an investment firm chaired by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed... Maya Rahal • 19 February, 2013 E-commerce Investment
Dermandar Wins World’s Best App Award: What’s Next Dermandar, one of the hottest startups to come out of the Arab world this year, has just won the “World’s Best App” award in the Lifestyle a... Nina Curley • 17 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Scaling
Think Science Competition Encourages UAE Youth to Pursue a Science Major The Emirates Foundation for Youth Development is gearing up to launch the Think Science Competition for three days, starting April... Ahmed Gabr • 06 March, 2013 Competitions Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Hult Prize Final Award Ceremony As the last part of a series of events during Social Enterprise Week, the Award Ceremony of the Dubai Regional Final of the Hult Prize h... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Competitions Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
Google Science Fair 2013 Google is hosting an online science competition open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 from across the globe, in partnership with... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Competitions Invention
Aramex Launches Shop and Ship in Dubai: What it Means for E-Commerce Merchants Aramex will soon be launching its international shipment service, Shop and Ship, in Dubai, in a move that could dramatically boost... Nina Curley • 13 February, 2013 Delivery Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
E-Commerce Site Taw9eel Acquires Kuwaiti Game Rental Startup Digumz This week, Kuwaiti game rental company Digumz.com was acquired by Kuwaiti platform Taw9eel.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites... Glen Dalakian II • 14 February, 2013 Acquisitions E-commerce Ecosystem
Ethical Food Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this session features social entrepreneurs who launched food enterprises discussing... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Food & Beverage
From Small Steps to Big Change Panel & Film, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this panel features entrepreneurs engaged in diverse sectors such as child safety, f... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship
Intel Ideathon Camp Helps College Students Innovate Egypt's Future In partnership with the Egyptian Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Intel launched its first Ideathon Camp in Egypt this... Ahmed Gabr • 04 March, 2013 Innovation Mentorship Social Entrepreneurship
Reviving Egyptian Waqf to Catalyze Social Change Change starts when citizens start asking questions to solve local issues, and themselves try to find new alternatives to traditional work... Rola Tarek • 24 March, 2013 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market? Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early... Aline Mayard • 12 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Bosletak: An Online Guide to Jobs and Colleges in Egypt Right after the end of summer, high school and college graduates start thinking about their next steps, whether that involves applying to... Hanan Solayman • 25 February, 2013 Arabic Content
Lebanese Telecoms Ministry Asks Citizens to 'Be The Minister' with New Game In an attempt to engage with citizens online, Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is offering young Lebanese participants... Glen Dalakian II • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Government Telecommunication
Regional 90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic] A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Failure Infographic Mobile
Reviving Egypt's Handmade Paper Industry for a Sustainable Future Throughout his life, the artist and social activist Mohamed Abou El Naga worked in the handmade paper industry in Alexandria. In 2005, he... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 February, 2013 Egypt Environment
Cirqy Creates a Social Marketplace for Local Designers [Wamda TV] During the Flat6Labs Cycle 3 Demo Day, Cirqy founders Kareem El-Shaffei and Mostafa Talaat discuss how their e-commerce site is creating a s... Omar Aysha • 20 March, 2013 Art Accelerators
Egyptian Startup Offers Push Notification Solution for App Developers [Wamda TV] During the Flat6Labs Cycle 3 Demo Day, PushBots founder and CEO Amr Sobhy shares the story behind launching PushBots which helps mobile dev... Omar Aysha • 18 March, 2013 Developers Egypt Technology
Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Advice Education Mobile
Empowering the Social Enterprise Community, Opening Night Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening event will take place on February 25, 2013 at The Capital Club, DIFC in Dubai. The event will b... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Green Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this interactive session will bring together ‘ecopreneurs’ who have created inno... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship