Global 5 minute guide to the Internet of Things [Infographic] Coffee machines able to order new supplies for you. Electronic pet feeders that can schedule and feed your dog. Cars... Rachel Williamson • 18 May, 2015 The Internet of Things Guide IoT
Bahrain How one Bahraini jeweler sparkles in a competitive market Making her mark with jewels. (Images via Curve Jewellery) If you want to find jewelry traders operating in the Arabian Gulf, a simple... Elsy Melkonian • 18 May, 2015 Curve Jewellery Vital Voices Bahrain
U.A.E Productivity app wins AngelHack Dubai 2015 Bring your laptops, hardware, creativity, perseverance and create. (Images via AngelHack Dubai 2015) More than 70 hackers, coders and... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 17 May, 2015 AngelHack Dubai 2015
Lebanon Souk el Tayeb, a social business and its growth in Lebanon [Report] A social project creating a healthy diet. (Image via Souk el Tayeb) Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with... Raed Khalil • 17 May, 2015 Souk el Tayeb aramex wamda
Regional Pitching on the open road: Uber brings MENA entrepreneurs and experts together in 5 cities Entrepreneurs pitched their startups in cars they hailed through Uber's mobile app. (Image via Maysaa Ajjan) Pitching a business... Natasha D'Souza - Maysaa Ajjan • 17 May, 2015 Arabnet digital showcase arabnet digital summit UberPITCH
U.A.E Will Sakkini change the face of house hunting in the UAE? Mapping one's way to a great home. (Images via Sakkini) If you live – or have ever lived – in the United Arab... Rachel McArthur • 17 May, 2015 sakkini flat6labs abu dhabi TwoFour54
Regional Payment startup wins GCC Pitch Challenge Final The Bridg team walked away with 20,000 euros at the GCC Pitch Challenge Final. (Images via GCC Pitch Challenge) The team behind Bridg, a... Ozan Sonmez • 14 May, 2015 shopshopme falconviz bridg
Bahrain Bahrain gets its first official angel investor network courtesy Tenmou An entrepreneur pitches his augmented reality app to investors. (Images via Tenmou) An annoyance for the growing startup scene of the... Lucy Knight • 14 May, 2015 Hasan Haider MENA Angel Investment Network Bahrain
Regional 8 promising hardware startups from the MENA region The integrated circuit board, an essential ingredient for any hardware based startup. (Image via toddfun.com) Hardware based... Ayman Farhat • 14 May, 2015 MEMakers MENA Electronics
Regional How big is social media in MENA? [Reports] Arabic online content is still scarce in the Middle East but social media users are making up for the shortfall, two new reports have... Eman Mostafa • 14 May, 2015 Social Media Digital Media Science DMS
U.A.E Let the coding begin, ArabCode.org launches in Dubai The three stages of ArabCode.org's plan for coding (Images via ArabCode.org) Back in November 2013 when Dubai won the right to host Expo... Lucy Knight • 13 May, 2015 Tecom Investments code.org ArabCode.org
Regional Searching for success in MENA's postal address sector "Yes, I will sign for that package." (Images via Aramex) “So you take the main street, you turn at the pharmacy after the streetlight, t... Aline Mayard • 13 May, 2015 addy enwani Boxstop
Global Lebanese m-health entrepreneur meets President Obama "Everybody has ideas. Most people are afraid to take first step. Go for it." @mcuban #StartTheSpark @WhiteHouse #PAGE... Lucy Knight • 13 May, 2015 Spark Global Entrepreneurship Initiative Global Entrepreneurship Summit White House
Regional Ecommerce set to reach $13.4 billion by 2020, Payfort reports Payfort announced today the release of its annual report: The State of Payments in the Arab World, at the Ecommerce Show Middle East 2015... Maya Rahal • 12 May, 2015 State of Payments 2015 Payfort Report
Lebanon Lebanese game developers Wixel Studios targets cancer with new project Still from the Aurora game. (Image via Wixel Studios) Despite a growing tech-healthcare sector - which by now has hundreds of... Maysaa Ajjan • 12 May, 2015 Cancer Aurora Wixel Studios
Egypt NASA hackathon sheds light on Egypt’s growing interest in outer space The growth of scientific minds in Egypt. (Images via Nasa Space Apps Cairo) With so many problems on the ground, why would we want to... Hanan Solayman • 12 May, 2015 PSC-BA CubeSat Space Apps Challenge NASA