Saudi Arabia Tapping into social media: the story of Lucidya Arabic content, be it news or software, has become massively popular, and one Saudi startup is mining that trend in social media... Abdullah Baghawitah • 15 March, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa big data
U.A.E Going postal in Dubai, finally When Mohamed Al Araimi and Bello Abubakar built a grocery delivery startup they weren’t expecting it to create the backdrop for their... Elias Jabbe • 15 March, 2017 gps pointr uae
Jordan Harvard event highlights startups and civics Civics, that old idea of citizenship education, was a core feature of the 12th Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) in Jordan on... Tala El Issa • 14 March, 2017 Harvard Arab World Conference Jaleesa Mumm
Regional MENA social enterprises grow in spite of deep-rooted challenges and little support [Report] Social Entrepreneurship (SE) in the Arab world stands on a paradox: It has every reason to thrive and yet every excuse to die. This is... Dana Ballout • 14 March, 2017 social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship Jordan
U.A.E What I know about data science in the UAE: Baghdad Gherras Data science in the UAE is just beginning to the scratch the surface of what’s possible. That’s one of the key points... Elias Jabbe • 13 March, 2017 What I Know WIK data science
Lebanon Lebanese entrepreneurs, move out of the city Hellish rush hour is nothing new to those who live or work in Beirut. However, road traffic fatalities, which reached 1,088 in 2015,... Reine Farhat • 13 March, 2017 tripoli entrepreneurs club Shouf Entrepreneurs Neopreneur
Tunisia What 5 Tunisians learned from 4 Finns about their startups Learn your pitch, include all of the relevant information, and show - don’t tell - how you plan to scale, Finnish coaches told... Lilia Blaise • 12 March, 2017 startupsauna competition accelerator
Regional How the UAE surprised Linkedin’s cofounder [Opinion] When Linkedin’s first office in the Middle East opened it already had over six million users in the Arab world. Now it has over 100... Christopher Schroeder • 12 March, 2017 Startup Rising LinkedIn World Government Summit
Iraq Building a startup launchpad in Iraq [Opinion] Iraq’s entrepreneurship scene has a number of players helping startups, such as Fikra Space which was launched in 2014, but they... Aziz Alnassiri • 09 March, 2017 Centre for Iraqi Entrepreneurship Opinion Science Camp
Global Startup Watch: No means maybe means yes and Jay Z joins the VC crew The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Lucy Knight • 09 March, 2017 tunisia 3d printer Jay Z
Regional Instagram is the next big thing in MENA social media Video took over social media in 2016 and brands started creating, rather than just sharing. Crowd Analyzer’s State of Social Media... Berthe El Aya • 08 March, 2017 Crowd Analyzer Payfort hootsuite
Syria Off-the-grid communication reassures loved ones during war [Q&A] In Syria, after a bomb goes off, phone lines go down for at least 30 minutes leaving panicked families without a means to check... Tala El Issa • 08 March, 2017 syria Freecom Abdul Rahman Alashraf
Global Putting values at the heart of a company [Q&A] This is the second of two articles on recruitment and HR. The first was on the theoretical side of getting people into your business and... Rachel Williamson • 07 March, 2017 Sanergy recruitment company culture
Regional Data Science: a field in demand [Wamda TV] From casual office discussions to blogs and coffee tables around the world, the future of jobs is a topic heavily discussed amongst all... Berthe El Aya • 07 March, 2017 data science Future of Work Women in Data Science
Jordan Jordan and 3D printers: a battle close to an end After a series of inconsistent government policies, 3D printers are allowed to enter Jordan thanks to a decree issued in November.... Tala El Issa • 06 March, 2017 3d printing Mixed Dimensions 3rd Reality
Regional What I know about hiring: Claudia Gross This is the first of two articles on recruitment and HR. The first is on the theoretical side of getting people into your business and... Rachel Williamson • 06 March, 2017 recruitment Programme human resources
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