Regional Fresh off Stars of Science Season 6, these young innovators are ready to shake up the industry Stars of Science 6th season finalists during our chat on the morning of the finale. It’s a new beginning for the finalists and winners of S... Stephanie Nour Prince • 18 November, 2014 Qatar Foundation Stars of Science
U.A.E Wamda announces the last 2014 Mix N' Mentor: Dubai Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, the final stop on Wamda’s 2014 #MixNMentor Roadshow, will take place on December 13th, 2014 at Dubai’s in5 Innovation ... Wamda • 18 November, 2014 mix n mentor dubai mix n mentor competition in5
Regional Finding Solutions: Roundtables at MENA ICT workshop 4 scenarios facing entrepreneurs The Wamda team took over the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) in Amman last week at the MENA ICT Forum 2014, as it hosted a session of... Hayden Pirkle • 18 November, 2014 Zain Jordan Workshops
Global If you're a startup, don't act like a big business It seems everybody has a startup these days. I’m the co-founder of www.Melltoo.com, a social network that connects buyers and sellers in t... Sharene Lee • 18 November, 2014 traditional business Global Advice
Kuwait Kuwait startup ecosystem builds momentum and welcomes new partners Kuwait’s nascent startup ecosystem may be getting a serious boost this week, when Mark Solon, the managing partner of global accelerator n... Wamda • 17 November, 2014 mark solon techstars kuwait
Jordan 4 lessons on scaling from 2014's MENA ICT Forum Last week, Amman’s King Hussein Business Park played host to the 2014 edition of the MENA ICT Forum, a two-day event that brought together ... Hayden Pirkle • 17 November, 2014 mena ict forum Jordan
Saudi Arabia A day in the life of a top Saudi businesswoman Speaking with Yasmin Altwaijri is a breath of fresh air. The vibe and the enthusiasm took me back to Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor... Reine Farhat • 16 November, 2014 Saudi Arabia Health Women
Egypt Startups are filling gaps left by Egypt's banking behemoths Mohamed Sameh Fouad, MENA and Pakistan sales director of banking SunGard Financial Systems, Abeer Khadr, National Bank of... Rachel Williamson • 16 November, 2014 mobile finance bank tech finance
Regional Investing in MENA’s entrepreneurs: What is really needed? This article has been crossposted with the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. The Middle East and North Africa is in dire need... Jamil Wyne • 13 November, 2014
Regional Sudan and Iraq poised to win Collaborative Spaces Challenge There’s nothing like a healthy competition to get people clicking. Hivos’s Mideast Creatives program and Zoomaal know something about thi... Aline Mayard • 13 November, 2014 Mideast Creatives Hivos zoomaal
U.A.E 4 innovation game changers from AtlanticLIVE's Abu Dhabi summit AtlanticLIVE, the events arm of Atlantic Media, was convinced in Abu Dhabi being the host of their first international... Pamela Kesrouani • 13 November, 2014 AtlanticLIVE TheAtlantic abu dhabi
U.A.E Personal finance app Wally launches on Android, aimed squarely at UAE A year after its initial launch at Arabnet Beirut, personal finance application Wally is now rolling out Wally+, a... Abdulghani Kataya • 12 November, 2014 wally finance Mobile
Jordan Turkey's Yemeksepeti acquires a majority stake in Jordan's ifood.jo Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site based in Istanbul, has announced its acquisition of majority shares in the Jordanian... Lucy Knight • 12 November, 2014 ifood.jo Acquisitions Jordan
Egypt Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: how to close down a business in Egypt During the excitement of setting up a company, usually the last thing on an entrepreneur's mind is shutting it down. But for many... Rachel Williamson • 12 November, 2014 levari law Levari law
Regional Web Summit: worth the trip to Dublin for Arab startups? Photo Credit: The Web Summit And it’s a wrap! The Web Summit, the biggest event dedicated to startups in Europe, Africa, and the M... Aline Mayard • 11 November, 2014 event Europe Web Summit
Regional New Diwanee site seeks to feed growing interest in MENA celebrity news When Paris-based digital publishing company Webedia acquired a majority stake in Diwanee in March, the Dubai-based Arabic content... Lucy Knight • 11 November, 2014
