Egypt Nahdet el Mahrousa, a focus on the supporter of social enterprises [Report] Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with Wamda and the American University in Cairo (AUC), on Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM), an... Raed Khalil • 10 June, 2015 Yahoo! Maktoob Nahdet el Mahrousa american university of cairo
Jordan Startupbootcamp FastTrack in Amman Startupbootcamp Istanbul is organizing a Startupbootcamp FastTrack in Amman on June 11, 2015. FastTracks are one day events where startups... Wamda • 09 June, 2015 startupbootcamp amman
Regional Two startups in Palestinian refugee camp picking up where NGOs left off For years, the mention of “refugees” has drawn pitying donors and sympathetic volunteers, but rarely did it bring stern bosses... Tala El Issa • 09 June, 2015 Gaza Refugee Camp SEP Sitti Soap Company
Egypt Zee3 Mawhbtak: Egypt’s new way to scout talent During the recording one of the first episodes of Zee3 Mawhbtak An Egyptian online talent show is plucking undiscovered entertainers from... Eman Mostafa • 09 June, 2015 online media new media Citizen Journalism
Palestine Ramallah travel portal Batuta announces $2.5M Series A round So many places to visit, so much to see. (Image via Batuta) Batuta, a Ramallah-based Arabic travel research website has secured a $2.5... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 08 June, 2015 Siraj Palestine Fund I Batuta yamsafer
U.A.E Entrepreneur Journey Series on Marketing and Communication Young Arab Leaders is organizing an Entrepreneur Journey Series session on marketing and communication. This particular session will have... Wamda • 08 June, 2015 Hussein Dajani Dany El Eid Entrepreneur Journey Series
U.A.E Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi debuts freshman class Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi's first graduates (Images via Pamela Kesrouani) Seven startups from all corners of the globe flaunted their wares over... Pamela Kesrouani • 08 June, 2015 flat6labs abu dhabi Demo Day Incubator
Regional Online survey by the University of Wollongong in Dubai The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is conducting a survey aimed at and for entrepreneurs. This survey is done as part of a study... Wamda • 08 June, 2015 national research foundation University of Wollongong in Dubai
Egypt Nahdet El Mahrousa launches 8th round of incubation Nahdet El Mahrousa (NM) is launching its 8th round of incubation for aspiring entrepreneurs entitled “Khaleeha Suessi”. This... Wamda • 08 June, 2015 Arabian Cement Company Khaleeha Suessi Egypt
Jordan Jordanian students work with NASA to discover if there is life on Jupiter’s moon The students: Sanad Haddad, Zaid Kawar, Chad (their mentor at NASA), Mohammad Alzorgan, Firas Mistarihi. (Images via Kawar) In Jordan... Tala El Issa • 08 June, 2015 Space research Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau
Regional What KinTrans' Mohammed Elwazer learned at SeedStars International KinTrans may not have won SeedStars 2015 competition in Geneva in February, but founder Mohammed Elwazer didn’t walk away empty h... Samantha Kaufman • 08 June, 2015 SeedStars International hearing impaired KinTrans
Egypt Egypt’s Banana Kingdom to ripen in California Egyptian social startup Banana Kingdom could be leaving its sleepy Nile-side home for a faster pace of life in Silicon Valley, after... Eman Mostafa • 08 June, 2015 Tahrir Academy IrlenEgypt Banana Kingdom
Saudi Arabia Has saying 'I do' in KSA just become a whole lot easier? Image via Selsal, a wedding planning platform in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia No one said getting married was easy and by that we mean... Reine Farhat • 07 June, 2015 Saudi Arabia Flat6Labs Wedding Industry
Egypt Meet the Egyptian startup working to green the Middle East's oil industry Fifteen years ago fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, irrevocably changed the global oil and gas sector. Today, technology developed in the... Rachel Williamson • 07 June, 2015 oil & gas Tanmia Petroleum Company Green Energy
Jordan ZINC and DSOA partnership creates new opportunities for Jordanian startups Exploring new marketing opportunities has always been an objective for many Jordanian entrepreneurs. In an attempt to help those wanting to... Elsy Melkonian • 07 June, 2015 zinc incubator DSOA Zain Jordan
U.A.E How digital loyalty platform Tarifah is using cloud technology to revolutionize customer experience Tarifah founders Ismail Issa, foreground, and Mostafa Khalifa. (Images via Tarifah) The idea for the mobile application Tarifah was... Sushmitha Pidatala • 06 June, 2015 customer loyalty tarifah