Wamda

10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East

Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of...

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Maghreb

A co-working space to develop the Tunisian entrepreneurial ecosystem

Who better than entrepreneurs to solve Tunisia’s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges and contribute to t...

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4 reasons to join a hackathon

A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the...

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i360 offers mentorship for pay at new coworking space The Cribb

In the past year, Dubai has seen several coworking spaces open to enable entrepreneurs, freelancers and traveling professionals to work...

Coworking Spaces

Will the new MAKE Business Hub kill business by charging for WiFi?

After founder Leith Matthews left MAKE Business earlier this year, (under what many say were difficult circumstances), the...

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Lebanon

Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event

Last week, at the newly launched Co-working +961 space in Beirut, entrepreneurs, investors, and startup enthusiasts gathered to...

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Palestine gets its first seed fund, supported by MENA Apps and USAID

The startup scene in Palestine has been slow to build over the past few years, led by initiatives like Bazinga and grassroots...

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LBA Pitching and Co-Working 961 Launch Events in Beirut

On July 2, new space Co-Working 961 is launching in Beirut alongside the LBA Pitching Event, which will bring together the Lebanese Angel...

Coworking Spaces Angel Investment

Coworking space iceaddis gives a home to Ethiopia's startups

When one thinks or reads about technology startups in Africa, there are a few places that crop up quite often: Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos,...

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Google for Entrepreneurs supports new co-working space in Egypt

Are Egypt's tech entrepreneurs ready for a co-working space with device testing facilities? Google for Entrepreneurs has announced support...

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Casablanca gets a new co-working space: New Work Lab launches to support Morocco's entrepreneurs

The idea of having co-working spaces where independent workers can work and socialize has already spread like wildifire...

Coworking Spaces

Dubai's entrepreneurs reflect on MAKE Business Hub's acquisition by CeeCee Holding

From its inception, MAKE Business Hub has been a co-working space built for startups. With artfully curved seating, electrical jacks next...

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A Look at Entrepreneurship in Morocco: Where Can Startups Turn for Help?

Entrepreneurs in Morocco today face several challenges: meeting mentors and investors, finding a suitable office space, building...

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Should Companies in the Arab World Offer the Ability to Work from Home?

Who would have guessed that in 2013 we would still be discussing the pros and cons of working from home? Just a few weeks ago, it seemed...

Team Coworking Spaces

Inside East Africa's Tech Hubs Part 2: Culture

Click here to see the original photos on Picasa Web. In Part Two of this three-part photo series “Inside East Africa’s Hubs”, we...

East Africa Technology Coworking Spaces

Amman Gets Its First Co-Working Space

After 25 years of his life in the corporate world, working for giants in Jordan like Nuqul Group, it’s fair to say that Nidal Eses has g...

Coworking Spaces

A Look at Entrepreneurship in Oman: A Chat with Sharifa Albarami [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Sharifa Albarami, founder of Al Jazeera Technical Solutions & Training and the ...

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Weekly Wrap-Up: February 17-21

This week's content included a number of announcements, from Turkish entrepreneur Bedriye Hulya's Social Entrepreneur of the Year award at...

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Inside 7 of East Africa’s Hottest Tech Hubs

Part 1 of this three-part series offers a look at 7 of East Africa's most popular coworking spaces for tech startups, investors, and...

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Can a Hackerspace in Beirut Spread Do-ocracy? A Look at Lamba Labs

“I reject thinking like that,” Bilal Ghalib said to me when I first met him. I had just arrived in Beirut and was visiting Lamba Lab...

Art Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding

7 Co-working Spaces in Cairo

Tired of the corner coffee shop, many entrepreneurs in Cairo are choosing to join a coworking space to get their startup off the ground....

Coworking Spaces

HUB Dubai Set to Launch UAE's Newest Co-Working Space

On 12/12/12 12:12 PM and precisely 12 seconds Dubai time, HUB Dubai launched virtual operations; the physical space is expected...

Coworking Spaces Startup Communities

Dubai Entrepreneurs Debate Startup Challenges at Shelter's New Entrepreneurs Roundtable

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Dubai two weeks ago, Shelter invited up-and-coming entrepreneurs to share their...

Advice Ecosystem Coworking Spaces

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 25-29

This week's posts were especially rich in legal advice whether it comes to setting up your business in Lebanon, or what it takes to boost...

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