Wamda launches in French!

This week, we were especially thrilled to announce taking the French version of the platform live. In addition to regional news, advice and tips, we'll also be publishing stories on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in North Africa. Find out how you can help in this post. 

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Wamda announces the Karim Jazouani Prize

During Mix N' Mentor Casablanca, we announced the Karim Jazouani Prize, a yearly award which will be given to a young Moroccan entrepreneurship advocate, who is giving back to the startup community. Find out how you can nominate your candidate.

Breaking: Egyptian startups stranded by HSBC account closures

HSBC Bank Egypt has just sent a letter to many of its SME clients, notifying them that they no longer qualify for business banking services from the bank. We spoke with some of the clients affected.

How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp

Last week, propertyfinder.ae closed a round of series A funding, with a total instestment rumored to be in the single digit millions. Find out how this startup made it back from almost shutting down 4 years ago.

5 Arabic health platforms that help users stay healthy during Ramadan

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How the Arab world uses Facebook and Twitter during Ramadan [Infographic]

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Wamda asks: could a sudden ban on unlimited 3G in Morocco actually help entrepreneurs?

This month, Maroc Telecom subscribers were surprised to find out that the mobile phone carrier had amended their 'unlimited 4G' subscription policy without much communication about it. Yet, a ban on unlimited 3G is not necessarily a bad thing- here's why.

Why we moved our startup to Dubai

Two months ago, Wamda contributor and entrepreneur Abdullah AlShalabi decided to move his startup from Kuwait to Dubai. Find out why they decided to head for Dubai- famous for being one of the most expensive destinations in the region- and how they're managing to cut costs.

What's dangerous about the hype in the Middle East startup ecosystem? [Wamda TV]

At the World Economic Forum this May, we chatted with Usama Fayyad, Executive Chairman at Oasis500. Watch our interview with him as he explains what is dangerous about the current hype over the regional startup ecosystem, and what supporting entities can do to salvage the situation.

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Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event

Last week, and as part of the launch of the lovely new Co-Working +961 space in Beirut, 9 startups pitched their business during the LBA Pitching Event. Find out who they were and how their pitches went.