Egypt The Egypt teen cracking the fuel crisis Azza Faiad’s passion for science started in a taxi ride late in 2010, a ride which sparked a potentially multibillion dollar idea to create ... Sara Aggour • 30 September, 2015 pyrolysis EPRI alternative energy
Regional Does your business really need an Arabic Top Level Domain? It’s now possible to buy domain names in non-roman letters including Chinese, Arabic and Russian, following a major expansion in the kinds o... Abdulghani Kataya • 29 September, 2015 TLD top level domains
Egypt What Egypt's local investors want Egypt has made headlines lately for attracting a series of high-level venture investments from foreign players, but local investors are... Sara Aggour • 29 September, 2015 KI angels Tennra ideavelopers
Maghreb Casablanca car share startup accelerates off the starting line Carmine's cars now have their own parking spots. (Images via Carmine) It’s a safe bet that not many in Casablanca know what car sharing i... Aline Mayard • 28 September, 2015 car share Transportation Sharing Economy
U.A.E Global Islamic Economy Summit 2015 In 2013, the inaugural Global Islamic Economy Summit introduced to the world the idea of a cohesive global Islamic Economy. This year's... Wamda • 28 September, 2015 GIES Islamic economy Dubai
Lebanon Accelerator insights from the UK Lebanon Tech Hub The UK Lebanon Tech Hub, which started earlier this year, announced the start of its International Accelerator activities in... Maya Rahal • 28 September, 2015 Tech Accelerator UK Lebanon Tech Hub accelerator
Regional Time ‘ripe’ for oil industry disruption There may be no better time than now for entrepreneurs to ‘disrupt’ the oil and gas industry. As the oil price hovers... Rachel Williamson • 28 September, 2015 Intelligent Oil&Gas conference IoT oil & gas
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
