Iraq

Curing Iraq's coder crisis

Iraqi startups suffer from a critical lack of skilled coders but a new bootcamp in Baghdad called The Week is trying to narrow this talent...

Marwan A. Jabbar • 11 November, 2015

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Regional

Beirut's first hackathon for women breaks stereotypes

MENA's future developers pause for a photo at the She Develops hackathon. (Images via Karim Shehab) A lot has been said about the...

Ayman Farhat • 26 November, 2015

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Maghreb

Devoxx Morocco brings together techies and startups

Connecting at Devoxx Morocco. (Images via Aline Mayard) I heard entrepreneurs voice a familiar complaint on a recent Monday evening at New...

Aline Mayard • 23 November, 2015

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Lebanon

Le Wagon deploys first batch of coders in Beirut

General manager of Le Wagon El Khoury speaks out (Image via Ayman Farhat) Coding school Le Wagon graduated its first batch of Beirut-based ...

Maya Rahal • 18 November, 2015

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Regional

Souq.com opens API to the public to spur MENA ecommerce

Souq.com announced Friday that it will be making its API (application program interface) available to the public, allowing third party...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 March, 2015

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Jordan

What it took for this startup to sign large corporates

Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty...

Reine Farhat • 12 June, 2014

Scaling Developers Jordan

3 founders share tips on how to recruit and manage freelancers abroad [Part 2]

A few days ago, Herve Cuviliez, Talal Jabari, and Kamal Bouskri, founders of Diwanee, Fariqak and MyVLE respectively,...

Aline Mayard • 19 June, 2014

Off-shore Developers Tips

Regional

Why and when should your startup outsource offshore? [Part 1]

Despite the controversy, offshore outsourcing is attracting more attention than ever from companies worldwide looking to streamline. It...

Aline Mayard • 17 June, 2014

Off-shore Developers Outsourcing

Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market

iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,...

Eric Reidy • 01 April, 2014

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4 reasons why game developers should consider crowdfunding

Update: The campaign mentioned at the end of the piece is updated to show a more realistic representation of an unknown developer raising...

Glen Dalakian II • 29 October, 2013

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4 simple reasons why a young digital agency in Lebanon is turning a steady profit

Sometimes the startups seeing the most steady returns aren’t the ones that are popping up in the news, but just those with a solid model a...

Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2013

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6 crazy HTML5 websites that will blow your mind

Cross-posted from the original version published on Jihad Kawas’s Blog on September 3, 2013. Editor’s Note: Jihad Kawas is an act...

Jihad Kawas • 05 September, 2013

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Saudi photo editing app reaches #1 in UAE, Kuwait App Stores [Podcast]

Smartphones have brought photography, a once secondary feature in cellphones, to the center of the industry’s evolution, creating ripe o...

Ahmed Al Majid • 29 August, 2013

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Egyptian startup Instabug chosen as a finalist in The Next Web's USA Mobile Rally

Egyptian startup Instabug is quickly becoming one of the region's major fledgling success stories this year, despite the country's...

Nina Curley • 28 August, 2013

The Next Web Developers MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition

Supporters crowdfund a reward for the Palestinian developer who hacked Facebook

A Palestinian white hat hacker became a hero in his village yesterday for hacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page to reveal a critical b...

Nina Curley • 20 August, 2013

IT Security Developers Security

Why is this mobile game produced in China so popular in Kuwait?

When international game publisher Happylatte released their first cowboy shoot'em-up game, High Noon, in 2010, its team didn't...

Glen Dalakian II • 22 July, 2013

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What tools do developers prefer when building a mobile app? [Infographic]

A recent study by VisionMobile revealed that 67% of mobile developers are below the “app poverty line” of $500 per app per...

Glen Dalakian II • 02 July, 2013

Developers Infographic

Kick-start your mobile app by developing on these alternative platforms

As of last April, the number of smartphones and tablets sold in the Middle East reached 22 million and continues to grow. The...

Ahmed Gabr • 26 June, 2013

Developers Mobile Gaming Competitions

Google I/O Extended – Beirut

Google I/O Extended is a local event to get developers who are interested in Google related technologies to mingle and hangout together,...

Wamda • 01 May, 2013

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A Look Inside Lebanon's Game Cooks as They Launch a New iOS Game

The development studio for Game Cooks is set on a hill in Mansourieh, Lebanon overlooking a sprawling Beirut. After its two...

Glen Dalakian II • 22 April, 2013

Developers Mobile Gaming Gaming

ArabNet Digital Summit Dubai 2013

The ArabNet Digital Summit is ArabNet's signature annual event, and is one of the largest gatherings of digital professionals and...

Wamda • 23 April, 2013

Developers Arabnet Conferences

touch Cloud PitchFest

Apply to the PitchFest by March 29th to pitch your mobile app in a private session with investors, judges, mentors, and a select group of...

Wamda • 12 March, 2013

Developers Competitions Mobile

#DevAppLB Hackathon

On March 15-17, touch invites you to the #DevAppLB Hackathon at AltCity where you can combine your efforts with others and build a mobile...

Wamda • 12 March, 2013

Developers Competitions

Nintendo Game Zelda is Now Arabic, Thanks to This Moroccan Developer

Arabic digital content providers, from children’s story developer Kids Love Arabic to game reviews site DvLZGaME, are working to expand o...

Glen Dalakian II • 07 March, 2013

Developers Gaming