U.A.E Startupbootcamp Fintech in Dubai for Fastrack tour Startupbootcamp Fintech is coming to Dubai in April 30, 2015, at Dubai International Financial Centre. The event will begin at 9:30 AM and... Wamda • 20 April, 2015 Dubai international financial centre fin-tech startupbootcamp
Egypt Panel of high-profile guests at Your Middle East startup in Cairo The Your Middle East startup event will take place on April 28, 2015, in Cairo, Egypt, at the Zamalek Library. Attendance is free, but... Wamda • 20 April, 2015 your middle east startups
Maghreb Inside Jumia Maroc, a well-oiled machine It may be an ordinary building in the residential neighborhood of Socrate in Casablanca, but the discrete design doesn’t lie, we’re sta... Aline Mayard • 20 April, 2015 Jumia morocco Rocket Internet
Regional Elusive success: a closer look at MENA's potentially lucrative travel sector The potential of MENA’s travel and tourism sector is staggering. Some 352 million air travelers in the Arab world generated more than $480 ... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 19 April, 2015 hotelscombined.com hotelscombined travelervip
Regional What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of... Eman Mostafa • 19 April, 2015 Omnicom Laconia Capital Group instagram
U.A.E Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7 All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 April, 2015 w motors furious 7 fast & furious
U.A.E Russian entrepreneurship organization Startup Sabantuy comes to Dubai The Cribb, an innovative hub based in Dubai, is hosting Startup Sabantuy this June 6, 2015, in Dubai UAE. The event will start at 11:30 AM... Wamda • 16 April, 2015 Russia Startup Sabantuy Dubai
U.A.E TURN8 hackathon in Dubai this May TURN8 is organizing a hackathon on May 1-2, 2015, in Dubai, UAE. The event will begin at 12:00 PM GST and will end the following day at... Wamda • 16 April, 2015 turn8 hackathon
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Meshlytics uses data to help universities keep in touch with alumni In the age of e-classrooms and e-schools, traditional universities have begun to compete with the free tools and flexibility of the... Ahmed Gabr • 16 April, 2015 Meshlytics Saudi Arabia Data
Lebanon With Oracle and in the cloud, Transtek eyes regional opportunities For small and medium-sized companies that aim to impact their markets rather than focusing on scaling, it is critical to have a quality... Maya Rahal • 16 April, 2015 Supply Chain System Compass ERP ERP
Regional Starting (or investing in) an online business in MENA: lessons learned for founders and investors In the rush to create the next big success in MENA's online industry, it is useful to pause and ponder over key lessons our nascent... Khaldoon Tabaza • 16 April, 2015 online industry Khaldoun Tabaza iMENA
Regional Eureeca webinar on future financial crisis Eureeca is organizing a webinar on strategies to anticipate a possible future economic and financial crisis similar to the 2008 financial... Wamda • 15 April, 2015 Sam Quawasmi eureeca
Iran 10 digital startups debut at a demo day first in Tehran Witnesses to the next big startups out of Tehran? [Images via AvaTech]. Since launching in 2014 the Tehran-based accelerator AvaTech... Lucy Knight • 15 April, 2015 Tehran AvaTech iran
Maghreb This eshop plans to boost the makers scene in Morocco Being a maker, someone who creates electronic and robotic hardware, is not easy in Morocco. Buying electronic components is... Aline Mayard • 15 April, 2015 makers Hackers Hacker Culture
Regional How young Arabs are fueling the MENA media market [Report] Global consulting firm Strategy& has published a report on the potential of MENA’s youth and how they have shifted the local media i... Raed Khalil • 15 April, 2015 Noura al Kaabi Jayant Bhargava young arabs
Bahrain How entrepreneurs are shedding light on Bahrain's underground music scene Aalaat performed at Malja Bahrain last month. (Image via Malja's Facebook page.) Tiny Bahrain has been making a lot of noise lately. The... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 14 April, 2015 malja malja bahrain mideast tunes