Can this Saudi initiative become the Wikipedia of Arabic infographics? In light of many recent attempts to enhance online Arabic content, three Saudi entrepreneurs have launched Arinfographic.net to archive... Maya Rahal • 06 April, 2014 arabic infographic inforgraphic Arabic Content
Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples “It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 April, 2014 karaz sexual health ramallah
Egyptian app Swipe N Tap provides an interactive link between restaurants and their customers Mobile app developers are increasingly seeking to address not only problems, but also mere inconveniences, in peoples’ daily lives. For e... Eman Mostafa • 03 April, 2014 Tablets
Meet the airline pilot behind one of the biggest apps in Morocco and Algeria Stéphane Lagouche is not your usual app developer. Ten years ago, this French engineer moved to Morocco to start a new career as an ... Aline Mayard • 03 April, 2014 morocco mobile advertising
Elance's Dubai hiring announcement signals increased regional focus Nearly two years after hiring a Startup Mobilizer based in Cairo, multinational online staffing platform Elance has moved to hire a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 April, 2014 elance localization Freelancers
Challenges and opportunities abound in the Arabic digital content sector Ninety percent of people in the Arab World want to read their internet in Arabic, say recent statistics from the Economic and Social... Hanan Solayman • 02 April, 2014 ebooks content Arabic Content
Cairo Ashoka event seeks to empower communication between female social entrepreneurs and media Women are playing an increasing role in helping to solve the growing social problems in the Arab world due to successive... Eman Mostafa • 02 April, 2014 Media Investment Social Entrepreneurship
Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,... Eric Reidy • 01 April, 2014 software development palestine Developers
Tips from 3 experts on building a successful co-working space in the Arab world Co-working spaces are a new thing in the Arab world. We’re not used to working in the same place with strangers who aren’t colleagues or eve... Hanan Solayman • 01 April, 2014 Coworking Advice Egypt
FbStart Dubai emphasizes mobile apps, gaming, and partnerships Finally, Facebook has turned its entrepreneurship eye to the Arab region, hosting FbStart in Dubai on March 27 in an attempt to help... Pamela Kesrouani • 31 March, 2014 Facebook Start FBStart
StartupYourLife meetup reflects growing vitality of the Moroccan startup scene On the 7th of March, more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers, and members of the Moroccan startup community attended... Ali Senhaji • 31 March, 2014 event startupyourlife
STEP Conference Dubai The STEP Conference, Dubai’s only media, technology and design conference, is taking place this April 30th. The conference will bring t... Wamda • 31 March, 2014
Arab League moves to support Arab entrepreneurs with forum in Cairo In an unprecedented move to support entrepreneurs, the Arab League has hosted the first forum for Arab Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas,... Hanan Solayman • 30 March, 2014 forum event Egypt
Can Emirati wedding directory site Yebab successfully pivot to photo sharing? Since its launch in 2008, Yebab.com, an Emirati platform offering wedding services for Arab women, has been slowly but... Maya Rahal • 30 March, 2014 photo sharing photo album uae
Why startups in the Arab world should attend SXSW If there’s one American event international startups should attend, it’s probably South by South West (SXSW). This movie and music con... Aline Mayard • 26 March, 2014 usa events
What's new at Yahoo Maktoob Following the closure of its offices in Egypt earlier this year, Yahoo Maktoob has rolled out some recent... Pamela Kesrouani • 26 March, 2014 Yahoo Maktoub
