U.A.E Dubai’s smart city status is evolving In January 2016, the Dubai Design District (d3) revealed 21 smart initiatives, including Smart Parking Meters, Smart Energy Meters, and... Archana Menon • 07 April, 2016 MEMakersGE d3 Dubai Design District
U.A.E Term sheets at dawn, Step Conference 2016 Joy Ajlouny and fellow startup cofounders Loulou Khazen Baz and Mudassir Sheikha get stuck into the debate. (Image via... Lucy Knight • 06 April, 2016 AnchorFree Frontier Partners Eventbox
Jordan Fintech startup Liwwa raises $2.3M Amman-based fintech startup Liwwa has closed a $2.3 million round led by Silicon Badia’s Badia Impact Fund. DASH Ventures and... Rachel Williamson • 06 April, 2016 Sameh Toukan beehive VentureFin
Jordan Mix N’ Mentor is back to Amman with a tailored format Bean bag heaven at Mix N' Mentor Cairo in March 2016. (Image via Wamda) Wamda Reserach Lab (WRL) findings showed that 40 percent of... Wamda • 06 April, 2016 mix n mentor Amman Mix n Mentor Jordan
Lebanon Krimston 'Kickstarts' its dual-SIM iPhone adapter Krimston's cofounders Fouad Fattal (left) and Nabil Nasr (right). (Images via Krimston) In April 2012, Lebanese entrepreneur Fouad Fattal... Samuel Wendel • 06 April, 2016 kickstarter Hardware Crowdfunding
Regional What's next for crowdfunding in the South Mediterranean? [Q&A] Crowdfunding enables business, cultural and associative projects to come to life. (Image via Creative Market) Since the launch of... Aline Mayard • 06 April, 2016 Happy Smala SwitchMed Smala & Co
Global AIG raises another $80M, from Orange The leading operator telecom wants to join the African ecommerce boom. (Image via Rude Baguette) Africa Internet Group (AIG) can’t seem to ... Aline Mayard • 05 April, 2016 orange AIG Africa Internet Group
Maghreb Tunisian entrepreneurs find success in reviving local traditions Children learning mosaic with Mosaikit. (Image via Neptune Mosaic) When Zied Abbis and Amine Draoui decided to preserve their country’s a... Aline Mayard • 05 April, 2016 Eco Mornag farm neptune mosaic traditions
U.A.E Beehive: The UAE’s first P2P SME finance platform Rooted within the Honeycomb of the Collaborative Economy is the world of P2P (peer-to-peer) finance. Within that world is Beehive, a... Willam Altman • 05 April, 2016 beehive financial services fin-tech
Egypt The solution to Cairo gridlock is already here [Video] Smart car use in Egypt is not a fantasy, fuelled by visions of Google cars and Tesla Model 3s, it's a real possibility. Ismail... Rachel Williamson • 05 April, 2016 Raye7 smart transportation Ismail Zohdy
Saudi Arabia PayFort launches new Saudi payments option Payfort's Saudi customers now have a new way to pay. (Image via Alsiasi) PayFort has integrated a new feature into its FORT... Rachel Williamson • 04 April, 2016 SADAD The FORT Payfort
Egypt Cosplay, cake pops and robots at Maker Faire Cairo Electronics manufacturers were the main event at the Maker Faire in downtown Cairo’s Greek Campus, as most of this year’s... Eman Mostafa • 04 April, 2016 Maker Faire Cairo MEMakersGE Integreight
Kuwait How did Khaleejesque use content to support creatives? The head office. (Images via Khaleejesque) This article was originally published on Nuwait. The popularity of print... Ahmed Gabr • 04 April, 2016 Khaleejesque Nuwait digital content
Regional Building a regional education platform: The Coding Circle [Q&A] Coding is the future. (Images via The Coding Circle) Launched in Dubai in 2014, The Coding Circle is a tech and coding education... Glen Dalakian II • 04 April, 2016 Coding Circle Q&A Coding
U.A.E Understanding microfinance in MENA A wall for commitments to financial inclusion. (Image via Microcredit Summit Campaign) “The Arab world has the lowest level of f... Archana Menon • 03 April, 2016 Arab Monitary Fund 18th Microedit summit abu dhabi
U.A.E Crowdsourcing code: why startups are turning to open-source software A playground for startups and corporations alike. (Image via Linuxuser.co.uk) A startup wants a mobile menu for their new app.... Lucy Knight • 03 April, 2016 Go Jordan Open Source Association Open source software
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