Saudi Arabia PayFort launches new Saudi payments option Payfort's Saudi customers now have a new way to pay. (Image via Alsiasi) PayFort has integrated a new feature into its FORT... Rachel Williamson • 04 April, 2016 SADAD The FORT Payfort
Egypt Cosplay, cake pops and robots at Maker Faire Cairo Electronics manufacturers were the main event at the Maker Faire in downtown Cairo’s Greek Campus, as most of this year’s... Eman Mostafa • 04 April, 2016 Maker Faire Cairo MEMakersGE Integreight
Kuwait How did Khaleejesque use content to support creatives? The head office. (Images via Khaleejesque) This article was originally published on Nuwait. The popularity of print... Ahmed Gabr • 04 April, 2016 Khaleejesque Nuwait digital content
Regional Building a regional education platform: The Coding Circle [Q&A] Coding is the future. (Images via The Coding Circle) Launched in Dubai in 2014, The Coding Circle is a tech and coding education... Glen Dalakian II • 04 April, 2016 Coding Circle Q&A Coding
U.A.E Understanding microfinance in MENA A wall for commitments to financial inclusion. (Image via Microcredit Summit Campaign) “The Arab world has the lowest level of f... Archana Menon • 03 April, 2016 Arab Monitary Fund 18th Microedit summit abu dhabi
U.A.E Crowdsourcing code: why startups are turning to open-source software A playground for startups and corporations alike. (Image via Linuxuser.co.uk) A startup wants a mobile menu for their new app.... Lucy Knight • 03 April, 2016 Go Jordan Open Source Association Open source software
Regional Prepare for lift off with Wamda and SpaceX Wamda has announced a partnership with American aerospace manufacturer and industry leader SpaceX. Starpreneurs aims to spur the interest... Omar Al Fil • 01 April, 2016 aprilfools space tech SpaceX
Bahrain How to reach a million customers in one year To most entrepreneurs, the road from launch to market-fit is tough. It is filled with bottlenecks and rejections, ranging from "who... Nezar Kadhem • 31 March, 2016 food and beverage Eatapp Opinion
Egypt Quora announces first acquisition, Wael Ghonim’s Parlio Wael Ghonim during a TEDtalk in December 2015. Q&A site Quora announced today their acquisition of Parlio, a discussions platform.... Maya Rahal • 31 March, 2016 Quora Parlio Wael Ghonim
Pakistan Careem acquires Pakistani ride sharing service Two minds will be better than one when it comes to battling Uber. (Image via Careem) Car-hailing app Careem has acquired... Lucy Knight • 31 March, 2016 car hailing ride sharing Savaree
U.A.E Al Jaith designs a 'FitBit' for camels Camel racing is (slowly) going high tech. (Image via Prodijee) It’s “FitBit for camels”, a device that will optimize... Rachel Williamson • 31 March, 2016 maker camel racing Al Jaith
U.A.E What you've missed at Droidcon 2016 in Dubai Droidcon attendees at the Impact Hub offices. (Images via Droidcon) Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, Alexa, made a special appearance a... Archana Menon • 30 March, 2016 android developers Droidcon Dubai google developers group
Jordan The internet: is it good or bad for music? Music is one of the many industries that the internet has massively transformed. In 2014, the global recording industry, according to... Tala El Issa • 30 March, 2016 Disrupt! Music! Music streaming piracy
Jordan Jordan gets a new startup accelerator with BIG by Orange Jordan’s startup factory just powered-up another assembly line. In December 2015, Orange Jordan, which is part of the multinational... Samuel Wendel • 30 March, 2016 Support Incubator Accelerators
Regional MENA’s fab labs and the fourth industrial revolution We are in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution in human history. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4ID) is an economic... Willam Altman • 30 March, 2016 hackerspace MEMakers Job Creation
U.A.E Prepping to ‘trep During the early stages of Careem, cofounder Magnus Olsson saved every single dirham he could and devoted his whole self to the growth of... Archana Menon • 29 March, 2016 Rula Galayini creative entrepreneurship Abraaj Week
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