Regional The 5G race to innovation in the GCC Gitex, the biggest technology exhibition of the Middle East enjoys its 39th edition this year. A week’s worth of networking, talks... Triska Hamid • 07 October, 2019 GITEX GITEX technology week 4G
Global In conversation with Mark Roden of Ding Too often in the GCC, the needs of low-income labourers from emerging economies are overlooked by startups, who instead tend to target the... Triska Hamid • 03 October, 2019 Ireland expat Mobile
Regional Top five VC deals in the third quarter of 2019 Venture Capital (VC) investments in the third quarter of 2019 have not made as much fanfare compared to the second quarter of this... Yasmeen Nabil • 01 October, 2019 TOP VC Deals
Regional Looking back at a decade of entrepreneurship in Mena This year marks a decade since Yahoo acquired Maktoob, in a deal worth $164 million. It was the first time that a technology company based... Triska Hamid • 30 September, 2019 entrepreneurship Yahoo! Maktoob Maktoob
Regional Startups inject digital savvy into events scene Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority announced a new strategic plan to revamp the local entertainment... Middle East Exchange • 24 September, 2019 eventtus Eventbox events
U.A.E The hidden costs of starting up in the UAE High set-up costs imperil fledging UAE-based startups and deter many would-be entrepreneurs from launching businesses in the... Matt Smith • 22 September, 2019 entrepreneurship starting up Skype
Saudi Arabia Beyond the headlines: Will the Saudi attacks mark the end of drones? The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil fields on 14 September managed to cut the country’s oil production by 50 per cent,... Thought Leadership • 19 September, 2019 Drones Drones for good Aramco
Global The opportunity for startups in energy sector The need for stable energy in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) is clear, and the growing demand is perceived as both a necessity and... Shaimaa El Nazer • 16 September, 2019 energy ADNEC green tech
Regional Wamda X applications deadline extended to Oct 27 Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its... Wamda • 15 September, 2019
Regional Wamda X opens applications for its second cohort Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting... Wamda • 15 September, 2019 Fellowship wamda x
Regional Beyond the headlines - Careem, regulatory hurdles and Saudisation A closer look at this week's top news stories Careem Earlier this week, Careem announced a line up of managing directors whose... Triska Hamid • 12 September, 2019 careem Uber Saudi Arabia
Regional How Ads Work: Facebook attempts to increase Mena digital advertising spend Social media users in the Middle East are the most engaged in the world and yet digital advertising spend in the region is among the lowest... Triska Hamid • 10 September, 2019 Facebook Advertising Digital Advertising
Global Can artificial intelligence eradicate death? Ben Goertzel is one of the most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) architects in the world. He is the founder of SingularityNET and the... Triska Hamid • 08 September, 2019 Artificial intelligence AI robot
Egypt Exits by IPO…healthier for the ecosystem When Egyptian financial technology (fintech) company Fawry went public on 8 August, it was a fantastic moment for the tech ecosystem,... Fadi Ghandour • 05 September, 2019 fawry ipo IPOs
Egypt In conversation with Abdelhameed Sharara of RiseUp After seeing Banque Misr founder Talaat Harb in his dream giving a speech to entrepreneurs, Abdelhameed Sharara woke up with the idea for... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 September, 2019 RiseUp Summit RiseUp
Egypt The Egyptian startup encouraging pharmacies to go online By Ahmed Gabr Inconsistencies have always plagued access to healthcare services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. A... Middle East Exchange • 01 September, 2019 Health health tech healthtech
