Lebanon Not seen, not heard: Lebanon’s woman problem When Mohamad Najem wrote a public post about refusing to be part of an all-male panel for a tech conference in Beirut, it was shared more... Brooke Anderson • 11 December, 2016 women on panels lebanon manel
Saudi Arabia Saudi’s 9/10ths graduates first batch Saudi’s 9/10ths Start Up Accelerator has just graduated its first batch of six startups. The startups include Polyinspect, Kaspercab,... Abdullah Baghawitah • 11 December, 2016 9/10th Saudi Arabia ksa
Egypt Innoventures announces $1.6M fund Innoventures CEO, Hesham Wahby, announced December 6 the launch of a new 30 million Egyptian pound (US $1.6 million) fund, Innoventures... Eman Mostafa • 09 December, 2016 Innoventures Reactor VC4Africa
Egypt Karmsolar unveils product, deals in Apple-style launch In a presentation that drew considerably on those of an Apple product launch, Egypt off-grid solar power specialist Karmsolar announced new... Rachel Williamson • 09 December, 2016 KarmSolar solar power solar pumping
Regional Rebranding? 12 steps to doing the tech right [Opinion] After closing a $3 million funding round in September our online home services marketplace Movesouq rebranded to Servicemarket. The... Bana Shomali • 08 December, 2016 ServiceMarket movesouq uae
Egypt Egypt's online recruitment platform Wuzzuf acquires Viriphi Egypt’s online recruitment platform Wuzzuf announced on Thursday its acquisition of job assessment platform Viriphi for an... Eman Mostafa • 08 December, 2016 Programme jobs assessment Egypt
Global Startup Watch: how to be a CEO, Jay Z, and China’s new Gulf bud The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 08 December, 2016 Startup Watch Jay Z Back to the Future
Kuwait Life after Talabat: Interview with Mohammed Jaffar This article was originally published on Nuwait. The acquisition of Talabat by German internet company Rocket Internet was the... Khalid Al-Shammaa • 07 December, 2016 talabat kuwait
Palestine Gaza hackathon solves ‘lady problems’ With engaging spirit and thrill, 60 participants took part in the first Lady Problem Hackathon in Gaza last week. The event was for... Rafat Abushaban • 07 December, 2016 Lady Problems Hackathon palestine gaza sky geeks
Tunisia Spark Tunisia student geekout bridges social divides Two members of the winning team at Spark Tunisia came from a high school in Aïn Draham, one of the poorest areas in the country. A... Lilia Blaise • 07 December, 2016 Innovation Technologie Start-up
Lebanon Beirut’s southern suburbs home to robotics education Electronics and hardware education is gaining traction across Lebanon as maker schools and workshops are popping up across the... Maysaa Ajjan • 07 December, 2016 Kalimat lebanon robotics
U.A.E Aviation industry startups take off at Intelak incubator in Dubai After an intense day of pitching, four startups with aviation industry-centric business ideas got to walk away with 50,000 Emirati dirhams... Elias Jabbe • 06 December, 2016 Intelak aviation EMIRATES
Regional Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic] In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs... Teeb Assaf - Julia Eberhard • 06 December, 2016 MEMakersGE WRL Cleantech
Regional New startups on the block: December Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to... Lucy Knight • 06 December, 2016 new startups Transport Healthcare
Saudi Arabia Saudi loves logistics [Infographic] With increasing populations, new and expanding cities, and greater infrastructure, there is an increasing need for more goods to be... Lucy Knight • 05 December, 2016 Logistics Transport Saudi Arabia
U.A.E What I know about drones: Matt Karau Drones, or more accurately unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in our skies. No longer simply surveying suspicious people... Lucy Knight • 05 December, 2016 Drones nyuad Drones for good