Maghreb Entrepreneurship lessons from the Algerian desert Slimane Kadi turned the desert into a succesfull business. (Images via Mehdi Bennaceri) This is a story about entrepreneurship in its most... Ismail Chaib • 29 March, 2016 low tech desert algeria
U.A.E MyCars to launch first EV car sharing in UAE The Danish-designed hybrid Fisker Karma, introduced to the UAE in 2012, is unlikely to be part of MyCars on-demand rental offerings, but... Rachel Williamson • 29 March, 2016 Al Futtaim Zipcar car sharing
Saudi Arabia Mobily App Hackathon 2016 in Riyadh Saudi telecom company Mobily has launched its 2016 App hackathon, a weekend competition which aims to innovate Arabic applications in the s... Wamda • 28 March, 2016 2016 mobily riyadh
Qatar What I know about digital Arabic content: Nawaf Felemban In 2015 Wamda produced a report that showed 60 percent of Arabs wanted to read online content in Arabic. That would be great... Lucy Knight • 28 March, 2016 Kooora Kasra WIK
Jordan Has foreign investment helped Jordanian SMEs and entrepreneurs? Jordanian NGO Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) was recently doing some research on the history of local economic reform. It brought them to the... Samuel Wendel • 28 March, 2016 Diwanieh Foreign Direct Investment Leaders of Tomorrow
Saudi Arabia Building a real estate startup in Saudi's stagnant market The decrease in oil prices also affected the real estate market. (Image via news.weetas.com) Online real estate platform Lamudi,... Safar Ayad • 28 March, 2016 lamudi hellofood Carmudi
Qatar Looking to build an ecosystem, Qatar Foundation “I met with a Jordanian minister a few years ago and he told me that he wanted the country to have 10,000 PhDs in the next few years,... Lucy Knight • 27 March, 2016 ARC'16 Qatar Foundation techwadi
Regional Is it really necessary to protect your ideas? Gotta protect those brainwaves. (Image via FamousInventors.org) It’s an all too common scenario. An entrepreneur comes up with a brilliant ... Rachel McArthur • 27 March, 2016 Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company Wrapp EQT Ventures
Egypt Injaz turns to crowdfunding for Startup Egypt The funding crunch for Egypt’s startups is no secret. As seen at a recent Mix N’ Mentor in Cairo, it can in fact push... Rachel Williamson • 27 March, 2016 Escape HD Etba3ly 3D EpicVr
Jordan Launching Arab Women In Technology (Jordan Chapter) Arab Women in Computing (ArabWIC) have joined forces with Oasis500 to launch their Jordan chapter. An introductory event will be held at... Wamda • 25 March, 2016 launching ArabWIC Jordan
Lebanon Eduvation Summit in Cairo Egypt occupies an unfavourable position in international rankings for education and technology at a time where economic growth through... Wamda • 24 March, 2016 Eduvation Speakers tech
U.A.E ACCESS Conference at Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC) 2016 ACCESS Conference will once again run alongside Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC), the first and largest popular culture festival in... Wamda • 24 March, 2016 access MEFCC Dubai World Trade Centre
U.A.E Deadline for application to Dubai Smartpreneur Competition The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has teamed up with the Smart Dubai Office to launch the Dubai Smartpreneur Competition,... Wamda • 24 March, 2016 smart governance smartpreneurs Apply
Regional Should you do it? The benefits and pitfalls of CSR Are CSR initiatives incompatible with the profit motive? Not necessarily. (Image via Business Review Europe) Corporate Social... Johnny Matta • 24 March, 2016 CSR in action johnny matta CSR
Jordan Bridging a video gap from Jordan The Metaphorio team (L to R) Waleed Qadi, Nadia Husseini and Khaled Husseini, want people to work together. (Images via... Alaa' Odeh • 24 March, 2016 Isra7 DropBox digital media content
U.A.E Ecommerce Show Middle East 2016 [Discount code!] In 2015, the ecommerce industry in MENA reached $15 billion dollars. Despite these numbers, the sector continues to experience persistent... Wamda • 23 March, 2016 MENA topics ecommerce show 2016
