Jordan Redesigning Amman's urban culture When graffiti artist Mike Derderian paints Amman’s walls, he feels the city beneath his fingertips. He is determined to merge his... Tala El Issa • 27 October, 2016 Amman Design Week amman Design
Global Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical 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... Rachel Williamson • 27 October, 2016 Startup Watch Uber Fintech
Jordan Children invent to impress at Amman exhibition Nearly two dozen Jordanian children were creating some very adult ideas over the weekend. The six inventions at the Little... Tala El Issa • 26 October, 2016 Jordan children Little Innovator Lab
Global 10 November events for MENA entrepreneurs As the MENA region’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem blossoms and grows, so do the events, conferences, and competitions.... Dana Ballout • 26 October, 2016 BDL Accelerate Social Media Week ICT MENA Forum
U.A.E Education + tech = a whole new world Education and technology are often a contested pairing because of the latter’s potential to either serve as an aid or, undesirably, a... Archana Menon • 26 October, 2016 GITEX EdTech minecraft
U.A.E Dubai’s El Grocer strengthens foothold with acquisition El Grocer, a Dubai-based online grocery delivery app, has acquired one of its competitors, Quickshop.ae for an undisclosed... Lucy Knight • 25 October, 2016 Delivery el grocer
Egypt Egypt startup trades clicks for cash To try to defuse an education crisis, ‘clickfunding’ startup Bassita is joining forces with the Misr El Kheir Foundation to... Eman El-Sherbiny • 25 October, 2016 Bassita Clickfunding Egypt
Saudi Arabia Moving from oil to knowledge: the angel network with a helping hand You’ll have heard about Careem’s acquisition of Enwani, the Saudi home delivery service and how it started. But you... Abdulghani Kataya • 25 October, 2016 Saudi Arabia ksa Sirb
Jordan What I know about industrial design: Sahar Madanat How do single-handed people eat? Is it possible to reduce the six million deaths per year as a result of heart attacks? What drives people... Tala El Issa • 24 October, 2016
Global Tekuma: turning your boring walls into beautiful art galleries While art has proven to reduce stress, increase creativity and encourage expression of opinion, too often homes and offices are surrounded... Dana Ballout • 24 October, 2016 Tekuma Art Real Estate
Egypt Flat6labs signs $1M deal with IFC Flat6labs has signed a $1 million deal with the World Bank investment arm International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Egyptian... Rachel Williamson • 24 October, 2016 Flat6Labs International Finance Corporation ifc
Egypt The lucky 13: Egypt's incubators Cairo was - surprisingly - named one of the top 10 cities in the world to found a tech-startup last year, and that is likely partly... Radwa Rashad • 24 October, 2016 incubators Egypt Accelerators
Qatar Qatar doctor directory Meddy adds Arabic site Qatari healthcare directory Meddy has launched its first Arabic version with the expectation that using the region’s native language... Abdulghani Kataya • 23 October, 2016 Meddy qatar Healthcare
Maghreb Maghreb Game Conference proves strength in collaboration Whether you’re a professional, student or passionate gamer in Maghreb, your presence was critical at the first edition of the Maghreb... Yassine Bakir • 23 October, 2016 Gaming Jeux vidéos Maghreb
Egypt Can new tech trends advance digital advertising? 'Why did Mandolin create a two-bar pack?’ Mandolin Egypt itself did not know the answer but used the question in its social... Menan Khater • 23 October, 2016 Digital Media Advertising Egypt
Global Hikma Ventures makes second US investment Hikma Ventures made their second investment announcement in just over a month with their contribution to a $21.5 million series C round of... Lucy Knight • 20 October, 2016 Hikma Ventures Hikma Pharmaceutical Investment