U.A.E TURN8 hackathon on Arabic digital content ideas TURN8 seed accelerator is organizing a hackathon to find innovative digital media and business models that enhance Arabic content online.... Wamda • 29 June, 2015 Digital Arabic Content turn8 united arab emirates
Maghreb The House of Geeks gives Moroccan developers a reason to stay Work and play are serious business at Morocco's House of Geeks. (Image via Quentin Qip) In this refurbished garage covered... Aline Mayard • 29 June, 2015 house of geeks talents Programme
Maghreb Morocco attracts startups stars to Level Up event Moroccan entrepreneurs are rushing to develop a thriving startup sector, and this year they managed to attract major players from their... Houda Lahlou • 28 June, 2015 LevelUp LevelUp Morocco Moroco
Egypt CORD's robot fights teach old physics in a new way My Reaper Robot vs. your Crazy Minion: who will win? It depends, says Mohammed ElRaffie, founder of educational science startup CORD, on... Rachel Williamson • 28 June, 2015 robots cord
Regional Back to the old school: harnessing the power of SMS in emerging markets [Report] Palestinian startup Souktel has hacked normal mobile phone communication to once again put SMS front and centre of how people... Raed Khalil • 28 June, 2015 american university of cairo Scalability Souktel
Saudi Arabia High-tech startups to get up to $2M from new Saudi fund Since 2010 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has invested in more than 30 projects through its Seed Fund. These cash... Reine Farhat • 25 June, 2015 WATER fund solar energy
U.A.E MEED’s Smart Cities 2015 in Dubai MEED’s Smart Cities 2015 is a conference that brings together critical partners to promote and invigorate the creation and... Wamda • 25 June, 2015 MEED Dubai conference
Egypt Lost in the City? LocName wants to find you Egyptian start-up 'LocName' did not emerge from Cairo’s bustling streets, but in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Two years ago, young E... Louise Sarant • 25 June, 2015 Locname Souq.com Jumia
Jordan Jordan training center links vocational development and community services Dr. Ibrahim al Weydan, doctor and lecturer at Princess Mona College, and Dr. Yassin al Qudah, professor at Irbid National University,... Kristin Chase • 25 June, 2015 vocational development khawater
Egypt KarmSolar signs first on-grid solar deal KarmSolar is stepping into Egypt’s challenging grid-connected electricity market after signing a 27-year deal with Egypt’s... Rachel Williamson • 24 June, 2015 PV KarmSolar solar energy
Lebanon Global entrepreneurs network lands in Lebanon The introductory session of EO was attended by a selected few at the Four Seasons Hotel (Images via Stephanie Nour Prince) One of... Maysaa Ajjan • 24 June, 2015 members host network
Regional Keeping your hands clean Almost half of all businesses in MENA do not have anti-corruption or bribery policies in place, and startups are at unique risk if they... Rachel Williamson • 24 June, 2015 Corruption
U.A.E Filmmaking, a new landscape for entrepreneurs in the region The event brought together children and teenage animation-lovers for the film costume competition. (Image via Dana Horska) Esmeralda,... Pamela Kesrouani • 23 June, 2015 Dubai Moving Image Museum Film industry Film Tech
U.A.E Urban mobility, energy and emissions - Decode Dubai tackles big city problems Teams listening to a speaker midway through the conference. (Images via Dubai Internet City) As Dubai passionately pursues its strategy to... Natasha D'Souza • 23 June, 2015 Barcelona Smart City App Hack hackathons
Regional A closer look at Wizards Productions' successful gamble in the MENA gaming industry [Report] While gaming sector has ample room for growth, it remains difficult to convince investors to put money in local game startups. Indeed, the... Raed Khalil • 23 June, 2015 Wizards Production american university of cairo gaming industry
U.A.E AngelHack hackathon in Abu Dhabi The AngelHack hackathon is a platform where participants compete to build, test, and launch their ideas to the world during the two-day e... Wamda • 22 June, 2015 AngelHack abu dhabi hackathon
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