U.A.E Falcon Network and Tahseen Consulting invest in Bangladesh-based Jatri Dubai-based Falcon Network and Tahseen Consulting have invested in the seed round for Bangladesh-based public transportation... Yasmeen Nabil • 26 January, 2020 Mobile Apps public transport digital tracking
Global Artificial Intelligence is making mobile apps even smarter Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables computers to do much of what humans have traditionally done, and even to correct our mistakes. AI... Hamad Almuraikhi • 23 August, 2017 AI Mobile Apps Google
Egypt Careem announces $500K investment in public transportation startup Swvl This news was updated to include an exclusive interview with Mudassir Sheikha, the cofounder and managing director of... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 17 July, 2017 careem public transport Bus Pooling
Tunisia Feeling Fabulous: Tunisian app helps healthy ‘rituals’ Remember the last time you had a productive stress-free day? Did something you committed to doing a long time ago? I bet you felt fabulous.... Emna Ghariani • 17 November, 2016 Mobile Apps Diaspora Fabulous
Jordan Hack&Pitch Amman Whether you are a bootstrap founder, engineer, software hacker, student, or mentor/ investor interested in mobile... Wamda • 13 October, 2016 Jordan ZINC hackathon
Want to Rebuild Dubai? Silicon Valley Developer Launches SimCity-Style Game for the Middle East Silicon Valley game developer Lumba (which means light bulb in Arabic) recently released mobile game Desert Tycoon for iOS, targeting... Glen Dalakian II • 04 March, 2013 Gaming Mobile Mobile Apps
Cairo Transport App Challenge Winners Announced Last Saturday, the Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) concluded with an awards ceremony announcing the top 3 tech solutions to... Glen Dalakian II • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Social Change
Will Facebook's New Deal with Mobile Operators Help It Take On Whatsapp, Viber, and Skype? Yesterday, Facebook announced a partnership with telecom operators in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt, to offer discounted access to its... Nina Curley • 27 February, 2013 Facebook Mobile Mobile Apps
Careem, the Uber of the Middle East, Launches Mobile App [PROMOTION INCLUDED] UPDATE: Those who sign up for Careem through Wamda will receive a free 30 AED (~US $8) in credit; click here. For those looking to get ar... Nina Curley • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Taxi + Traffic
Dermandar Wins World’s Best App Award: What’s Next Dermandar, one of the hottest startups to come out of the Arab world this year, has just won the “World’s Best App” award in the Lifestyle a... Nina Curley • 17 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Scaling
10 Tweetable Facts about Mobile App Development [Report] The following statistics and facts are based on VisionMobile’s recent survey of 3,460 developers across 95 countries, which was shared with ... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Developers Mobile Mobile Apps
Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market? Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early... Aline Mayard • 12 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Ma2too3a! Pivots Towards Crowdsourced Traffic Updates Last June, during Lebanon’s latest electricity crisis, AUB-trained computer engineer and software developer Mohammed Taha received a f... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 February, 2013 Google Mobile Mobile Apps
Five Smartphone Apps for Creating and Editing Documents Whether you're looking to review a few important papers, take a final look at a lecture or add edits to a document before sending it to one... Ahmed Gabr • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps
Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Advice Education Mobile
Cairo Transport App Challenge Awards The Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) is coming to a close after the participants' hard work of several months to develop i... Wamda • 06 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Transportation
The Top 10 Applications on the App Store in Lebanon In Lebanon, the smartphone market is rapidly growing, predominantly on Android which is in the lead, and iOS, which is just a few... Salim Al-Lawzi • 23 February, 2013 Mobile Apps Ranking Social Networks
Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of... Glen Dalakian II • 04 February, 2013 Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps
Is Streaming Music a Viable Model in the Arab World? A Look at the Future of the Music Industry [Wamda Debates] This post is the first in a new content series called Wamda Debates. Every other week, the Wamda team debates a topic, industry, or... Glen Dalakian II • 27 January, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Mobile App Nabd Offers Personalized News in Arabic With the abundance of news websites and a constant stream of article and video shares coming various social networks, online users can... Maya Rahal • 03 February, 2013 Arabic Content Digital Advertising Digital Media
Yala Music Announces Ad-Based Downloads: Pushing Back Against Anghami Mobile application Anghami has received a lot of buzz since it launched its music streaming service this November, leaping to the top... Glen Dalakian II • 26 January, 2013 Advertising Mobile Mobile Apps
6 Tools For Improving Your Team's Communication In the Arab world, having a team across several countries is not uncommon, especially in a tech startup. Whether due to a lack of talent in... Ahmed Gabr • 21 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Social Media
Useful Applications for Bloggers and Online Activists in the Arab World Today, our internet is built upon constructive sharing; users are no longer acting as passive receivers, but rather are actively... Ahmed Gabr • 03 February, 2013 Advice Arabic Content Mobile
Can this Egyptian Mobile App Startup Meet its Ambitious Goals? With the launch of two new apps late last year, startup 700apps hopes to make life easier for Egyptian commuters and... Glen Dalakian II • 15 January, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps
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