Regional 5 ways startups should approach smart cities Dubai's smart city, Silicon Park, aims to improve life, society, mobility, economy, governance and the environment.(Image via... Pamela Kesrouani • 12 October, 2015 Dell Smart Cities IoT
Global The Islamic economy: untapped opportunity for entrepreneurs? The second edition of the Global Islamic Economy Summit was an opportunity for stakeholders to collaborate and progress the Islamic... Pamela Kesrouani • 11 October, 2015 Hajjnet Global Islamic Economy Summit Islamic economy
Jordan Art and business, can they be friends? “Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best... Tala El Issa • 11 October, 2015 King Abdullah II Fund for Development Writers Cell Creative Industries Fund
Regional Wamda and GE launch 6 weeks MEMakers venture program between GE mentors and regional startups GE Mentors and entrepreneurs enjoying the introductory dinner. Wamda and General Electric (GE) have kicked off their latest collaboration,... Maya Rahal • 11 October, 2015 MEMakers GE Venture Program MEMakers abu dhabi
Lebanon UK Lebanon Tech Hub’s 15 startups off to London The startups going to London, and continuing in Beirut received certificates of their achievement. (Images via Lucy Knight) The first 15... Lucy Knight • 08 October, 2015 UK Lebanon Tech Hub Banque du Liban Central Bank Lebanon
Maghreb Connecting the IoT dots in Tunisia [Opinion] The industry of connected objects, or what we have come to call the Internet of Things (IoT), has rapidly expanded around the world, but... Rim Zouabi • 08 October, 2015 IoT MEMakers CONNECTED HOME
Saudi Arabia From a home-based workshop to 14 stores: redefining the traditional thobe The traditional Saudi thobe with a modern twist. (Image via Lomar) The urge to customize his clothing led one young Saudi to quit... Ahmed Gabr • 08 October, 2015 lomar
Lebanon New tech, new opportunities for cyber criminals, says INTERPOL INTERPOL cyber security expert Christian Karam discusses the ways cyber criminals conduct their business. (Image via Antoine... Antoine Abou-Diwan - Lucy Knight • 07 October, 2015 INTERPOL Cyber crime UK Lebanon Tech Hub
Turkey Local funding for Turkish startups still lacking Startup Istanbul attendees vowing to stay true to entrepreneurship. (Image via Startup Istanbul) This year's Startup Istanbul has... Ronan Farrell • 07 October, 2015 Beenext Etohum startup istanbul
Regional The problem with e-payments What traditional payment solutions look like. Google ‘payment solutions Middle East’ and you’ll see tens of solutions, which can lead... Yazin Alirhayim • 07 October, 2015 e-payments fin-tech Payfort
Kuwait Startup Weekend Kuwait: first steps to forming a local Silicon Valley The atmosphere at Startup Weekend Kuwait was filled with enthusiasm as 22 groups pitched their ideas. "It was an exhausting and... Faisal Alqarefah • 06 October, 2015 kuwait event Startup Q8
Global The growing list of global VCs investing in MENA startups Earlier this year we published an article about the reasons behind foreign VCs' increase interest in the Middle East. Here... Lucy Knight • 06 October, 2015 vostok new ventures New Enterprise Associates Goldman Sachs
Palestine Freelance marketplace Nabbesh helps Palestinians leap borders Unemployed youth in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank can now find virtual freelance work more easily, following the launch of an... Christina Ganim • 06 October, 2015 Fursati west bank Gaza
Saudi Arabia Meet Fatima Batook: the woman who helped make Saudi women’s gyms a reality again Women in Saudi Arabia who wish to go to the gym can do so once again, thanks to the lobbying and entrepreneurial efforts of one woman:... Reine Farhat • 05 October, 2015 Saudi Arabia Health Women
Iraq Exchanges are creating Iraqi changemakers Over the past 10 years some 3,000 young Iraqis have travelled on exchange programs funded by foreign governments, and it's some of... Marwan A. Jabbar • 05 October, 2015 cultural exchange entrepreneurship iraq
Saudi Arabia Fab Lab Dhahran: building a new generation of makers The country's future makers (Images via Fab Lab Dhahran) Fab Lab Dhahran launched in 2014 and is Saudi Arabia’s eastern locus for p... Banan Hassan Alhajaji • 05 October, 2015 Fab Lab makers Saudi Arabia
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