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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...

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Egyptian startup Asly fights counterfeit vaccines to save lives and money

When Tamer Ahmed was a child, his three year-old sister died because she had been given a counterfeit vaccine. Years later, still...

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Most workers in the Middle East would prefer to launch a business

Due to high unemployment rates in the Arab region, more people than ever are launching their own businesses, hoping to create their own...

bayt.com entrepreneurship Report

New data proves Facebook's extensive reach in Morocco

For many in Morocco, it seems that Facebook is the most popular destination on the internet. A healthy 73% of the total population visited...

Data Facebook

What are we talking about when we talk about innovation?

Every industry has jargon: words people say to sound informed whose true meanings have been diluted from overuse. People who hear others...

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Wearables market projected to diversify, expand by 2018 [Infographic]

Developing wearables doesn’t have to be the exclusive domain of genius tech engineers. If you have the idea and know which audience you are ...

Wearable devices wearables

World Bank and IFC's Doing Business 2014 report ranks Arab countries

Entrepreneurs in the Arab World might not be the luckiest compared to their peers in more developed regions, but entrepreneurs from the...

Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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Instabeat raises Series A round from Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, and angel investors

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, has secured a Series A round of investment from Wamda Capital, Jabbar Internet Group, and...

Instabeat Series A

What You Look Like to a Social Network [Infographic]

Facebook makes a lot of us feel warm and fuzzy; if commenting on ‘life event’ photos and smugly stalking friends and family halfway around ...

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Trends in mobile advertising in the Middle East

It's no secret that mobile advertising is expected to grow globally in years to come, as smartphone use increases and the ability to...

4 technology predictions for the Middle East in 2014

“As we move into 2014, work is no longer a place, it’s something you do wherever inspiration strikes,” says Johnny Karam, regional vi...

2014 citrix Predictions

PayPal brings new mobile payment option to rapidly developing East Africa

M-PESA, a mobile payment scheme launched in 2007 by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, has fundamentally changed the way Kenyans...

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Africa: an untapped opportunity for Middle Eastern startups

Cellular penetration in Africa is growing at a rate of around 4.2 percent – a rate unequalled anywhere else in the world. In terms of m...

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How do Saudis use social media? [Infographic]

Saudi Arabia is no doubt one of the main markets digital entrepreneurs want to dominate. With more than three million active Twitter users,...

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Mobile advertising more vital than ever to marketers in the Arab world [Infographic]

With more than 366 million mobile phone users in the region, penetration rates and usage data are attracting more attention every day....

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What's distracting the Middle East's workers? [Infographic]

Work-hours flexibility is not the only problem threatening employee productivity and efficiency in the work environment; 59.3% of...

workplace work distraction

A look at Islamic banking consumption in the UAE [Report]

In the UAE, almost 60% of the population holds at least one Islamic Banking product, according to a recent survey of 5,300 UAE residents...

Banks Islamic products Financial systems

How are teenagers using social networks? Can Shots of Me surpass Facebook?

Shots of Me, the new social network for selfies (photos taken of oneself), has famously raised $1.1 million USD in a seed-funding round...

shots of me teenagers Social Networks

4 trends shaping the future of mobile

The future is mobile, and the future for mobile is apps. Advertising, video and image sharing, and mobile retail are all gaining traction...

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What do Arab youth think of volunteerism? [Infographic]

Volunteerism may not historically have been a popular practice in the Arab world, but data from Nakhweh reveals that that's c...

Infographic Social Media Social Entrepreneurship

6 surprising facts about the future of the internet

Google is dominating the internet, Business Insider Intelligence reveals in a new presentation on 'The Future of Digital.' While the search...

Internet growth Data Google

Why a post-IPO Twitter needs Saudi Arabia, in 3 graphs

[photo from SUSTG.com]. After selling 70 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Twitter's future is looking...

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Gaming in the Middle East: an overview of game types, models, and revenues

This post is the first in a new series offering a deep dive into the Arab world’s major startup sectors. This edition, focused on the...

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