Beirut Media City First Open Discussion – Beirut – April 29th 2009
Plans to create a media city in Beirut, that were recently launched by Kuv Capital, are still moving ahead steadily,
Continue readingCategory: News
Google, AT&T, Automattic and Twitter Executives Visit Iraq
Executives from Google Inc, AT&T Inc, Twitter and other high tech companies are visiting Iraq this week in a trip organised
Continue readingBayt Launches Intilaq, Gets Into Early Stage Funding For Internet Startups In The Arab World
Bayt.com, the leading job portal in the Arab world, is launching a new and very interesting initiative called Intilaq, that
Continue readingKuv Capital Launches Project To Create A Media City In Lebanon (Updated)
Kuv Capital just announced a great and ambitious new project that they’re launching in Beirut, Lebanon: The creation of a Media City in Lebanon.
Continue readingMore Arabic Websites From The Gulf, But Few Visitors?
Arabic websites based in the Gulf are increasing in number but the locals are not using them much, according to
Continue readingInvesting In Technology Forum, Cairo, Egypt – May 12-14th 2009
The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF), a Pan-Arab NGO with the mission of promoting and supporting Science, Technology and
Continue readingGoogle Ventures, Google’s New Venture Capital Fund
Google, which has invested in many startups over the years, just announced the launch of Google Ventures, its new venture
Continue readingRuwad: The First Entrepreneur Focused Publication In Oman
To promote entrepreneurship in the Sultanate of Oman, a new publication titled ‘Ruwad’ will be launched as a special presentation
Continue readingSurvey: Traffic Transparency Would Help Internet Advertising
A recent survey shows that 87% of those involved in advertising or marketing for their organisations in the Middle East said that transparency in website visitor numbers and profiles of visitors would be influential in increasing their usage of the Internet for advertising.
Continue readingMobile Internet Users On The Rise In The Middle East
More Middle East business people used mobile devices to hook on to the internet last month, compared with February 2007,
Continue readingYamli’s Habib Haddad On World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders 2009 List
The World Economic Forum has announced the Young Global Leaders (YGL) 2009. The honour, bestowed each year by the Forum,
Continue readingIntel To Invest In Three UAE Based Technology Companies
Intel, the world’s largest maker of computer chips, announced it will be investing in three UAE-based technology companies. The funding
Continue readingViva To Launch Mobile Payment Solution In Kuwait
STC’s Kuwaiti subsidiary Viva announced that it will be launching a new mobile payment solution in Kuwait, using a platform provided by
Continue readingDu Launches Full Track ‘Music on Demand’ Service In The UAE
Du, the integrated telecom operator in the UAE, just announced the availability of Music on Demand, an online music service
Continue readingIV Holdings Invests In Media & Advertising Company MediaScope
Interactive Ventures Holding Company (“IV Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Accelerator Technology Holdings (“ATH”), has become a strategic financial
Continue readingSocial Entrepreneur of the Year Competition 2009 – Middle East & North Africa
The Schwab Foundation is running a competition, looking for the Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2009 from the different regions
Continue readingRIP Fadi Francis Dababneh, Founder & CEO of SouqElArab.com
Fadi Francis Dababneh, founder & CEO of SouqElArab, has passed away. I only met Fadi a couple of times in
Continue readingTunisia: Number Of Internet Users Reaches 2.8 Million
The number of internet users in Tunisia has reached nearly 2,8 Million and the ADSL networking rate stands at 11,1 Gigabits per second.
Continue readingABAN Signs MoUs To Set Up Three New Business Angel Networks In MENA Region
The Arab Business Angels Network (ABAN), established by the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) with Dubai International Capital as its founder
Continue readingAl Jazeera Goes Mobile In Both English And Arabic
Al Jazeera today announced the beta launch of its Arabic and English Mobile websites. The websites will work on any
Continue reading