India's largest IT company outsources to women in Saudi Arabia Forget outsourcing to India. India’s largest IT company is now planning to outsource to Saudi Arabia, debuting its first “all-female ser... Nina Curley • 25 September, 2013 Employment Saudi Arabia Government
Morocco's FollowLetter: an alternative to Google Reader for newsletter lovers? Trying to collect and read news during the day is often an essential part of work, and yet it can also be massively distracting; an email,... Aline Mayard • 25 September, 2013 Task management Slow-reading Media
What Mashrou' Leila's crowdfunding success means for the Arab music scene Last month, 543 fans of the Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou' Leila gave a combined total of over $66,000 USD to fund the release of the... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 September, 2013
U.A.E A look at the winners of the 2013 Gulf Business Industry Awards Gulf Business, a leading news portal in the Middle East, hosted their annual Gulf Business Industry Awards last night,... Reine Farhat • 24 September, 2013 Free zones Gulf Business Industry Awards Awards
Learning how to focus your startup with the Mini Entrepreneur When trying to build you startup, it’s easy to get distracted by popular trends or a project with quick returns. But if they’re outside you... Wamda • 24 September, 2013 Mini Entrepreneur Advice
What did startups learn at Astrolabs' recent workshop in Amman? After their first Scaling Online Startups (SOS) workshop in Dubai this past May, and subsequent workshops in Riyadh and Beirut,... Glen Dalakian II • 24 September, 2013 Astrolabs Workshops Marketing
What are the most surprising e-commerce trends in the Middle East this year? After PayPal released its Insights report yesterday, which details trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, we chatted with Elias Ghanem,... Nina Curley • 24 September, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
Addy raises $320K in Silicon Valley, launches address system for Middle East e-commerce When we last checked in with Addy last summer, the startup was generating buzz after debuting at Stanford’s StartX Demo Day for its... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Addressing Mobile E-commerce
Meet the 6 social startups joining virtual incubator i2i from across Pakistan [Note:this photo is of i2i's first class of startups, which graduated this January]. When Plan9 began incubating its first class of... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Incubator Support Organizations Accelerators
Can new media site Beacon create good revenue streams for longform journalists? Beacon, billing itself as a new kind of media outlet, launched last week to considerable fanfare. The site works on a subscription... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 23 September, 2013 revenue streams Citizen Journalism
PayPal Insights e-commerce report reveals trends in mobile, travel in the Middle East The idea that mobile is the future of e-commerce isn’t new, but it may surprise some to learn that shoppers in the Gulf already p... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Mobile Penetration Travel Mobile
6 people entrepreneurs should look for at a networking event Dubai is an unusual place. The startup scene is small but growing rapidly, the majority of people are expats, and there are dozens... Kia Davis • 22 September, 2013
Algerian and Egyptian startups help travelers sell products from abroad; is this model scalable? The Arab world is no stranger to luggage that's filled to almost bursting. Many travelers return from trips abroad with kilos of purchases... Aline Mayard • 22 September, 2013 collaborative economy Sharing Economy Shipping
Jordan Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business? As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce... Reine Farhat • 22 September, 2013 Challenges Logistics Namshi
Why Bee Labs' new game is one of the hottest from the Arab world this year Jordan’s Bee Labs is determined to crack the Arab gaming market. Of all of the games that have launched in the Arab world this year, they m... Glen Dalakian II • 22 September, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
This Algerian woman needs your vote to win a Harvard competition today Algerian college student Meriem Chehih wasn’t taught how to code in high school. “Here in Algeria, we don’t study computers in high ... Nina Curley • 19 September, 2013 Healthcare Health Mobile
