U.A.E Let the coding begin, ArabCode.org launches in Dubai The three stages of ArabCode.org's plan for coding (Images via ArabCode.org) Back in November 2013 when Dubai won the right to host Expo... Lucy Knight • 13 May, 2015 Tecom Investments code.org ArabCode.org
Regional Searching for success in MENA's postal address sector "Yes, I will sign for that package." (Images via Aramex) “So you take the main street, you turn at the pharmacy after the streetlight, t... Aline Mayard • 13 May, 2015 addy enwani Boxstop
Lebanon UK Lebanon Tech Hub accepting applicants for accelerator programme UK Lebanon Tech Hub is accepting applications for its accelerator program. UKLebanon offers a 10 months programme, where it will provide... Wamda • 13 May, 2015 UK Lebanon Tech Hub accelerator
Maghreb Algerian government organizes 'Algeria Economic Forum' The Ministry of Industry and Mining, in collaboration with the Algerian Chamber of Commerce, is organizing the “Algeria Economic Forum,” un... Wamda • 13 May, 2015 Algeria Economic Forum algeria
Global Lebanese m-health entrepreneur meets President Obama "Everybody has ideas. Most people are afraid to take first step. Go for it." @mcuban #StartTheSpark @WhiteHouse #PAGE... Lucy Knight • 13 May, 2015 Spark Global Entrepreneurship Initiative Global Entrepreneurship Summit White House
U.A.E The Growing Leaders Foundation hosting entrepreneurial sessions for youths The Growing Leaders Foundation will start Building Youth Owned Business (BYOB) classes for the first time in the UAE. The classes are... Wamda • 12 May, 2015 Building Youth Owned Business Growing Leaders Foundation Dubai
Regional Ecommerce set to reach $13.4 billion by 2020, Payfort reports Payfort announced today the release of its annual report: The State of Payments in the Arab World, at the Ecommerce Show Middle East 2015... Maya Rahal • 12 May, 2015 State of Payments 2015 Payfort Report
Lebanon Lebanese game developers Wixel Studios targets cancer with new project Still from the Aurora game. (Image via Wixel Studios) Despite a growing tech-healthcare sector - which by now has hundreds of... Maysaa Ajjan • 12 May, 2015 Cancer Aurora Wixel Studios
Egypt NASA hackathon sheds light on Egypt’s growing interest in outer space The growth of scientific minds in Egypt. (Images via Nasa Space Apps Cairo) With so many problems on the ground, why would we want to... Hanan Solayman • 12 May, 2015 PSC-BA CubeSat Space Apps Challenge NASA
Regional Diagnose your market: insights into MENA’s digital health revolution The health revolution. (Image via CB Insights) As the m-health industry of the Middle East continues to grow, Dubai hosted its first... Roland Daher • 11 May, 2015 Trice Imaging Inc HealthXL Qualcomm Ventures
Bahrain MENA Angel Investors Summit 2015 in Bahrain Bahrain’s second MENA Angel Investors Summit 2015 will take place on May 11th to bolster the investment ecosystem and endorse... Wamda • 11 May, 2015 events Bahrain
Global How a seed VC makes investment decisions [Infographic] This is a crosspost with the NextView Ventures blog. Note: In 2013, Rob Go published a flowchart articulating his VC decision making... Rob Go • 11 May, 2015 NextView Ventures VC investment seed investment
Regional Beyond Oil: Tech and Future of Work in MENA Moving from traditional to knowledge economies is a prickly problem for any country, but especially so for oil-bound Middle Eastern... Pamela Kesrouani • 10 May, 2015 Diversification FOW Future of Work
Regional 5 tips on facing failure from Leslie Dewan, inventor of a nuclear power generator Leslie Dewan giving a presentation on how to get power from nuclear waste at Solve for X in 2014. (Image via. YouTube) When Leslie Dewan... Pamela Kesrouani • 10 May, 2015 Nuclear power generator Transatomic Power Leslie Dewan
U.A.E UAE online listings startup Melltoo raises $205,000 in seed round UAE startup Melltoo Marketplace recently closed a seed round of $205,000, led by Turn8, Dubai Silicon Oasis... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 08 May, 2015 morrad irsane sharene lee melltoo
U.A.E Silicon valley’s 500 Startups is organizing a pitching workshop in Dubai 500 Startups is organizing a pitching workshop hosted by AstroLabs in partnership with Nestle and TOP. The event allows entrepreneurs and... Wamda • 08 May, 2015 Nestle 500 startups TOP
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