U.A.E Big Data leading innovation, SmartCon 2015 Bora Arslan believes that big data is overused and exaggerated, creating mistrust in people. (Images via Pamela Kesrouani) Big data “will t... Pamela Kesrouani • 26 November, 2015 smartcon Smart Cities MEMakers
Regional Beirut's first hackathon for women breaks stereotypes MENA's future developers pause for a photo at the She Develops hackathon. (Images via Karim Shehab) A lot has been said about the... Ayman Farhat • 26 November, 2015 android developers She Develops app developers
Maghreb Four reasons why Morocco's startup ecosystem is at a tipping point [Opinion] A new start for Moroccan startups. (Image via Travelling Book Junkies) Governments all around the world want to build strong startup... Leyth Zniber • 26 November, 2015 Opinion Eiréné4Impact CEED
Lebanon Lebanon's Global Entrepreneurship Week in full swing GEW Lebanon's official launch at cohost ElementN drew many. (Images via GEW) Lebanon's Global Entrepreneurship Week is in full swing,... Maya Rahal • 26 November, 2015 MENA lebanon events
Jordan Eureka Tech Talk ignites spark for tech and entrepreneurship in Jordanian kids Two Eureka students present to the crowd. (Images via Samuel Wendel) Like many countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Jordan is... Samuel Wendel • 26 November, 2015 Tech Talk global entrepreneurship week Eureka
Kuwait Win a trip to attend Mix N’ Mentor Dubai on December 10 This announcement was originally posted on Nuwait. In October the Mix N’ Mentor’s roadshow landed in Kuwait, gathering over 100 entrep... Nuwait • 25 November, 2015 Nuwait mix n mentor dubai
Regional Dealmakers 2015 offers an inside look at MENA’s investment landscape “How many entrepreneurs here are currently trying to scale?” Nearly half of the people packed into the Grand Hyatt Amman’s conference hall r... Samuel Wendel • 25 November, 2015 Dealmakers silicon badia Endeavor
U.A.E UK’s Deliveroo makes its UAE debut Deliveroo's app now available in Dubai. (Images via Deliveroo) The UK-based food delivery site Deliveroo is launching in the UAE. With a... Lucy Knight • 25 November, 2015 Index Ventures Accel Hummingbird Ventures
Palestine Keeping Arabic alive with greeting cards Maysa's sister Assel inspects their products. (Images via Loz) When you talk about what inspired Maysa Alshaer to create Loz, a... Christina Ganim • 25 November, 2015 Women on the Frontline Arabic language Loz
Egypt Si-Ware's miniature MEMS worlds Imagine looking through a microscope and seeing a fully-operational machine, with tiny motors and micro-sized mirrors to redirect... Rachel Williamson • 24 November, 2015 fabless spectrometer Siware
Turkey Optimism in Turkey’s startups continues at Webit’s DIGIT EMEA 2015 Webit Foundation's chairman Plamen Russev takes the stage. (Image via Andrii Degeler) The Webit DIGIT EMEA conference rolled into Istanbul... Ronan Farrell • 23 November, 2015 Webit DIGIT EMEA Webit turkey
Maghreb Devoxx Morocco brings together techies and startups Connecting at Devoxx Morocco. (Images via Aline Mayard) I heard entrepreneurs voice a familiar complaint on a recent Monday evening at New... Aline Mayard • 23 November, 2015 Devoxx morocco Developers
Regional Busting MENA's top 4 myths about bitcoin (Image via SDTimes) Remember bitcoin? Despite making periodic headlines around the world and sparking debates among tech and finance... Karim Fadi • 23 November, 2015 Silk Road Mt Gox bitcoin wallet
Regional First Syrian takes home top prize in Stars of Science Yaman Abou Jieb taking home first prize. (Images via Stars of Science) Yaman Abou Jieb prides himself in being the first Stars of Science... Stephanie Nour Prince • 22 November, 2015 Qatar Foundation competition Stars of Science
Palestine Palestinian startup to compete in Seedstars World finals First place and a ticket to Switzerland: meet the Mashvisor team. (Images via Arabreneur) Mashvisor has been selected as a national winner... Rafat Abushaban • 22 November, 2015 Mashvisor SeedStars International seedstars
Egypt Startups urged to use Egypt's wealth of waste Rubbish piled in the streets and beside waterways is a common sight in many of Egypt's cities and rural areas. (Image via... Sara Aggour • 22 November, 2015 PET flakes El Misbah El Mudii Tagaddod