Regional How do we create AI in Arabic? For millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa, interacting with a digital voice assistant like Apple’s Siri or... Wamda • 27 January, 2020 Mawdoo3 Artificial intelligence Siri
Bahrain Bahrain: The challenge of staying competitive As any startup will attest, agility and quick response to market demand is key to survival. The same can be applied to other stakeholders... Triska Hamid • 23 January, 2020 Ecosystem Startup Bahrain Bahrain Economic Development Board
Lebanon The trials of operating an e-commerce business in Lebanon Philippe Abdeni is the chief operating officer at Bellamysworld, an e-commerce platform founded in 2003 in Lebanon for high-end luxury... Thought Leadership • 20 January, 2020 E-commerce Retail
U.A.E Wamda X second cohort launches with 13 promising startups Wamda, the region's leading ecosystem enabler, has announced the list of fellows and startups joining the second cohort of its... Wamda • 16 January, 2020 wamda x wamda
Global Security: Is it time for startups to grow up? Alexander Moiseev is the chief business officer at security firm, Kaspersky Leading entrepreneurship magazines are filled with... Thought Leadership • 16 January, 2020 cyber security cybersecurity
Oman Oman's startup opportunity The sultanate of Oman is gearing up to turbocharge its small-to-medium-sized (SME) ecosystem. While the Gulf state has not been... Alicia Buller • 14 January, 2020 Oman Oman Technology Fund entrepreneurship
U.A.E Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE? Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and... Matt Smith • 13 January, 2020 Research R&D
Global The science of mentorship By Ziad Matar, president of TiE Dubai and founding partner of Meditari & Ivan Fernandes, director of mentorship at TiE Dubai The... Thought Leadership • 09 January, 2020 Mentorship Mentor
U.A.E noon cosies up to China There are a few areas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi where self-driving vehicles branded with the noon logo, slowly drive along a pre-determined... Wamda • 07 January, 2020 china E-commerce self-driving car
Regional Trends to expect in 2020 With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core... Wamda • 05 January, 2020 Trends entrepreneurship MENA
Regional Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019 The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker... Wamda • 01 January, 2020
Regional Our top stories from 2019 The biggest story to emerge this year was Uber’s acquisition of Careem in March. The deal, worth $3.1 billion, was the largest... Wamda • 31 December, 2019 entrepreneurship
Global Can footsteps power our world? Sustainability has dominated economic and political agendas across the world this past year. Governments have recognised the need for clean... Wamda • 23 December, 2019 Sustainability Climate change Green Energy
Regional Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four ways to balance performance and disruption Joe Abi Akl is the acting chief corporate development officer at UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim, developers of shopping malls and... Thought Leadership • 19 December, 2019 Majid Al Futtaim Corporate entrepreneurship
Regional The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a... Rachel McArthur • 16 December, 2019 Gaming esports
U.A.E The UAE is the perfect launchpad for edtech solutions Katia Al-Kaisi is the founder and chief executive officer of Education House Finland which focuses on introducing Finnish education... Thought Leadership • 12 December, 2019 Education EdTech
