Regional Elusive success: a closer look at MENA's potentially lucrative travel sector The potential of MENA’s travel and tourism sector is staggering. Some 352 million air travelers in the Arab world generated more than $480 ... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 19 April, 2015 hotelscombined.com hotelscombined travelervip
Regional What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of... Eman Mostafa • 19 April, 2015 Omnicom Laconia Capital Group instagram
U.A.E Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7 All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 April, 2015 w motors furious 7 fast & furious
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Meshlytics uses data to help universities keep in touch with alumni In the age of e-classrooms and e-schools, traditional universities have begun to compete with the free tools and flexibility of the... Ahmed Gabr • 16 April, 2015 Meshlytics Saudi Arabia Data
Lebanon With Oracle and in the cloud, Transtek eyes regional opportunities For small and medium-sized companies that aim to impact their markets rather than focusing on scaling, it is critical to have a quality... Maya Rahal • 16 April, 2015 Supply Chain System Compass ERP ERP
Regional Starting (or investing in) an online business in MENA: lessons learned for founders and investors In the rush to create the next big success in MENA's online industry, it is useful to pause and ponder over key lessons our nascent... Khaldoon Tabaza • 16 April, 2015 online industry Khaldoun Tabaza iMENA
Iran 10 digital startups debut at a demo day first in Tehran Witnesses to the next big startups out of Tehran? [Images via AvaTech]. Since launching in 2014 the Tehran-based accelerator AvaTech... Lucy Knight • 15 April, 2015 Tehran AvaTech iran
Maghreb This eshop plans to boost the makers scene in Morocco Being a maker, someone who creates electronic and robotic hardware, is not easy in Morocco. Buying electronic components is... Aline Mayard • 15 April, 2015 makers Hackers Hacker Culture
Regional How young Arabs are fueling the MENA media market [Report] Global consulting firm Strategy& has published a report on the potential of MENA’s youth and how they have shifted the local media i... Raed Khalil • 15 April, 2015 Noura al Kaabi Jayant Bhargava young arabs
Bahrain How entrepreneurs are shedding light on Bahrain's underground music scene Aalaat performed at Malja Bahrain last month. (Image via Malja's Facebook page.) Tiny Bahrain has been making a lot of noise lately. The... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 14 April, 2015 malja malja bahrain mideast tunes
Regional From Beirut to the Gulf, Armenian cuisine expands its reach It is no longer a surprise to see successful female entrepreneurs. However, when one comes across them in the food and beverage sector... Abdulghani Kataya • 14 April, 2015 Mayrig food beirut
U.A.E AstroLabs Dubai sign on 30 startups ahead of Google tech hub launch Ahead of its official opening of the Google Tech Hub Space, AstroLabs Dubai has launched a temporary coworking space in the city with 30... Pamela Kesrouani • 14 April, 2015 Google Tech Hub Dubai Astrolabs
Maghreb 10 reasons to boost e-payment in Algeria In the past few years, I’ve had the chance to learn about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in more than one country in the MENA region and E... Abdellah Mallek • 13 April, 2015 e-payments algeria
Maghreb Big plans in little Djerba: coworking Cogite is heading to the island In mid-March, after visiting Gafsa and Kairouan, the team behind Tunis-based coworking space Cogite brought their Cogite... Christine Petré • 13 April, 2015 Cogite Coworking Spaces
Regional MENA online market to soon create billion dollar companies The iMENA Group has published, in partnership with Kauffman Fellows Press, a report outlining how the MENA region’s online sector will r... Raed Khalil • 13 April, 2015 Khaldoun Tabaza growth iMENA
Regional 'They're not there yet but they will be soon': Ubisoft analyst on MENA gaming [Wamda TV] No matter how you slice it, the gaming industry in the Middle East lags behind European, Asian, and American markets when you look at... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 April, 2015 mena games conference beirut mena games conference teut weidemann
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