Startup Grind Ramallah supports Direct Assistance to Gazans Startup Grind, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.... Wamda • 26 August, 2014 donations ramallah Gaza
New app aims to make shopping easier for Saudis Prayer time five times a day is nothing new in the Middle East, but technology development in the region is allowing people to engage with... Lucy Knight • 26 August, 2014 ksa Saudi Arabia
Use your Monopoly and Risk skills to learn entrepreneurship “Where do I start? I have a business idea but have no clue what to do next.” If you’ve ever said this sentence, then you’re the audience fo... Hanan Solayman • 26 August, 2014 Startup County Egypt
Investor Summit at DEMO Africa 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria DEMO Africa has been a one-of-a-kind two-day showcase of cutting edge African innovation to the world. Each year, the platform selects 40... Wamda • 25 August, 2014 Demo Day
Third Arab Innovation Network Annual Conference, Abu Dhabi, Deadline September 13th The Arab Innovation Network (AIN) is hosting its 3nd Arab Innovation Network Annual Conference (AINAC 2014) on September 27th and 28th, at... Wamda • 25 August, 2014 Innovation Dubai conference
Women in Leadership Program in Dubai The company Wisdom Leaders is hosting a training program Women in Leadership “A Management Masterclass for women in business” from Sep... Wamda • 25 August, 2014 Leadership Dubai Women
Young Lebanese innovators honored by MIT, confirms a growing trend Update: Wamda has just learned that a third Lebanese, entrepreneur Rand Hindi, was also included in the MIT list (editors were... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 August, 2014 littlebits MIT
Desado founder blazing a trail for Muslim fashion The world is increasingly recognizing the tremendous potential of the global Islamic economy — one that encompasses diverse sectors i... Natasha D'Souza • 25 August, 2014 muslim Fashion
16th Silicon Oasis TechForum in Dubai TechForum, an event hosted by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, is a community networking platform that hosts technology professionals, e... Wamda • 25 August, 2014
MENA startup launches to make sense of complex geopolitical big data Built-in geospatial information on infrastructure to bring maximum context to events on the ground Over the past few years, we’ve s... Maya Rahal • 25 August, 2014 infographics visualisation Eqlim
Learn and adapt: Lebanon's Sociatag shows us how it's done If you’re active in the Lebanese startup ecosystem, then you’ve probably already met the young entrepreneur behind Sociatag, the social int... Stephanie Nour Prince • 24 August, 2014 Beirut Digital District lebanon
7 online marketplaces for artisans in the Arab world If you dream of strolling the streets of Egypt or Morocco for a bargain on an traditional handicraft, you can now enjoy the thrill of the... Salma Alheraiqi • 24 August, 2014 cirqy the anou Bazaar in Egypt
Regional Not another social network: Doxunity wants to help doctors do their jobs better Over the past few years, Wamda has covered a lot of medical startups that provide patients with information on different health topics,... Reine Farhat • 24 August, 2014 webteb Health Medical
Why does Richard Branson think business opportunities are like buses? [Infographic] It’s sometimes considered a sign of instability when a person moves from one job to another in many different industries, but some... Maya Rahal • 21 August, 2014 billionaires serial entrepreneurship AnnaVital
Game Zanga competition draws 300+ contestants to 4th annual developing competition Last weekend in Amman, game development studio GameTako, in collaboration with publisher Game Nomads, hosted its fourth... khaled sleiman • 21 August, 2014 game zanga
Do you know the difference between an accelerator and an incubator? Reine Farhat, Arabic Editor at Wamda, contributed to this article. Accelerator Oasis 500's workplace Terms like accelerators and... Aline Mayard • 21 August, 2014 incubators Accelerators