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Egypt

Startups want to tackle Egyptian health, but lack money

Ahmed Abu ElHaz CEO of Shezlong pitching at BDL2015 accelerate in Beirut. (Image via Shezlong) Egypt is fertile ground for...

Otlob Doctor MEMakersGE shezlong

Jordan

Green solution for Amman's problem building site

A green solution could be the answer to the Jordan Gate Towers construction catastrophe in Amman. The solution, proposed by architect Hanna...

green buildings Architecture amman

Egypt

Raye7 looks to take over Cairo carpooling

Samira Najm, centre, receiving her award for second place at at The Mobile World Congress application competition in Barcelona....

The Mobile World Congress GSMA Raye7

Jordan

Hikma Pharmaceuticals launches $30M digital health venture fund in Amman

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has launched a $30 million strategic venture capital fund focused on digital health, therapeutics, and diagnostics...

Hikma Ventures Hikma Pharmaceutical MEMakersGE

Maghreb

7 life lessons from a teen entrepreneur

Mohamed Aalabou presents his knowledge-sharing platform at a CEED Bootcamp. (Image via Mohamed Aalabou) Mohamed Aalabou is a...

mohamed aalabou jusk teenage founders

Regional

Are angel investors born or made? [Opinion]

Angel investors are in short supply in MENA. How do we 'grow' more? (Image via LabsofLatvia) There is no longer a question as to whether...

VentureSouq Opinion Venture Capital

Regional

Changing the way MENA moves

Smart transportation has the potential to change many things in modern life, from the very roads people use to get to work to the way whole...

HERE Swiss RE Secure Drive Company

Regional

Magnitt wants to be MENA startups' connection

Can an online platform successfully connect investors to entrepreneurs? (Images via Magnitt) All experts and stakeholders agree that for a...

Connections MAGNiTT

Egypt

Honeymoon over for Uber, Careem in Egypt?

A sudden surge in higher prices for Uber and Careem has taken Egyptians by suprise. (Image via Careem) The Egyptian honeymoon may be over...

regulation careem Uber

Jordan

Foodlancing app wins AngelHack Amman 2016

The hackathon winners, Afraan. (Images via QRCE) In just 24 hours, seven teams of Jordanian programmers took on the challenge to build,...

Global hackathon series Angelhack Amman ChefXchange

Jordan

Mixed Dimensions raises $4M in Silicon Valley

Gameprint.io in action. (Image via Mixed Dimensions) Jordanian 3D printing solutions company Mixed Dimensions, also known as MXD3D, has...

Draper Athena Alsop Louie Ventures Dolby Family Ventures

U.A.E

A telematics opportunity is knocking, but is the region answering?

GoSparc's device that tracks and connects. (Image via GoSparc) GoSparc, an Amsterdam-based startup, created the aptly named 'Sparc' device....

Telematics Conference for the Middle East and Africa MEMakers telematics

Saudi Arabia

A made-in-Syria toy that speaks Arabic

This article is an edited crosspost from the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. The Loujee educational toy isn't as fearsome as...

voice recognition Votek uae

Egypt

A global fitness platform from the streets of Cairo

The Jumpsuite team, left to right, Nabil Rostom, Norshek Fawzy and Kareem Abou Gamrah. (Images via Jumpsuite) We all know working out...

ehealth fitness Health

Jordan

Cash before delivery, the COD alternative?

The CashBasha founders. (Images via Cashbasha) According to a 2014 Payfortreport, 80 percent of ecommerce transactions in the region...

aramex ventures cash before delivery CashBasha

Regional

Who's hiring in MENA? [Infographic]

Access to talent is a key difficulty for employers large and small in MENA. In an upcoming Wamda Research Lab report the findings...

Access to Talent recruitment Payfort

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