Wamda

U.A.E

The Big 5 2018

The Big 5, the largest and most influential construction event in the Middle East, is coming back under the theme “Shaping the...

Turkey

Volt Lines raises $1.28 million

Volt Lines, a Turkey-based transportation service has raised $1.28 million in a pre-Series A round led by Dubai Angel Investors (DAI) which...

Transport Sharing Economy turkey

Egypt

Africa 2018 Forum

Africa 2018 is a unique business-to-business and government-to-business platform, bringing together policymakers, financiers, leading...

Global

China's growing interest in the Mid East

China recently marked a quiet but momentous milestone: it is now the biggest investor in the Middle East. According to the Arab Investment...

china Silk Road Investment

Regional

Today’s edtech for tomorrow’s innovators

Educational technology (edtech) is filling a gap where traditional models have become obsolete. As innovation becomes a key pillar in...

Education EdTech

U.A.E

Navigating through a smart city

As the number of people living in cities grows around the world, the need for effective transportation becomes paramount. This year’s...

Smart Cities Transport automation

Tunisia

For every human need comes a robot

Robots may not rule the world (anytime soon) but they are gradually excelling at a number of human tasks such as helping human resources...

robots robotics AI

U.A.E

Free calls to nowhere, how Skype ban hurts startups in the UAE

Launching a startup isn’t for the anxious or easily deterred. There are myriad worries, from finding investors and customers to...

Skype startup

Turkey

Startup Istanbul 2018

Startup Istanbul is the leading startup event which brings together founders, investors and executives in the region. It's a...

Egypt

Techne Summit: The Mediterranean Prime Technology Conference

The annual international entrepreneurship and technologyevent that creates a platform for global players in the tech industry will take...

Regional

Increasing competitiveness in the Arab World

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has the highest unemployment and youth unemployment rate in the world at 10 per...

Egypt

E-Commerce Summit 2018

The ultimate destination for every retailer and brand on the quest for getting to know all about E-Commerce.WHAT IS E-COMMERCE SUMMIT?A...

Kuwait

Arabnet Kuwait 2018

Over a 1000 of the the region’s government leaders, digital practitioners and entrepreneurs will gather for the third...

Europe

Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge

The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge is a worldwide renowned science & technology startup competition designed...

U.A.E

Meet Magento Dubai

REDBOX DIGITAL BRINGS MEET MAGENTO TO THE MIDDLE EAST FOR THE FIRST TIME An exclusive, invite-only networking and...

Global

Here’s how these four startups are making agriculture more efficient

During a business trip to Switzerland this year, I have had the chance to meet many startups from different parts of the world, but mainly...

Agrocenta Twiga Foods GreenTec

Regional

Is the tech industry poised to overtake oil and gas jobs in the Middle East?

In 2018, 71 percent of employers have plans to increase their hiring rates in the next 12 months and 66 percent are optimistic about...

IT Jobs IT sector oil and gas

Egypt

Egyptian software company raised $300K from Saudi investors

Entlaqa, a software company, raised a $300,000 funding from Salem ben Saleh Ba Wazier and Mohamed ben Saleh Ba Wazier, two KSA-based...

Egypt ksa SAAS

Turkey

The Blockchain can improve the profitability of online ads and this Turkish startup is kicking it off

This year, internet ads are expected to overtake TV ads as the largest advertising segment, and the total spend on entertainment and media...

turkey Online ads Blockchain

U.A.E

How to increase your exit chances, widen your audience and keep it simple: Insights from #STEP2018

Entrepreneurs don’t need to refine their pitches or have everything figured out when approaching investors, because great products...

Step Conference 2018 startups

Egypt

Blockchain-focused incubator to launch in Egypt this April

NU TechSpace is the first tech-focused incubator specialized in cognitive technologies in Egypt. It will be officially launching on April...

NU TechSpace Nile University Blockchain incubator

Jordan

Teaching coding will lead digital jobs, and this Jordanian startup is seizing this opportunity

Even though digital talent is still scarce globally, and in the Middle East particularly, the fast-growing digital economy is leading an...

Jordan usa Y Combinator

Egypt

Egyptian e-learning platform raises over $800,000 from UK and US angel investors

Knowledge Officer, an e-learning platform, raised £600,000 (US$ 833,500) from UK and US angel investors Ian Hurlock from Fox and...

Egypt uk Knowledge Officer

Lebanon

Improving electricity and fake news detection through data #AUBWiDS2018

Data desert is a term often used to describe certain areas, whether unprivileged or not, where data is not regularly collected to form a...

aub Women in Data Science Data

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