Jordan DIY app wins top prize at first ever RedTroops JO Hackathon The developers of Edy, an iOS app that blends the creative photo sharing elements of Instagram with the DIY work of online marketplaces... Melanie Butcher • 27 April, 2015
Regional Bahraini wearable could add a new dimension to social interaction The Feelix is another wearable that may reach the market. The bracelet syncs with a user's smartphone and sends him or her... Raed Khalil • 27 April, 2015 Feelix wearables Bahrain
Regional Don't be afraid to scale This is a crosspost with LinkedIn. The MENA entrepreneurship landscape has come a long way since the days when I was at... Amir Farha • 26 April, 2015 VC investment Amir farha startups
Jordan TOP Academy seeks to create a ‘technical talent pipeline' in Jordan with software engineering course Dozens of MENA startups rely on the assistance that regional seed accelerators provide to catapult them forward—and it in turn helps the o... Samuel Wendel • 26 April, 2015 the online project
Kuwait Volume and variety mark this year's #MITEFArab The 8th annual MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab region witnessed a record number of participants on Sunday April 19, with more... Maya Rahal • 24 April, 2015 MITEF kuwait MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition
Global How one Jordanian's innovative approach to job hunting got Airbnb's attention Nina Mufleh wants a job at Airbnb. Like thousands of others though, when she began her quest, she quickly found her applications and calls... Lucy Knight • 23 April, 2015 resume Airbnb CV
Egypt 2 Egyptian startups heading to Germany’s Pirate Summit Winners of the event, Germany bound. Two Egyptian startups are heading off to Germany. Crowd Analyzer, a platform analyzing social... Eman Mostafa • 23 April, 2015 Coterique Crowd Analyzer Greek Campus
Jordan New Jordan startup looking to harness creativity of youth Youngsters need skills, and particularly in today’s job market they need skills that are going to set them apart from the thousands of o... Kristin Chase • 23 April, 2015
Regional Vea starts fundraising campaign to expand its tire rubber tubes upcycling operations Vea, an environmental fashion store in Beirut’s downtown Souks mall, has launched a $10,000 campaign on MENA crowdfunding platform Zo... Raed Khalil • 22 April, 2015 Marwan Ammoun Layal Jebran Patrick El Zoghbi
Maghreb One guest at a time: how a newly launched hotel aims to boost Tunis’ medina Tucked away in one of the small alleys of Tunisian capital Tunis’ old town, the medina, you find the seven-room boutique hotel Dar B... Christine Petré • 22 April, 2015 hospitality Tourism Social Entrepreneurship
Turkey Turkish news site to launch Arabic version from Beirut The Istanbul offices of haberler.com By the end of 2015 Beirut is going to be home to another news portal for the Arabic speaking region,... Lucy Knight • 21 April, 2015 Yeni Medya haberler turkey
Regional How this startup made 6 figures in 6 weeks When HomeSwipe founder Michael Lisovetsky arranged a meeting with Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper, he knew he needed to come up with... Maysaa Ajjan • 21 April, 2015 Dean Soukeras Michael Lisovetsky Homeswipe
Maghreb More work, less stress: inside the Blue House, Morocco's residence for startups Surf tourism has grown in popularity over the years, and Morocco’s little village of Taghazout, north of Agadir, has not escaped... Stephanie Nour Prince • 21 April, 2015 remote working the Blue House morocco
Regional MEVP announces first round of $30M MEVF II fund Yesterday, Middle East Venture Partners announced the first round of investments as part of its $30 million Middle East Venture Fund II.... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 April, 2015 yougotagift The Luxury Closet AlTibbi
U.A.E Two years in, In5's impact on Dubai's entrepreneurship sector “In5 is a center specialized in supporting the development of private companies and entrepreneurs and in the encouragement of creativity a... Pamela Kesrouani • 20 April, 2015 in5 Dubai
Maghreb Inside Jumia Maroc, a well-oiled machine It may be an ordinary building in the residential neighborhood of Socrate in Casablanca, but the discrete design doesn’t lie, we’re sta... Aline Mayard • 20 April, 2015 Jumia morocco Rocket Internet
