Regional The right policy can power renewable energy startups The Middle East renewable energy sector for startups is in its infancy, but there’s huge potential for entrepreneurs to play a role... Rachel Williamson • 25 May, 2015 MEMakers KarmSolar Solar panels
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... Pamela Kesrouani • 25 May, 2015
Regional The challenges and changes that shaped Woopra’s growth [Report] Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with Wamda and the American University in Cairo (AUC), on Woopra, a real-time customer... Raed Khalil • 24 May, 2015 John Pozadzides Jad Younan Elie Khoury
Regional MENA, birthplace for a digital health revolution? Imagine waking up in the morning and checking your watch to see how many hours of deep, restful sleep you obtained, your caloric intake... Natasha D'Souza • 24 May, 2015 Digital Health Live m-health Healthcare
Kuwait Kuwait National Fund partners with the World Bank to support local SMEs The State of Kuwait is aiming to develop the entrepreneurial spirit among Kuwaitis, help the country take a major stride in efforts to... Reine Farhat • 24 May, 2015 Kuwait National Fund fund partnership
Lebanon Agriculture and furniture startups win Lebanon's Open Innovation Week An agriculture startup and a furniture design startup were awarded the top two prizes at Altcity’s Open Innovation Week. “We... Maysaa Ajjan • 21 May, 2015 Open Innovation Week competition bader
Jordan With Facebook and Google on board; Mix N' Mentor Marketplace Edition hits Amman As we count down to our second Mix N’ Mentor of the year, this time in Jordan’s Amman, we’re really excited to share the mentors that will ... Wamda • 21 May, 2015 mix n mentor Amman ZINC eventtus
Egypt How nanotechnology can push Egypt through its energy crisis Nanotechnology has been used in the oil and gas sector for decades, but in the last 15 years companies have been investing bigger sums... Rachel Williamson • 21 May, 2015 EOR nanotechnology Future University Cairo
U.A.E Recyclable gift-wrapping from Japan leads to Emirati startup success High-end Dubai gift-wrapping concept store Maska is using social media to market its Japanese present decorating techniques. Fatma Al... Pamela Kesrouani • 21 May, 2015
Lebanon A day in the life: Rana El Chemaitelly, the woman behind The Little Engineer While working part time at the American University of Beirut (AUB), mechanical engineer Rana El Chemaitelly noticed that many of her... Lucy Knight • 20 May, 2015 UAE Space Agency Airbus The Little Engineer
Maghreb Morocco's online health service DabaDoc expands its reach When Zineb Yacoubi returned to Morocco after eight years abroad, she was struck by how difficult it was to book a medical appointment.... Aline Mayard • 20 May, 2015 dabadoc Maghreb morocco
Global How this fresh grad landed a job at Wamda Standing out in the crowd can be hard work. Even for pencils. (Image via Evoke) At the start of May young Egyptian graduate Ahmed Soliman... Lucy Knight • 19 May, 2015 Job Creation Job Recruitment Programme
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... Eman Mostafa • 19 May, 2015
Regional How international SEO is different, and how to do it right Effective search engine optimization requires close attention to details. Any digital marketer or SEO (search engine optimization)... Wissam Dandan • 19 May, 2015 Search Engine optimization Wissam Dandan SEO
Regional OpenSooq and fast-growing social network, LINE, announce partnership OpenSooq, a classifieds platform for MENA (via Twitter) The MENA online classified platform OpenSooq has announced a strategic partnership... Raed Khalil • 18 May, 2015 OpenSooq LINE
U.A.E Will the UAE’s Bridg revolutionize the way we pay in the Middle East and the developing world? Bridg cofounders Moussa Beidas, left and Nadim Jarudi, right won a very welcome 20,000 euros at the 2015 GCC Pitch Challenge Final.... Rachel McArthur • 18 May, 2015 nadim jarudi moussa beidas developing world
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