U.A.E Ro’Ya: Developing the UAE’s female entrepreneurs 2015 applicants attend a Ro'Ya workshop. (Images via Ro'Ya) Women are driving entrepreneurship in the UAE, and the people behind the... Rachel McArthur • 07 September, 2015 Dubai Business Women Council Baby Arabia VentureFin
Regional How to attract and retain talent [Opinion] People are arguably the single most important component of any venture. With the proliferation of technology startups in the region,... Johnny Matta • 07 September, 2015 johnny matta human resources talent
U.A.E A new addition to MENA's hardware facelift When Prashant Gulati (also known as PK) was 10 he asked his father for a carpenter’s kit. In those days child-friendly kits wouldn’t hav... Pamela Kesrouani • 06 September, 2015 The Assembly MEMakers Maker space
Turkey Webrazzi Summit 2015 in Istanbul [Discount] Webrazzi Summit is Turkey's most influential internet conference where industry leaders join together to discuss internet economy and c... Wamda • 04 September, 2015 Webrazzi Summit turkey istanbul
U.A.E Global Innovation Summit: embracing change is key to growth The busy crowds at registration were indicative of what was ahead. (Image via Global Innovation Summit) The Global Innovation Summit 2015,... Pamela Kesrouani • 04 September, 2015
Maghreb From France to the Maghreb: why some Maghrebi entrepreneurs return to the homeland This view does make a good argument for Tunisia. (Image via West East South North) Sure, many Tunisians and Moroccans have... Aline Mayard • 03 September, 2015 quality of life healthy morocco
Iraq Iraq's main maker: Nawres Arif Nawres Arif taught himself digital 3D modelling from a photocopied manual, years before he had a computer. He set up Basra’s first... Rachel Williamson • 03 September, 2015 profile Nawres Arif Basra
Regional 7 insights into MENA's biggest ecosystems [Infographic] Do you know just how many of MENA’s startups come from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE? Do you know how many men have founded... Rachel Williamson • 02 September, 2015 country insights Central Bank Lebanon WRL
Global Telemedicine in the Middle East, the time is now The time is now. (Image via CommsMEA) In 2001, a team of French and American physicians in New York made history by remotely... Natasha D'Souza • 02 September, 2015 digital health care MEMakers AlemHealth
Regional New Wamda Research Lab report, Country Insights looks at Egypt, Lebanon Jordan and UAE Jerash, Jordan: more than 60 percent of MENA's startup support institutions are based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE. (Images via... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 01 September, 2015 Wamda Research Lab uae lebanon
Palestine Palestine's top 8 incubators There has been a lot of hype recently surrounding startups from Palestine, but they aren’t working in a vacuum. There’s a thriving eco... Rafat Abushaban • 01 September, 2015 gaza sky geeks west bank Gaza
Regional Where can you spend your bitcoins in the Middle East? Though Bitcoin in MENA is in its infancy, demand and adoption are fast growing. (Image via BitOasis) This is a crosspost with... Dina Saman • 01 September, 2015 bitcoins Bit Oasis Bitcoin
Saudi Arabia Mobily Ventures announces their part in Fetchr's $11M round Mobily Ventures, the capital arm of Etihad Etisalat in Saudi Arabia, has announced their involvement in the funding round of shipping and... Reine Farhat • 31 August, 2015 Fetchr mobily ventures
U.A.E UAE-based online property sites get Series A from iMENA Apartment hunting online - a growing sector for the Middle East. (Image via JustProperty.com) JRD Group, parent company to UAE-based sites... Lucy Knight • 31 August, 2015 online classifieds iMENA Group JustRentals.com
Jordan Med-tech vying for attention in Jordan A slip of the finger, or a movement too quick, and a healthcare professional can find themselves with a needlestick injury. That is what... Lucy Knight • 31 August, 2015 iPark Jordan medical hardware innovation digital health care
Regional Language learning platform Duolingo launches in the Arab world The language-learning platform Duolingo has launched in the Arab world, allowing Arabic speakers to learn English through free... Brooke Anderson • 31 August, 2015 language instruction DuoLingo
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