Global Google, Apple and Samsung, pitching the mobile wallet Bye to coins and receipts, hello to the phone? (Image via issaasad.me) What will the wallet of the future look like? This question... Faisal Al Khalidi • 12 August, 2015 samsung android Payfort
Regional Get your code on in the MENA region The Coding Cirlce in action. (Image via The Coding Circle) We have covered in the past various coding camps and courses, for both adults... Lucy Knight • 12 August, 2015 Developing Algocode Le Wagon
U.A.E How UAE’s Mrusta raised an unexpected $351K When Ibrahim Colak, founder of UAE service providers platform Mrusta, attended a networking event at Dubai’s In5 innovation center,... Reine Farhat • 11 August, 2015 mrusta seed investment Dubai
U.A.E UAE creates future female robotics entrepreneurs The UAE could produce MENA’s next wave of female robotics and hardware entrepreneurs, as technology programs throughout the Emirates... Maysaa Ajjan • 11 August, 2015 robotics uae abu dhabi
Regional UBI awards by UBI global in partnership with King Abdullah University UBI Global and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are hosting the recognition event of top performing university bu... Wamda • 11 August, 2015 UBI incubators Awards
Jordan Amman dance studio is building a space for collaboration and social change "Everyone is a dancer by nature," claims Anas Nahleh, 23. Anas and his brother, Abdul Hadi Nahleh, 25, shared a passion for dancing for... Kristin Chase • 11 August, 2015 Jabal Al-Weibdeh Studio 8 amman
Maghreb Moroccan impact entrepreneurship evangelist Adnane Addioui wins Karim Jazouani prize Adnane Addioui kicking off Dare Space (Image via Hind Touissate, Dare Space) This year again, the Moroccan entrepreneurs have spoken.... Wamda • 10 August, 2015 Adnane Addioui CARE MCISE
Lebanon How Lebanon’s food scandal spurred startup solutions The Lebanese are all over the world, and more often than not their cuisine acts as the ultimate ambassador for the tiny Middle Eastern... Reine Farhat • 10 August, 2015 Beirutista ChefXchange Bibayti
Regional An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the... Rachel McArthur • 09 August, 2015 Return on delivery Virtusize Miella
Egypt Egypt's makers mark out industry roadblocks [WamdaTV] Egypt's tech startup sector includes a surprisingly large number of 'makers': entrepreneurs such as Integreight CEO... Rachel Williamson • 09 August, 2015 MiniMakerFair Hardware
Regional Can the internet revolution break down the barriers of data secrecy in the Middle East? [Opinion] Two trends are set to dramatically disrupt the long prevailing government and corporate data secrecy in the Middle East: data... Johnny Matta • 09 August, 2015 transparency data secrecy internet
Regional Join the second edition of "Arab World Meets Silicon Valley" Also known as the Global Track, the "Arab world meets Silicon Valley" program is running its second edition organized by the MIT... Wamda • 07 August, 2015 Arab world MITEF competition
Maghreb CEED Morocco gathers the Moroccan entrepreneur scene. Last year, CEED Morocco, a USAid powered association, organized the inaugural CEED Global Annual Conference in Morocco. This year, they... Wamda • 06 August, 2015 CEED pitch event
Egypt Alex Agenda aims to develop Egypt’s media [Q&A] Egypt’s media has dramatically shifted since the January 25 revolution four years ago. Citizen journalists spread through the streets and l... Eman Mostafa • 06 August, 2015 Media training Alex Agenda alexandria
Maghreb Power in numbers: Moroccan web entrepreneurs come together At the launch of Maroc Digital at Avito’s offices. (Images via Othmane Ghailane) The Moroccan web community got together recently for ... Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2015 Le Maroc Digital morocco
Jordan Oasis500 tech and hardware business workshop Accelerator Oasis500, one of the largest in the MENA region, is holding its first Tech and Hardware business workshop on 16-19 August... Wamda • 06 August, 2015 Oasis500 Investment Hardware