Wamda

Regional

Wissam Sabbagh: A visionary turning idea to product

“Sex and $550.” That was the subject line of an email then 18-year-old Wissam Sabbagh sent to thousands of potential...

Syria

Code your way up: Syrian startups teach code in Arabic

As millions of Syrians fleeing a brutal war struggle to integrate into new countries, one barrier stands out above the rest:...

Remmaz bitcode Education

Regional

Tech adoption can enable a revolution [Infographic]

Governments and regulators must innovate, as the global adoption of technology grows and new economies take shape. This is one of the...

World Economic Forum GITR Innovation

Lebanon

SE Factory prepares the next generation of coders in Lebanon

Any tech executive seeking to hire software engineers in Lebanon agrees there is a shortage in talent. To fill that gap, coding boot...

SE factory bootcamp Coding

Regional

The aviation industry, a new frontier for MENA startups [Q&A]

In the world of aviation, the Middle East is one of the fastest growing regions in passenger traffic. According to IATA, the rate will...

aviation Travel Abrar Ahmad

Regional

Invention is not about smarts, but logic

If you have ever wondered how in the world our forefathers thought to invent the technologies we so much rely on today such as fridges,...

Steven Johnson Book Reviews Invention

Syria

Syrian hardware startup Daraty dodging country's challenges

Two engineering students in Syria’s capital are overcoming the enormous challenges in their war-torn country to launch Daraty, an...

Hardware syria MEMakersGE

Regional

The MENA cloud: how big and where’s it going?

According to the Cisco Global Cloud Index, the Middle East and Africa is expected to have the highest cloud traffic growth rate in the...

Cloud Mena cloud alliance gulf infotech

Global

How to build smart cities

After growing accustomed to smart phones, cars, TVs and even smart homes, there's a new wave of fascination with smart cities. Indeed,...

MIT Media Lab community jameel Smartcities

Regional

Meet the makers: GE Garages and the future of industrial entrepreneurship

As the MENA region grapples with non-hydrocarbon diversification in the aftermath of the oil price shock, a slew of strategic announcements...

MEMakersGE GEMS robotics

Bahrain

Skip ahead: Skiplino wants to put queuing behind us

According to a Lebanese Central Bank official at the Arabnet Beirut summit this year, the Lebanese enjoy queuing in banks and use the...

Skiplino LevelZ SAAS

Regional

Applications open for Start IT with Etisalat

Start IT with Etisalat are on the lookout for this year’s batch of aspiring Egyptian entrepreneurs. The initiative,...

etisalat IoT start it

U.A.E

Fare share: Uber and Careem set pace and purpose for MENA’s sharing economy

Innovation and regulation can often have a paradoxical relationship. Modern tech history has consistently highlighted the tug of war...

RTA Regulations careem

U.A.E

GITEX Technology Week 2016

This year's GITEX Technology Week aims to be bigger than ever, bringing designers, developers, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and...

Icities Smart wearables 400 startups

Turkey

The importance of workshops for UX design

On the fourth floor of an Istanbul hotel young men and women are huddled over work tables, overlooking large poster boards, markers,...

Userspots design workshops User Experience

Lebanon

Kwik emergency response sensor wins refugee hackathon

Fire and freezing cold are potentially fatal for refugees, but they are dangers which could be over due to 'emergency sensor'...

Open Source Action Network UNOCHA UNHCR

Palestine

Tracking Palestine's tech talent at AngelHack

The AngelHack Gaza competition produced some interesting ideas. (Images via Gaza Sky Geeks) Coding is increasingly becoming a...

coding competition Angelhack Ramallah palestine

Regional

Arab girls defy stereotypes at Microsoft Imagine Cup

Two teams from Tunisia alongside one from Bahrain will represent MENA at the global final in Seattle. (Images via Eduard Cousin) Malak...

microsoft imagine cup microsoft Egypt

Regional

Exploring the frontiers of Arabic natural language processing

Humans and machines, such a beautiful pairing. (Image via Sdtimes.com) A monetized mobile app that crowdsources the digitization of Arabic...

Sakhr Arabic Snippets NYU Abu Dhabi

Oman

Oman explores solar-powered oil recovery

The Amal Solar EOR Pilot Project. (Image via MIT) This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. Oman’s kn...

Oil Oman solar power

Iran

Crowdsourcing Week Summit Tehran

Global platform Crowdsourcing Week is coming to Iran for the first time in May 20, 2016. Held at the Iran...

CSW summit Speakers Tehran

Maghreb

What I know about virtual reality: Walid Sultan Midani

VR is fun but you've got to be careful, says Walid. (Image via Digital Mania) The attraction between virtual reality (VR) developers and...

MEMakersGE WIK What I Know

Egypt

Zombies in Egypt: Epic VR brings the undead to malls

This was the reaction when students first tested Epic VR in an event at the American University in Cairo. (Images via Epic VR) Virtual...

Zombies EpicVr MEMakersGE

Global

Data science: how is it good for business?

Can you make data science work for your business? (Image via Alamy/Carol and Mike Werner) “Data is the new oil,” says big...

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