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Lebanon

Lebanese game developers Wixel Studios targets cancer with new project

Still from the Aurora game. (Image via Wixel Studios) Despite a growing tech-healthcare sector - which by now has hundreds of...

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U.A.E

How digital loyalty platform Tarifah is using cloud technology to revolutionize customer experience

Tarifah founders Ismail Issa, foreground, and Mostafa Khalifa. (Images via Tarifah) The idea for the mobile application Tarifah was...

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Saudi Arabia

Tech World editor launches online guide for Saudi entrepreneurs

A new online platform in Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop the startup sector in the country, through a combination of news media and...

Online Press Tamer Omran Entrprnrshp

Regional

8 promising hardware startups from the MENA region

The integrated circuit board, an essential ingredient for any hardware based startup. (Image via toddfun.com) Hardware based...

MEMakers MENA Electronics

Regional

How this startup made 6 figures in 6 weeks

When HomeSwipe founder Michael Lisovetsky arranged a meeting with Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper, he knew he needed to come up with...

Dean Soukeras Michael Lisovetsky Homeswipe

Jordan

New Jordan startup looking to harness creativity of youth

Youngsters need skills, and particularly in today’s job market they need skills that are going to set them apart from the thousands of o...

Regional

Bahraini wearable could add a new dimension to social interaction

The Feelix is another wearable that may reach the market. The bracelet syncs with a user's smartphone and sends him or her...

Feelix wearables Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

This Saudi innovation could be the solution for efficient solar panels in the desert

Georg Eitelhuber, an energy efficiency engineer, introduces NOMADD (No water Mechanical Automated Dusting Device) a system...

MEMakers Solar panels NOMADD

Egypt

After taking Jeeran to Egypt, cofounder discusses failure and success

Jeeran's Egypt team at their launch party. (Image via Jeeran Blog) Jeeran, the MENA based review platform, expanded its network to Egypt...

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Egypt

Egyptian coworking space aims to teach Arabic-speaking developers how to protect their online data

A coworking space for Egypt’s online security professionals is set to launch in August, and is aiming to make the Arabic-speaking d...

Saudi Arabia

What does it take to build a successful data startup in Saudi Arabia? A chat with Innosoft's founder

Loai Labani, a Saudi entrepreneur and mentor, discovered his passion for information and technology while he was studying software...

MEMakers Innovative Software Innosoft

Egypt

Meet the online tool helping Egyptians reduce their electricity consumption

Entrepreneurs often get inspiration from the crises their countries are going through, and Egypt is no exception. The country’s power o...

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Regional

Telematics in the Middle East growing at light speed

The decision to organize the Telematics Conference Middle East & Africa in Dubai in March wasn’t by chance. “We have been org...

MEMakers Teltonika Omnicom

Regional

4 tips for telematics startups in the Middle East

The first edition of the Telematics Conference Middle East & Africa in Dubai earlier this year gave UAE-based entrepreneurs the...

The Internet of Things Teltonika telematics

Bahrain

How entrepreneurs are shedding light on Bahrain's underground music scene

Aalaat performed at Malja Bahrain last month. (Image via Malja's Facebook page.) Tiny Bahrain has been making a lot of noise lately. The...

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U.A.E

Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7

All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b...

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Regional

How animation studio Kharabeesh drew its own success

Kharabeesh was one of the first companies to start making animated and video Arabic content, but their success didn’t come...

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Maghreb

When the cofounder relationship goes awry, the story of Lioumness

It’s not uncommon for one cofounder to leave a company in its early years. In some cases, the separation goes smoothly, in others, it k...

Lioumness culture morocco

Regional

6 of the most innovative Muslim startups for 2015

This article is a cross-post with Ummah Wide, a US-based digital media startup that focuses on stories and the culture of the Islamic...

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Palestine

Why this high-fashion startup is prioritizing Palestine

ElMuda's founders Ruba Abdulhadi (left) and Badea Jaber. High fashion is big business in the Middle East. In fact, the Arab region is one...

elmuda palestine Fashion

Regional

Tripzzle aims to make travel trouble-free

Emirati startup Tripzzle is launching itself at the crowded online travel search market and cofounder Ghaith Akkad believes its extra...

Regional

KAAYIA is seeking social entrepreneurs in the Arab world for its 4th cycle

The King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) has launched the fourth cycle of the King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation &...

Social Social Entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Cardiac emergency services app takes first prize at Dubai’s Hacka{MENA}

Finding ways to change the world in seventy-two hours sounds close to impossible, but Hacka {MENA}, Dubai’s first social impact hackathon d...

PwC Hacka EXPO Hacka MENA

Lebanon

How a Lebanese ecommerce pioneer carved his niche

The hype surrounding entrepreneurs and tech companies has breathed new life into the myth that startups are staffed by college dropouts in...

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