Regional Zain Group acquires strategic stake in Lebanese company FOO In the picture from left to right: Emre Gurkan (Zain Group Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer), Scott Gegenheimer,... Maya Rahal • 01 March, 2016 neXgen Zain Group Foo
Oman Harvard Startup Pitch The Harvard Arab Alumni Association (“HAAA”) will hold its 11th annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) in Muscat, Oman on Saturday, Ap... Wamda • 01 March, 2016 Arabs Alumni conference Startup Pitch
Global Stripe announces Atlas to help any startup register in the US Inside Stripe offices. (Image via Stripe) MENA startups will soon be able to register their companies in the US, as Stripe announced last... Maya Rahal • 01 March, 2016 Stripe Atlas Stripe START
Kuwait What's most exciting about Kuwait's future? [Video] This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Each entrepreneurship ecosystem has its own story to tell, but failures, success... Reine Farhat • 01 March, 2016 Nuwait 500 startups world bank
Turkey Scale-ups shine at Startup Turkey Startup Turkey's winning teams AloTech, Tamatem, and UrbanStat. (Images via Startup Turkey) In the end it was the oldest and most... Federico Guerrini • 29 February, 2016 Muslim Face Eye Track Fidelo
Lebanon What I know about running a hackerspace: Bassam Jalgha Bassam Jalgha tuning his guitar using Roadie Tuner. (Image via Make Magazine) Despite the launch of several hackerspaces in the... Reine Farhat • 29 February, 2016 Lamba Labs WIK What I Know
U.A.E Souq raises MENA's largest round of $275M After almost a year of speculation, MENA’s biggest ecommerce company Souq.com has confirmed that it’s raised a $275 million... Rachel Williamson • 29 February, 2016 round Unicorn announcement
Regional CSR in Action UK 2016: Building a sustainable future The "CSR in Action" program is an initiative organized by the Al Ahli Holding Group to develop and enhance the... Wamda • 29 February, 2016 Lebanon applicants Bristol CSR in action
Lebanon Growing Lebanon's gaming scene The video gaming industry in Lebanon is facing a fresh chapter in 2016 with the introduction of new publisher, Morage... Sophie Rimington-Pounder • 29 February, 2016 Goliath Games Fovea MENA Games 2016
Regional The life cycle of your customer [Infographic] Retaining customers can be tricky in the online sphere. (Image via Dotsquares) As a new generation of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs... Rachel Williamson • 28 February, 2016 digital consumer Infographic
Jordan Dissecting Jordan’s diverse fintech scene Madfoo3atCom, EMP, and CBJ celebrate the launch of eFawaterCom. (Image via MadfooatCom) In May 2015, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ)... Samuel Wendel • 28 February, 2016 eFawateerCom central bank of jordan fin-tech
Egypt Egyptian contests put innovation front and center Prolimb, the winning project, picks up nerve impulses to help the wearer move his or her fingers. (Images via... Eman Mostafa • 28 February, 2016 Rimagine EbniAccelerator Esha 3almashy
U.A.E The Big Data Show 2016 in Dubai The Big Data Show 2016, one of the four pillars of the Future Technology Week, is a pioneering platform for data analytics and business... Wamda • 27 February, 2016 future tech week Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai
U.A.E Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) 2016 in Dubai IoTX 2016 is the region’s largest and most innovative event covering advanced connectivity, smart cities digitalization and cloud b... Wamda • 26 February, 2016 2016 Internet of Things EXPO
U.A.E Gulf Enterprise Mobility Expo & Conference (GEMEC) 2016 Dubai GEMEC 2016 brings the world’s leading mobility experts to Dubai World Trade Centre, providing the ideal platform to discuss, debate an... Wamda • 26 February, 2016 GEMEC 2016 Gulf Dubai World Trade Centre
Lebanon Maker Movement and fintech: what to expect at Arabnet Beirut Christidis speaking at Arabnet Beirut 2015. (Image via Arabnet) The maker movement has been heating up in Lebanon for the past few... Maysaa Ajjan • 25 February, 2016 Omar christidis Arabnet Beirut 2016 makers