Jordanian Government To Launch Two Venture Capital Funds
The Government of Jordan, represented by Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), has launched a Call for Proposals to pre-select one
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The 10 Finalists Of 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 own
Continue readingIIT Forum 6: The Arab World’s Top 10 Investment Ready Startups
The 6th Investing In Technology Forum; an event that aims to be a networking opportunity for entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, regional
Continue readingIntel Capital Invests In Two Jordanian Companies Jeeran And ShooFeeTV
In a joint press conference today in Amman, Jordan, Intel Capital‘s latest investments in the Arab internet scene were announced.
Continue readingQueen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship Organises The Entrepreneurs Week – May 16-21 (Amman, Jordan)
The Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship is organizing a really interesting event ‘The Entrepreneurs Week‘ between 16th-21st of May, in Amman,
Continue readingInterview with Dan Stuart, Managing Partner At Intilaq
One of the most interesting developments that have taken place recently in the internet entrepreneurship and venture capital space in
Continue readingSalam Business Club Takes Important Step Into Islamic Finance and Banking
Salam Business Club (SalamBC), the social business network built especially for the Arab, Asian and Muslim business world, and that recently
Continue readingInterview With Mohamad Haj Hasan, Co-Founder Of Jawaker & Akhtaboot
Going back to our interviews with Arab internet entrepreneurs, we bring you a new interview with Mohamad Haj Hasan, co-founder
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 readingBarCamp UAE Un-Conference, Dubai Internet City, May 9th 2009
After the DemoCamps, Tweetups, and Twestival; Dubai will soon be witnessing another interesting event: BarCamp UAE. BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering, born
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 readingMeedan Cross-Language Dialogue Platform Launches Open Beta
Meedan, a non-profit social technology company which aims to increase cross-language interaction on the web, has just launched their service into beta.
Continue readingOman Internet Users Spent US$ 236 Million Online In 2008
A new Arab Advisors’ survey of Oman’s Internet users revealed that 40.2% of adult Internet users in Oman have used e-commerce services, spending US$ 236 million in e-commerce transactions in 2008.
Continue readingBerytech Entrepreneurs Forum, BIEL, Lebanon (May 21-22, 2009)
Berytech announced the launch of the Berytech Entrepreneurs Forum with the support of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF), to take place on May 21, 22, 2009 at the Pavillon Royal of the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center (BIEL), Lebanon.
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 readingSubmit, The Conference For Middle Eastern Internet Entrepreneurs & Professionals (April 8-9th, 2009)
Submit is a gathering taking place in Dubai’s Habtoor Grand Hotel, on the 8th & 9th of April 2009, for entrepreneurs and professionals involved in the Internet industry in the Middle East.
Continue readingMiddle East Online Ad Spend Set To Grow By Up To 35% In 2009
Regional spending on online advertising is expected to grow by 25-35 percent as a result of the downturn, as we witness a greater shift from print to online advertising.
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 readingDemoCamp Dubai 4 – January 28th 2009 – The Agenda
The fourth DemoCamp Dubai will be taking place at the Radisson SAS in Dubai Media City on January 28th at 7:30PM; with four demos from restate.ae, StartUpArabia, eMapia and w2task.
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