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Bahrain

Bahrain: The challenge of staying competitive

As any startup will attest, agility and quick response to market demand is key to survival. The same can be applied to other stakeholders...

Ecosystem Startup Bahrain Bahrain Economic Development Board

Lebanon

The trials of operating an e-commerce business in Lebanon

Philippe Abdeni is the chief operating officer at Bellamysworld, an e-commerce platform founded in 2003 in Lebanon for high-end luxury...

E-commerce Retail

U.A.E

Wamda X second cohort launches with 13 promising startups

Wamda, the region's leading ecosystem enabler, has announced the list of fellows and startups joining the second cohort of its...

wamda x wamda

Global

Security: Is it time for startups to grow up?

Alexander Moiseev is the chief business officer at security firm, Kaspersky Leading entrepreneurship magazines are filled with...

cyber security cybersecurity

Oman

Oman's startup opportunity

The sultanate of Oman is gearing up to turbocharge its small-to-medium-sized (SME) ecosystem. While the Gulf state has not been...

Oman Oman Technology Fund entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE?

Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and...

Research R&D

Global

The science of mentorship

By Ziad Matar, president of TiE Dubai and founding partner of Meditari & Ivan Fernandes, director of mentorship at TiE Dubai The...

Mentorship Mentor

U.A.E

noon cosies up to China

There are a few areas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi where self-driving vehicles branded with the noon logo, slowly drive along a pre-determined...

china E-commerce self-driving car

Regional

Trends to expect in 2020

With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core...

Trends entrepreneurship MENA

Regional

Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019

The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker...

Regional

Our top stories from 2019

The biggest story to emerge this year was Uber’s acquisition of Careem in March. The deal, worth $3.1 billion, was the largest...

entrepreneurship

Global

Can footsteps power our world?

Sustainability has dominated economic and political agendas across the world this past year. Governments have recognised the need for clean...

Sustainability Climate change Green Energy

Regional

Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four ways to balance performance and disruption

Joe Abi Akl is the acting chief corporate development officer at UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim, developers of shopping malls and...

Majid Al Futtaim Corporate entrepreneurship

Regional

The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena

Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a...

Gaming esports

U.A.E

The UAE is the perfect launchpad for edtech solutions

Katia Al-Kaisi is the founder and chief executive officer of Education House Finland which focuses on introducing Finnish education...

Education EdTech

Egypt

The Pyramids and the future of innovation in Egypt

The Pyramids of Giza, the only wonder of the ancient world to remain standing, is intrinsic to the Egyptian psyche. It is not only a source...

RiseUp Summit RiseUp cairo

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