Saudi Arabia Youth on show at ArabNet Riyadh Ben Maher, executive director at EMEA Mashable, speaking about creating Arabic digital content. (Images via Twitter) Saudi Arabia’s young p... Safar Ayad • 21 December, 2015 Buildify B8ak Non
Global How important is the patent? A patent. ‘Have you got one?’ It’s a question that one startup tells Wamda is asked a lot, too much in fact. So, are... Lucy Knight • 21 December, 2015 Band Industries Saba IP Patents
Saudi Arabia Saudi ecommerce set to soar [Infographic] The Saudi ecommerce market is growing fast. (Image via Wamda) There are very good reasons why Saudi Arabia is a country of... Rachel Williamson • 20 December, 2015 Go Gulf JadoPado ksa
Iraq Iraq's foodie appmakers want to fix the mealtime grind Sha6bu5 is hoping to profit from the Middle East's foodie trend. (Image via MAHAW) The Middle East’s entrepreneurial newsmakers this year h... Marwan A. Jabbar • 20 December, 2015 iraq 3d-mapping startup weekend baghdad
Maghreb Moroccan entrepreneur wants to fix his cities Urban life could be much nicer if everybody did his or her share. (Image via Amine Elaoui) Damaged roads, defective street... Yassine Bakir • 20 December, 2015 Twiyar Smart Cities MEMakers
Regional Harnessing big data for business decision making [Opinion] It isn't enough to collect data. Making sense of it is vital to the survival of organizations large and small. (Image... Johnny Matta • 17 December, 2015 data analysis big data Analytics
Regional Egypt’s Noongam wins top prize at The Entrepreneur Day Egyptian comic book publishers, Noongam, have snagged the biggest prize at DSOA’s The Entrepreneur Day with their platform Magnoon. Founder ... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 December, 2015 Mea 360 Just Mop Guiddoo World
Regional PayFort releases two new tools for ecommerce startups Omar Soudodi during Mix N'Mentor Dubai in December 2015. (Image via Wamda) PayFort announced December 15 the release of two new... Maya Rahal • 17 December, 2015 The FORT START Payfort
U.A.E A mobile growth workshop with a touch of Silicon Valley Those magic micro-moments. (Image via Nagi Salloum) in5 Innovation Centre hosted the Mobile Growth Academy workshop with Nagi Salloum,... Archana Menon • 16 December, 2015 TangoMe Mobile growth Academy In5 Innovation Centre
Global 7 ways to protect your ecommerce site from security threats Ecommerce sites can open up a raft of avenues for fraud and hackers.(Image via iStock) A single day doesn’t go by without hearing a... Ayman Farhat • 16 December, 2015 Online shopping Cbyer security
Egypt Seeding success at Cairo Innovates The Cairo Innovates tech fair was held at the historic Baron Palace. (Image via Cairo Innovates) Youth technology fair Cairo Innovates is... Eman Mostafa • 16 December, 2015 Eqotaqa Beetw Green Battery
Egypt Hack4Egypt tackles the big issues Mentor Tarek Amin, digital group head for Adline Media Network, offers some advice. (Images via Hacka Mena) Hack4Egypt is a chance to... Sara Aggour • 15 December, 2015 Nile University HEAT HACK4EGYPT
Lebanon Lebanese outpitch internationals at BDL Accelerate ReAble cofounders Paul Safi and Emile Sawaya. (Image via ReAble) BDL Accelerate's Early Stage Startup Competition saw a staggering... Maysaa Ajjan • 15 December, 2015 Early Stage Startup Competition BDL Accelerate Banque du Liban
U.A.E 7 minutes in an Infiniti Q70 for a shot at $40,000 Your passion was unmatched! Congratulations to our 3 entrepreneurs, we can't wait to see what's next for you! pic.twitter.com/I3etOE5IJC — ... Archana Menon • 15 December, 2015 Bookr Infiniti Lab infiniti
U.A.E Top 6 questions raised at Mix N'Mentor Dubai The Mix N'Mentor crowd during the morning opening session. (Image via Abed Kataya) As promised, Mix N’Mentor Dubai, took Wamda’s signature ... Maya Rahal • 14 December, 2015 mix n mentor dubai Dubai Mix n Mentor
Egypt RiseUp Summit meets expectations, beats them A closing keynote: how does entrepreneurship impact on the economy? Well, it depends who you ask. (Images via Rachel... Sara Aggour - Rachel Williamson • 14 December, 2015 Oak Investment Partners YCombinator US Aid