Saudi Arabia Saee raises $2.4 million in Series A Jeddah-based last-mile delivery startup Saee has raised $2.4 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Saudi-based... Yasmeen Nabil • 26 January, 2020 Last mile delivery saudi Freelancers
Regional To gig or not to gig that is the question for the MENA It was Jazz performers who originally coined the term ‘gig’ in 1920’s America, as an abbreviation for the word... Dina Alnabulsi • 16 July, 2017 Gigs Freelancers jobs
Regional The Arab region's freelance economy: some data By all accounts the global freelance economy is burgeoning. For many, it acts as a way to earn income in the absence of formalized,... Ahmed Moor • 29 January, 2015 freelance Employment nabbesh
Regional 3 ways bitcoin can make a difference for entrepreneurs in the Arab world Exchanging money for services with people outside the region is a special hassle for the Arab world. At best, entrepreneurs have to... Aline Mayard • 15 October, 2014 Bitcoin Freelancers Outsourcing
Elance-oDesk launches in Dubai; poised to serve burgeoning regional freelancer economy This article was amended on June 5th 2014 to include increased contextualization of Elance-oDesk within the regional freelancer services... Natasha D'Souza • 04 June, 2014 Job Recruitment Freelancers nabbesh
Elance's Dubai hiring announcement signals increased regional focus Nearly two years after hiring a Startup Mobilizer based in Cairo, multinational online staffing platform Elance has moved to hire a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 April, 2014 elance localization Freelancers
Elance enters Egyptian online freelance market ready to face competition Amidst the economic crises and political tensions from which the countries in the region are currently suffering, unemployment rates have... Eman Mostafa • 04 March, 2014 Freelancers Job Recruitment
Stunning Kuwaiti marketplace for designers blends print magazine with e-commerce Stunning architecture, sleek furniture, and bold recycled art fill the pages of “YourPages,” a new quarterly print and digital magazine rel... Glen Dalakian II • 08 September, 2013 Freelancers Design Programme
Weighing the pros and cons of freelancing in the Arab world A lot of professionals do freelancing on the side, making some extra money and building a reputation in their field. But a lot of people... Reem Boudraa • 13 August, 2013 Freelancers Advice
Kuwaiti Startup Yabila! Compiles Local Deals for MENA Consumers Yabila! is a mobile advertising platform serving as a daily guide for the latest offers, promotions, and new arrivals in MENA... Abdullah Alshalabi • 17 October, 2012 Advertising Daily Deals Digital Advertising
Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition “Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y... Omar Aysha • 08 October, 2012 Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem
