FbStart Dubai emphasizes mobile apps, gaming, and partnerships Finally, Facebook has turned its entrepreneurship eye to the Arab region, hosting FbStart in Dubai on March 27 in an attempt to help... Pamela Kesrouani • 31 March, 2014 Facebook Start FBStart
StartupYourLife meetup reflects growing vitality of the Moroccan startup scene On the 7th of March, more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers, and members of the Moroccan startup community attended... Ali Senhaji • 31 March, 2014 event startupyourlife
STEP Conference Dubai The STEP Conference, Dubai’s only media, technology and design conference, is taking place this April 30th. The conference will bring t... Wamda • 31 March, 2014
Arab League moves to support Arab entrepreneurs with forum in Cairo In an unprecedented move to support entrepreneurs, the Arab League has hosted the first forum for Arab Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas,... Hanan Solayman • 30 March, 2014 forum event Egypt
Can Emirati wedding directory site Yebab successfully pivot to photo sharing? Since its launch in 2008, Yebab.com, an Emirati platform offering wedding services for Arab women, has been slowly but... Maya Rahal • 30 March, 2014 photo sharing photo album uae
Why startups in the Arab world should attend SXSW If there’s one American event international startups should attend, it’s probably South by South West (SXSW). This movie and music con... Aline Mayard • 26 March, 2014 usa events
What's new at Yahoo Maktoob Following the closure of its offices in Egypt earlier this year, Yahoo Maktoob has rolled out some recent... Pamela Kesrouani • 26 March, 2014 Yahoo Maktoub
Meet the first six startups to graduate from AUC Venture Labs In the wake of three years of revolutions and political turmoil, many policymakers- both local and global- have touted... Eman Mostafa • 25 March, 2014 Incubator
Regional Wamda Research Lab debuts a groundbreaking report on the barriers to scaling For entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), scaling their companies is not easy. Challenges to finding talent and... Wamda • 25 March, 2014 Wamda Research Lab MENA Report
Facebook to host an event for entrepreneurs in Dubai this Thursday Facebook is hosting its first major event in the Middle East this week, with the launch of FbStart, which will reveal tips and tricks for... Nina Curley • 25 March, 2014 Facebook
Souq raises an additional $75m from Naspers Now in its ninth year, Souq.com is getting some real wind in its sails. Now undeniably the largest e-commerce platform in the Middle... Nina Curley • 24 March, 2014
Wamda pledges to support women in partnership with Google #40Forward In 2013, Wamda reached out to fill a critical gap in the entrepreneurship ecosystem: one for hands-on mentorship that startup founders... Nina Curley • 21 March, 2014 #40women
How Buzzeff monetized the growth of social video advertising Almost two years after raising a $1.2 million USD round of investment, and one year after launching its Dubai offices, Moroccan... Maya Rahal • 20 March, 2014 buzzeff morocco Video Advertising
Lebanon ShopBuilder hopes to boost e-commerce in Lebanon After realizing the huge opportunity for e-commerce in Lebanon, Emile Boustani, a Lebanese entrepreneur who spent 20 years in the... Reine Farhat • 20 March, 2014 lebanon Payment Gateways E-commerce
Majority stake in Diwanee acquired by Paris-based digital publishing company Webedia Diwanee, the Dubai-based digital media company, has announced its majority acquisition today by Webedia, a Paris-based digital publishing... Nina Curley • 19 March, 2014 Acquisitions
Saudi Arabia What are users in the Arab world watching on YouTube? [Infographic] YouTube’s potential for regional startups is clear: Saudi Arabia alone accounts for 190 million YouTube views a day, and other... Reine Farhat • 19 March, 2014 Online video Saudi Arabia Video Advertising
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