MENA 100 Business Plan Competition: A Call For Arab Innovative Entrepreneurs
The MENA 100 Business Plan Competition, which is organized by the MENA-OECD Enterprise Financing Network, in cooperation with the Islamic
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Folowen Releases Public Beta With New Features
Folowen, the social media search tool that aggregates social profiles of people and organization’s on several social media sites into one
Continue readingTeleGeography: Middle East Sees Growth In Broadband Numbers
The Middle East has witnessed a growth in wireless and broadband subscribers despite the global market showing a decline in
Continue readingAyna Adds Satellite Imagery To Mobile Version Of Ayna Maps
As promised when they first launched the mobile version of their mapping service, Ayna.com has gone on and launched a
Continue readingMasterCard Survey: Online Shopping In UAE Peaks In Fourth Quarter Of 2008
Per capita online shopping in the UAE reached $1,193 (Dh4,378) in the fourth quarter of 2008, making it the highest
Continue readingInt@j Introduces 20 Jordanian ICT Companies to Intel Capital
Int@j, the Information Technology Association of Jordan, recently conducted an event with Intel Capital, the venture capital investment arm of
Continue readingSilatech And Cisco To Build Invitational Technology Platform
Silatech recently announced that it will be working with Cisco, which is one of its founding members and its global
Continue readingWinners Of The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition 08-09
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start their
Continue readingDemoCamp Cairo – June 14th 2009 – The Agenda
As previously announced, the first DemoCamp Cairo will be taking place at the Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Center (Mycerinos Auditorium) on June
Continue readingATH Moves To Invest In Mobile Technology In The Arab World
Accelerator Technology Holdings (ATH) has announced that it is working on establishing a company to fund investment in mobile technology
Continue readingTwitvid And TwitterFon To Bring Video Tweeting To iPhone 3GS
TwitVid.com, the instant video tweeting service previously reviewed here, and TwitterFon, the most popular Twitter application for the iPhone, announced
Continue readingJoCr8, An Online Community For Visual Communicators And Artists In Jordan
JoCr8 is a portal created to connect visual communicators and artists in Jordan, and to be a one-stop resource for
Continue readingArgaam Opens Up To Contributions Through Alpha Beta
Argaam, the Arabic financial portal, has just launched Alpha Beta, a section of the portal for informed visitors to contribute
Continue readingD1G Appoints Ex-Yahoo! Vice President Usama Fayyad As Executive Chairman
Social Networking and video portal site D1G, which allows users to share, discuss, and distribute rich online content, has tapped
Continue readingOver 69% Of UAE Consumers Have Bought Something Online
Google recently hosted a day for the top agencies in UAE, in an initiative to point businesses to the hotspots
Continue readingSejaal, An Online Community For Arab Poets And Poetry Competitions
Sejaal is a new online community portal for Arab poets and poetry competitions that was recently officially launched by Jeeran, a leading
Continue readingDemoCamp Cairo, Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Center, June 14th 2009
The first DemoCamp Cairo; a launch event for new products, technologies and companies; will be taking place at the Cairo International Convention
Continue readingNokia Offers $100,000 To Top Arabic Ovi Developer
Nokia, through its developer community effort Forum Nokia, has launched a competition called Bil3arabi ‘Calling All Innovators’, inviting all Arab developers
Continue readingEtisalat Launches Own New Instant Messaging Service
Etisalat, the UAE telecoms operator, announced the launch of its own IM (Instant Messaging) service for its mobile phone and
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