A way forward in Egypt: Rise Up Summit galvanizes entrepreneurship by Tahrir Square Tahrir Square will forever stand as a symbol of Egypt’s revolution and its ongoing transformation, its power seared into c... Nina Curley • 01 December, 2013 Ecosystem
Maghreb A co-working space to develop the Tunisian entrepreneurial ecosystem Who better than entrepreneurs to solve Tunisia’s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges and contribute to t... Leena AlOlaimy • 01 December, 2013 tunisia Coworking Coworking Spaces
How an Egyptian traffic app partnered with the Kuwaiti government [Wamda TV] If you ask a random big city resident about their city’s main problem, it’s very likely that their response will be the traffic. With more a... Gulay Ozkan • 01 December, 2013 istanbul traffic wasalny
Startup Weekend Baghdad reveals an early but growing Iraqi ecosystem Editor's note: When it comes to the startup scene in Iraq, we haven't seen a lot of activity, although opportunities are growing,... Ali Mohammed • 01 December, 2013 Startup Weekend
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 24-28 Announcing our Wamda Plane travelers! The Wamda Plane trip is all set, and we have very noteworthy Saudi bloggers and entrepreneurs on... Wamda • 29 November, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
PayPal announces regional discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Buyers throughout the Middle East will have access to discounts and sales on US websites this Friday and next Monday, thanks to a new deal... Wamda • 28 November, 2013 PayPal
Can SearchinMENA.com raise the funds it needs to build an Alibaba for the Middle East? [Update: Eureeca has extended SearchinMENA.com's campaign.] After three years of building SearchinMENA.com, Syrian entrepreneur Salim... Nina Curley • 28 November, 2013 SearchinMENA crowdinvestment
Wamda's Mix N' Mentor is coming back to Dubai! Coming up right after our stop in Jeddah, the Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow 2013 will next head back to Dubai to close out Wamda’s 2013 MnM tour a... Wamda • 28 November, 2013 Mix n Mentor
New meetup at Morocco's New Work Lab awards MySportner startup of the month The Moroccan co-working space New Work Lab has launched a new meetup called Pitch Lab, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch... Saad Zabari • 28 November, 2013 pitch lab new work labs morocco
Can Airbnb clone Agaztak boost tourism in Egypt? Not every entrepreneur is comfortable admitting that his startup is a local clone of an internationally successful business idea. But... Ahmed Gabr • 28 November, 2013 Egypt Travel
New payment solution in Kuwait wants cloud-based tokens to replace cash registers Some say that in order to see a new startup ecosystem really take off, you just need to build one billion dollar company. Just one... Abdullah Alshalabi • 27 November, 2013 Payment systems Payment Gateways
Ad network ikoo closes offices in Saudi, Kuwait and Egypt for strategic refocusing Several days ago, we received confirmation that ikoo had closed its offices in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah and Riyadh), Kuwait, and... Eman Mostafa • 27 November, 2013 ikoo
The Middle East gets its first peer-to-peer lending site, with Sharia compliance Looking back at the year, 2013 has clearly been the year of crowdfunding– especially in emerging markets and the Middle East. This y... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 November, 2013 crowdinvestment liwwa Jordan
Startup news ticker: Int@j connects Jordanian and Saudi companies; Souq.com launches Cyber Week Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 26 November, 2013 souq ticker ict
Meet the all-woman gaming community igniting creative culture in Saudi Arabia Gaming, they say, can make a better world. Games make us better at being hopeful, forming social bonds, being productive, seeking... Nina Curley • 26 November, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Gaming
Experienced entrepreneurs battle at Startup Weekend Ramallah The startup ecosystem in Palestine is maturing, and nowhere was that more evident than at the second Startup Weekend in Ramallah this... Iliana Montauk • 26 November, 2013 Mentorship Startup Weekend
![How an Egyptian traffic app partnered with the Kuwaiti government [Wamda TV]](https://cdn.wamda.com/thumbnails/7d126722e21091c.png)
