Winners Of The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition 09-10
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start their
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Oasis 500, A New ICT Seed Capital Fund For Jordan’s Startups
King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD) in Jordan is planning to launch a new ICT seed capital fund in
Continue readingArab World Is A Step Closer To .Arab Domain Names
The recent Arab Top Level Domain Names Steering Committee Meetings held in Damascus, Syria, saw the appointment of Mr. Ahmed
Continue readingCERT-Wharton Entrepreneurial Planning & Innovation Competition (EPIC)
For the first time in the Middle East, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Centre of
Continue readingAbraaj Capital Acquires Riyada Ventures To Lead New SME Push
Abraaj Capital, the Dubai-based private equity firm has announced that it has signed a deal to fully acquire Riyada Ventures,
Continue readingEgyptian Mrrha Acquired By UAE Company Creative Solutions
Mrrha, an Arab online service that was launched from Egypt around a simple idea to allow users to upload a file
Continue readingUAE Based NeuString Receives Investment From Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment arm, earlier announced an investment in NeuString, a leading UAE-based telecommunications analyst software company,
Continue readingYahoo! Maktoob Acquisition Deal Completed
The Yahoo! – Maktoob acquisition deal that was announced last August, has officially closed today at noon (UAE time). It
Continue readingAdMob To Be Acquired By Google For $750 Million In Stock
Just a few hours earlier, it was announced that a definitive agreement was signed for mobile advertising network AdMob to
Continue readingBerytech Launches 2009 Incubation Awards Of Up To $100K
Berytech, the Lebanon based tech startup incubator, has launched a set of new incubation awards of up to $100,000 US
Continue readingDubai Silicon Oasis Authority To Launch Global Technology Fund
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the region’s largest integrated technology park, is planning to launch a global technology fund middle of
Continue readingTwofour54 Ibtikar Launches Creative Lab Media Industry Grant Fund For Young Arabs
twofour54 ibtikar, the media industry funding and support pillar of twofour54 Abu Dhabi, has launched twofour54 ibtikar: creative lab, a
Continue readingThird Edition Of MIT Arab Business Plan Competition Launched
The MIT Arab Business Plan Competition is a competition designed to encourage all entrepreneurs in the Arab world to start
Continue readingArab Technology Business Plan Competition 2009 Semi-Finalists
The Arab Technology Business Plan Competition, which is a regional Technology investment competition organized by Arab Science and Technology Foundation
Continue readingSearch Advertising’s Double-Digit Growth In The Arab World
As several regional reports and studies have shown, online advertising in the Arab world is pretty much still in its
Continue readingGoogle Launches Egabat New Arabic Questions & Answers Service
Google is officially announcing the launch of a new service for the Arab world, under the name Google Egabat (meaning
Continue readingEuro-Mediterranean School 2009 Open For Entrepreneurs’ Applications
The Euro-Mediterranean School (EMS), which is an initiative that aims to offer young entrepreneurs from the Euromed countries an opportunity to
Continue readingGoogle Launches Four New Arabic Editions Of Google News
Google just announced the launch of four new Arabic editions of Google News for Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the
Continue readingNokia’s Ramadan Applications Available On Ovi Store
A couple of weeks ago, and in the lead up to the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan this year, Nokia
Continue readingYahoo! Maktoob: It’s Official, Yahoo! Acquiring Largest Arab Community Maktoob
After months of rumors and speculation by many in the Arab internet industry, today the news is confirmed and made
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