Regional Why digital access is essential to economic development Digital. It's a byword for modern life and how we move our homes and cities forward. Back in May, Dubai hosted the 22nd GCC Smart... Archana Menon • 17 August, 2016 smart government Smart Cities
Tunisia Surviving the Ben Ali regime: a Tunisian entrepreneur success story Badreddine Ouali is a model for the new generation of Tunisian entrepreneurs, but he never planned his career. Today, after blazing a... Jazem Halioui • 16 August, 2016 Corruption Europe Vermeg
Regional Making the best of a child’s addiction In the 90s, parents hid Gameboys from their children on high shelves and under heavy mattresses. This year, with face-to-screen time at... Dana Ballout • 16 August, 2016 Play My Way children Education
Lebanon Asmahan Zein shares the highlights of her journey [Wamda TV] Asmahan Zein founded and built data management company Infofort in Lebanon after working for 27 years at Aramex. She’s the... Maya Rahal • 16 August, 2016 Asmahan Zein infofort aramex
Regional What I know about investing in content: Turi Munthe A little over two years ago, the MENA region witnessed the first big acquisition of a media company. Diwanee, a Dubai-based digital... Maya Rahal • 15 August, 2016 digital content demotix WIK
Regional 5 medical solutions startups from MENA Research suggests that the global medical device market will grow by 14 percent between 2016 and 2020. However, VC investment in medical... Lucy Knight • 15 August, 2016 Healthcare medical solutions Slighter
Saudi Arabia Foodics: the Saudis taking on Gulf restaurant giants In Saudi, the food and beverage (F&B) sector is one of the largest in the Gulf. Probably no surprise there, as in MENA food and... Ahmed Gabr • 14 August, 2016 Foodics ksa Alwans
Morocco New Work Class trains Morocco's aspiring entrepreneurs Each ecosystem has its quirks and setbacks. One of Morocco’s was that it lacked a training program for entrepreneurs outside of... Aline Mayard • 14 August, 2016 New Work Lab NWL Training
Egypt The startups mapping Cairo's in between spaces Informality is the rule in Cairo, be it the sprawling extra-legal settlements that form a moat around the city center, forgotten alleys... Rachel Williamson • 14 August, 2016 Cluster Egypt CUIP
Maghreb An IoT craze in Algeria? For the few Algerian startups commercializing Internet of Things (IoT) products, starting out was hard. Just two years ago, the mere... Aline Mayard • 14 August, 2016 makerspaces IoT algeria
Kuwait ArabNet Kuwait 2016 On October 4 and 5, ArabNet is headed to Kuwait for the first time for a 2-day conference focusing on the Kuwaiti and GCC market, while... Wamda • 12 August, 2016
Regional Be the CEO not the COO: finding space for vision-making [Opinion] A whopping 70.6 percent of entrepreneurs in MENA say it’s difficult to balance daily operational work and fire-fighting with strategy... Abdelrahman Wahba • 11 August, 2016 Opinion Iqraaly strategy
U.A.E Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash... Maya Rahal • 11 August, 2016 Kharabeesh Wamda Capital Investment
Regional Startup Watch: IKEA domination, young blood, and death by space travel 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 • 11 August, 2016 Startup Watch
U.A.E Revealing the tracks of the MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai Community Jameel and Wamda are hosting an MIT Media Lab multi-day workshop, bringing together different cultures, skills and expertise all... Wamda • 10 August, 2016 Workshop community jameel Redefining Cities
Regional 5 [NOT Netflix] video streaming platforms available in MENA 2016 was a year of celebration for young MENA users hungry for video on demand (VOD) and online streaming services. Netflix entered our... Dana Ballout • 10 August, 2016 Video Streaming Video On Demand netflix
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