Regional Innovative tent for refugees harnesses renewable energy What the tents, in use, could look like. (Images via Abeer Seikaly) Nearing the half-decade mark, the Syrian Civil War has by modest... Samuel Wendel • 27 September, 2015 refugees tent abeer seikaly
U.A.E It’s alive! Epygen organisms alter ME oil industry The oil game is still played very traditionally in the Middle East, but companies such as Dubai’s biotech firm Epygen Labs are slowly... Rachel Williamson • 27 September, 2015 enzymes filter cake Epygen
Regional 6 reasons why you should start accepting bitcoin payments today Ease of use, lower fees and increasing adoption - what's not to like about bitcoin? (Image via BitOasis) This is a crosspost with... Dina Saman • 27 September, 2015 Bit Oasis Bitcoin
U.A.E Mini Exchange secures over $1M in seed funding Screenshot of MiniExchange for Eid sale. Mini Exchange, an outlet for childrens retailers' and an online marketplace for parents to buy... Maya Rahal • 23 September, 2015 Mini Exchange investement
Palestine This startup wants to modernize vaccination management While waiting at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, Hafeth Zughayer noticed parents coming in and arguing with the nurses after learning... Rafat Abushaban • 23 September, 2015 Jerusalem Universal Baby Vaccinations digital health care
U.A.E The Law: 3 legal concerns of UAE startups and how to solve them The law and startups - an essential partnership. (Image via wrike.com) When it comes to setting up a business in the UAE, entrepreneurs... Rachel McArthur • 23 September, 2015 Copyright Free zone law
Maghreb CEED conference marks tipping point of success for Moroccan startup ecosystem "There's no reason you can't succeed in Morocco" says Adil Douiri. (Images via CEED) Concensus is building that Morocco is where Egypt... Aline Mayard • 22 September, 2015 morocoo CEED
Saudi Arabia 6 Saudi health apps helping people live better National healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach $35 billion by the end of this year. The Kingdom Tower,... Ahmed Gabr • 22 September, 2015 Saudi Ministry of Health Medica Reminders Nesma3k
Lebanon Ride sharing app wins $20K in AUB contest Lujain Nabaa, Mohamad Nabaa, and Ralph Khairallah of tulos accept this year's AUB Samir and Claude Abillama Eco-Entrepreneurship... Maya Rahal • 22 September, 2015 tulos aub carpooling
Regional Beco Capital's tech investment 'periodic table' Tech investment firm Beco Capital have concluded that over the last 12 months the VC investment activity within the Middle East... Lucy Knight • 21 September, 2015 investing BECO Capital Venture Capital
Regional Change your positioning [Cartoon] Omar Al Fil is a digital producer at Wamda and freelance graphic designer. When he's not illustrating kooky cartoons he's making weird... Omar Al Fil • 21 September, 2015 target audience positioning Humor
Regional Prototype to product: how to manage your manufacturing Manufacturing is one of the final obstacles for hardware startups and it can be a rage-inducing affair. Flaky suppliers, the belated... Rachel Williamson • 20 September, 2015 pch manufacturing Hind Hobeika
U.A.E Dubai’s smart city goal creeps closer Dubai wants to be a world-leader in building smart cities and it’s attracting corporate players from around the world clamouring to be i... Pamela Kesrouani • 20 September, 2015 Dubai Design District cisco MEMakers
Regional I pitched to Dave McClure: here's what I learned When I first heard that Dave McClure was coming to Ramallah and Gaza, my immediate reaction was wow, we’re definitely doing something r... Christina Ganim • 20 September, 2015 Kenz Dave McClure
Turkey 500 Startups announces new investment team in Turkey 500 Startups is boosting it’s presence in Turkey. This week the venture firm and early stage accelerator announced new venture partner E... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 17 September, 2015 500 startups turkey
U.A.E Al Ahli Group acquires US based social media company theAudience Oliver Luckett during an interview with TheWrap UAE based conglomerate Al Ahli Holding Group has acquired theAudience, a social-media and... Maya Rahal • 17 September, 2015 Al Ahli Holding Group al-ahli theaudience
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