U.A.E Watch as the UAE fintech community grows The UAE is steadily growing as a home to fintech startups creating a transformation in various areas of the region’s finance... Elias Jabbe • 13 February, 2017 Fintech Startup Weekend uae
U.A.E What I know about failure: Jean-Pierre Mondalek A failed startup is not the end. Jean-Pierre Mondalek, general manager of the motors division at Dubizzle, is not ashamed of his... Elias Jabbe • 13 February, 2017 Jean-Pierre Mondalek Dubizzle Failure
Lebanon Entrepreneurship: an unequal playing field The message aspiring business leaders get when they go to conferences and listen to motivational speeches by their role models, urging them... Brooke Anderson • 13 February, 2017 lebanon world bank Abdullah Jabbour
U.A.E Dubai is growing the sounds of local talent At 13 years old, Zain Khan, founder and CEO of The Sound Gaarden, started playing bass guitar for a few high school bands in... Archana Menon • 12 February, 2017 the sound gaarden freshly ground sounds Music
Saudi Arabia Saudi VCs: where we are, where we’re going [Opinion] “We do not have enough venture capital investors in Saudi”, is a common theme heard from entrepreneurs across the kingdom.... Abdullah Altamami • 12 February, 2017 Venture Capital VC Tadawul
U.A.E UAE launches new entry scheme to attract entrepreneurs In a bid to remain a top destination for entrepreneurs in the region the UAE launched last week a new entry visa scheme. They hope to... Maya Rahal • 12 February, 2017 visa scheme uae government entrepreneurship
U.A.E Is the cyber hack coming to a computer near you? In the summer of 2016, Mohamed Amine Belarbi’s cyber security startup Vul9 began approaching potential clients. He was shocked by the... Lucy Knight • 09 February, 2017 cyber security Vul9 Comae Technologies
Global Startup Watch: streaming, Trump travel ban and workplace boo boos 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... Lucy Knight • 09 February, 2017 Startup Watch uae Oil
Bahrain Middle East newspapers need to get with the digital plan We’re on our smart devices, all of the time. We know that. What we also know is that the majority of us are getting our news from... Abdulghani Kataya • 08 February, 2017 Digital Media Index Newspapers digital transformation
Algeria Offshore easier than home for Algerian ecommerce startup Zawwali Algeria’s crusty postal system, lack of addresses and minimal online payment options made international expansion for ecommerce... Lilia Blaise • 08 February, 2017 Zawwali ecommerce Echrily
Saudi Arabia The Saudi women taking on the kingdom’s education sector As Saudi Arabia wants to diversify its economy away from oil, education is essential for the upbringing of a generation endowed with the... Abdulghani Kataya • 07 February, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Emkan Education
Lebanon 5 things to know when mixing data science with startups Click ‘CC’ for English subtitles. Is it ethical to ask for phone location as part of your app permissions? Will you go out... Berthe El Aya • 07 February, 2017 Women in Data Science aub AUBWIDS
U.A.E What I know about approaching corporations: Jean-Michel Gauthier When Jean-Michel Gauthier talks about unemployment, he does not point to job matching technology as the only solution his company is trying... Tala El Issa • 06 February, 2017 What I Know internsME corporations
Lebanon Agritech sprouts among Lebanon’s startups In the mountains of Broummana above Beirut, an entrepreneur is growing vegetables through his hydroponics invention that he hopes will... Brooke Anderson • 06 February, 2017 agritech hydroponics lebanon
Jordan In the blink of an eye: how biometric tech is reforming aid work in Jordan Eyes, ears, fingers and possibly body odors are becoming as important as hearts and lungs for the existence of many humans. Activities... Tala El Issa • 06 February, 2017 biometric tech Jordan iris scanners
Egypt Egypt’s Edfa3ly finds a Kuwaiti safe haven This article has been crossposted from Nuwait. Egyptian ecommerce play Edfa3ly has achieved the dream - a successful expansion into the... Eman Mostafa • 05 February, 2017 Nuwait edfa3ly ecommerce
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