Regional The Middle East has the highest unemployment rate in the world, what can be done? David Silverman via Gerry Images. This article is a cross post with The Huffington Post. The biggest threat from and to the Middle East... Rabea Ataya • 11 November, 2014 Huffington Post Employment
Regional Next crop of MENA teen entrepreneurs cite Apple, extracurricular activities as key to their ambition Egypt's Aly Mohamed pictured at a European Union-sponsored contest for young scientists. The old guard had better beware: these... John Owens • 10 November, 2014
Regional How to develop competitive strategy The Wamda Research Lab’s new report on investment activity in the MENA region highlights several alarming data points. The finding that i... Ahmed Moor • 09 November, 2014 strategy
Regional 6 regional VCs agree: To support the ecosystem, focus on making it profitable This is the second of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 06 November, 2014 Q&A WRL Wamda Research Lab
Maghreb Tunisian startups get a crash course in storytelling at Hivos event In October, 12 teams of one to three Tunisians, under 35, were invited to Tunis’ coworking space Cogite to compete during D... Wiem Melki • 05 November, 2014 Mideast Creatives tunisia Cogite
Palestine Gaza's accelerator turns to crowdfunding to keep its doors open Update: Mercy Corps has extended its crowd funding campaign for Gaza Sky Geeks by an extra 30 days and it will now run until January 8 ... Lucy Knight • 05 November, 2014 gaza sky geeks Gaza accelerator
Global Don’t judge an economy by the number of startups This article has been cross posted with the Harvard Business Review More new businesses are better for society, right? That’s a common a... Daniel Isenberg • 04 November, 2014 global entrepreneurship week scale up
Regional Want to push the MENA forward? Work for an entrepreneur This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post. Youth entrepreneurship is of particular importance in MENA. Officially, one... Jamil Wyne • 04 November, 2014
Saudi Arabia Traditional Saudi products make a move to online The articles mentioned below were all originally posted on firnas.org According to a VISA study of the MENA’s internet usage, r... Lucy Knight • 03 November, 2014 E-commerce N2V Saudi Arabia
Global 5 entrepreneurs on how to attain work-life balance [Wamda TV] Limiting working hours is a big deal for both Anghami’s Elie Habib and GoNabIt founder Sohrab Jahanbani. “It’s bad project management to all... Wamda • 02 November, 2014 work life balance stress
Lebanon Foreign investment elusive for MENA startups, says Lebanese VC When you talk with Khaled Nasr about venture capital investments and the tech startup scene in both Silicon Valley and the Middle East... Anwar Aridi • 02 November, 2014 silicon valley Investment VC investment
Jordan Increase in new marketing companies reflects changing MENA advertising climate Since the early days of advertising, the rise of digital has made tracking consumer behavior all over the world easier than ever. The... Tala El Issa • 02 November, 2014 Digital Advertising Advertising
Regional What do investors in the MENA want from startups? This is the first of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 30 October, 2014 investement Q&A WRL
Maghreb The Algerian entrepreneurship awakening is imminent, says Toufik Lerari To those who say Algeria isn’t doing well, Toufik Lerari says: “You’re completely wrong.” The 37-year-old Algerian success story can back i... Aline Mayard • 30 October, 2014 Fikra Allégorie Algérie
Egypt Flat6Labs to launch an investment fund for startups Three years is probably enough for an accelerator to get to know the ins and the outs of a regional ecosystem, and conclude which services... Eman Mostafa • 30 October, 2014 cairo Investment
Jordan Wysada raises $5M+ Series A funding from Silicon Badia Wysada, an online luxury retailer of home goods, décor, and interior furnishings, which has been described as a One Kings Lane’s cl... Maya Rahal • 29 October, 2014 silicon badia wysada investement
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