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Social Media Opens New Frontiers For Arab Youth [Report]

The Dubai School of Government recently released “Social Media, Employment and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for the Economic Emp...

Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship Social Media

RihlaPrime/TravelerVIP Debuts Luxury Travel Deals Sites In The Middle East

UPDATE: RihlaPrime has changed its name to TravelerVIP. "A bad hotel experience can ruin an otherwise perfect trip", says...

Daily Deals Travel

Ex-Sukar CEO to Launch Fab.com Clone for the Middle East

UPDATE: Desado went live today, Monday, December 10th. Their press release states that Desado is now the "largest platform...

Design E-commerce

Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt

Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a...

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

What's New at Google in the Arab World? [Wamda TV]

Ever since Google launched Maps with Navigation in beta in the Middle East (in Egypt, the UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, ...

Google Technology

World Bank’s Doing Business 2013 [Report]

The World Bank Doing Business has released it's 2013 report designed to assess the regions and economies making the biggest improvements f...

Ecosystem Government Infographic

The Most Active VCs in the Arab World in 2012

This week we highlight the Arab world’s most active venture capital funds. These VC’s are targeting startups at different stages in their de...

Ecosystem Investment Top Lists

Sign Up to Spend Three Days with Geeks on a Plane in Jordan

As you've seen, Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman. After the event, they're also...

Investment Mentorship

Lebanon’s Anghami Launches the First Music Streaming Platform for the Middle East: PROMOCODE Included

Forget Spotify. Anghami is here! Launching today for iPhone, the platform is bringing the Arab world its first mobile and web music...

Mobile Mobile Apps Music

Want to Drive an Aramex Delivery Truck? Check out the Winners of the Aramex Gameon Competition

Aramex has announced the winning developers of the Aramex Gameon Competition 2012. This is the first time Aramex has hosted the...

Competitions Developers Gaming

How to Use a Cow Creatively: Social Entrepreneurship Gets Innovative in Egypt

Ever wondered how to start a social enterprise and change the world? JCI Cairo recently brought in Moroccon expert Adnane Adioui, founder...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Two Simple Ways to Boost Education in the Arab World

By and large, we all agree that education and learning are integral to development on a personal and societal level. In the aftermath of...

Education

Apply before Nov 5th to Pitch to Silicon Valley Investors in Amman

So you probably know that Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman on Nov 9th. There, e...

Competitions Investment Pitching

Exclusive Interview: Souq Confirms New Investment from Naspers and Tiger Global

After rumors continued to circulate over the past couple of weeks, Souq.com has today confirmed that it is announcing a new round of...

E-commerce Investment

Workspace Mesaha Supports Community Initiatives in Egypt

These days, Cairo’s coffee places are busy with groups of young men and women gathered around tables, not to eat nor to chatter for fun, b...

Coworking Spaces Egypt

Can a Young E-Commerce Logistics Startup Take On Aramex in the UAE?

"Typical courier companies are not built to handle the logistics of e-commerce", says entrepreneur Robin Antony, founder of Powergistix, a...

Delivery E-commerce

Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP

Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ...

Fashion Food & Beverage Investment

Vodafone Ventures Egypt Announces Investment in Eshtery, Ogra, and GyroLabs

After sponsoring and participating in the Euromoney conference in Egypt earlier this month, Vodafone Ventures Egypt has announced...

Accelerators Investment Mobile

El Mashrou3: The First Reality TV Show For Entrepreneurs In Egypt Is Casting Now

In 2013, the Arab world will witness its second major reality TV show for entrepreneurs in Egypt: El Mashrou3, announcing its casting ...

Competitions Egypt Social Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur Of The Week, Elie Gregoire Khoury Of Panorama Mobile App: Dermandar [Wamda TV]

Entrepreneur of the week today on Wamda is Elie Gregoire Khoury co-founder of Dermandar, a mobile application to create and share panoramic ...

Digital Media Entrepreneur of the Week Mobile Apps

Wamda Mix N' Mentor Events in Amman, Beirut, and Dubai

After the success of Wamda's CoE E-Commerce event in June, Wamda is now hosting three mentorship events in three cities! If you came to CoE ...

Accelerators

Grass E-Magazine Paves the Way for Scientific Journalism in the Arab World

More often than not, those who write in science journals are scientists rather than scienctific journalists. While several western...

Digital Media Environment Media

Jamalon Hits 9 Million Books: Can It Crack the Saudi Market?

This week, Jamalon announced that its site now offers over 9 million unique Arabic and English books for sale. The “24-7 Online Book Fair f...

Book Reviews E-commerce Ecosystem

Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program

Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’. Launched in...

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

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