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U.A.E

This is why Dubai’s homegrown app industry is booming [Opinion]

The global increase in the number of smartphone users is a phenomenon very much in evidence in the Middle East, especially in the United...

uae Dubai Homegrown apps

Regional

Techstars and GINCO launch an accelerator program in Dubai

Techstars in partnership with GINCO has announced the launch of a new accelerator program in Dubai. Applications will open in July of 2017...

accelerator Dubai techstars

U.A.E

RTA inks agreement with Volocopter for flying taxi

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) yesterday announced its extension of the test run of its manned Autonomous Aerial Taxi (AAT) to...

Dubai RTA Transport

U.A.E

GITEX Technology Week 2017

This year’s GITEX Technology Week will be happening on October 8-12 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where hundreds of startups,...

GITEX Technology GITEX2017

Saudi Arabia

What I know about building a happy company: Alper Celen

You cannot spread happiness without being happy yourself. This tenet is the driving force behind Alper Celen’s aim to build the...

Joi What I Know Employment

Egypt

Arabnet Dubai promotes investments in the MENA's emerging markets

As Arabnet CEO Omar Christidis took his last strides on the Arabnet Digital Summit stage in Dubai and shared some telling numbers, the...

Aqar Map Astrolabs Oman Technology Fund

U.A.E

When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast]

From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to...

Government Sheraa 1776

Regional

ArabNet Digital Summit 2017

The fifth edition of the ArabNet Digital Summit will be back on May 16-17, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference and Events Center in...

Dubai Arabnet summit

Saudi Arabia

Uxbert proves startups can make it in Saudi Arabia

The UAE is considered one of the most important startup hubs in the region. Yet the Saudi Nadeem Bakhsh decided to move his user experience...

Saudi Arabia Uxbert UX

U.A.E

Integreat Center serves Dubai's special needs youth

Millions of disabled people in the Middle East face exclusion, and almost certainly discrimination. A survey conducted by Dubai’s...

Integreat Center social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Lean and Agile Middle East Summit 2017

Lean and Agile Middle East (Agile ME) and Heriot-Watt University Dubai (HWUD) are organizing the third annual Lean and Agile Middle East...

agile summit Dubai

U.A.E

Gulf Capital SME Awards 2017

For the 6th year in a row, the Gulf Capital SME Awards continues to celebrate and recognize outstanding SMEs from the UAE that have shown...

sme Gulf Capital SME Awards Dubai

U.A.E

STEP Conference 2017

The largest interactive gathering in MENA will be bringing thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and tech and media enthusiasts...

Step Conference STEP Music

Regional

Keynote: World Blockchain Forum

In recent years, blockchain technology has grown from being the outcast of technological innovations to something with the potential...

Dubai Blockchain Bitcoin

Regional

STEP 2017: disrupting MENA tech and music scene

In case you weren’t around for all the buzz and bustle that took place at STEP 2016, here’s what you missed: Early 2017 was mome...

Step Conference STEP Dubai

U.A.E

Endeavor Scale-Up UAE 2017

Endeavor UAE's "Scale-Up UAE" event returns for its second edition, bringing together its network of entrepreneurs, mentors,...

uae Endeavor Dubai

U.A.E

UX NXT

If you've ever wondered how a device or mobile application feel so intuitive and user-friendly, it's probably the result of...

Dubai UX User Experience Design

U.A.E

Adventure2Venture kickstarts investor-entrepreneur retreats [Know your VC]

“I am not very happy about how some investors treat startups and are somehow unfair to entrepreneurs.” This is how Rami AlKarmi...

Angel Investment Adventure2Venture Dubai

U.A.E

Dubai Lynx 2017

The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is the region’s annual event for the creative communications industry to learn,...

Innovation Technology communication

Regional

Innovation Arabia 10

In its tenth annual edition, Innovation Arabia, the region’s leading congress on education, business, environment, healthcare and...

Innovation Technology entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Etisalat Digital Challenge call for applications

It’s 2017 and new challenges are ahead of the region’s innovators, entrepreneurs & startups. Etisalat Digital and Dubai...

Dubai acceleration Dubai Future Accelerators

U.A.E

Serving the underserved at IBM's Smartcamp, Dubai

Serving the underserved was very much the theme last week as two startups providing services to migrant workers in the UAE took the top...

IBM now money smart labour

Global

Startup Watch: Say no to #manels and hyperloop feasibility in UAE

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...

Startup Watch Hyperloop Dubai

U.A.E

Silicon Oasis TechForum: Science Fiction to Science Fact

If it can be dreamed, it can be made. This is the theme for the 25th Silicon Oasis TechForum, where the discussion will revolve around how...

Dubai dtec Technology

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