Report: Private Equity in the MENA Region (October 2008)
According to a report by Kuwait-based Global Investment House, titled “Private Equity in the MENA Region”, the spending power of
Continue readingMobile Subscribers Sector In Saudi Arabia To Expand By 27%
The mobile subscribers sector in Saudi Arabia will expand by over 27 per cent in 2008, lifting the official mobile
Continue readingMaktoob Unveils ‘Khan Wars’ A Free Online Strategy Game
Maktoob.com, the world’s largest Arabic online community with over 12 million unique users, has unveiled ‘Khan Wars‘, a free, strategy-based
Continue readingYamli Releases iGoogle Arabic Transliteration Gadget
Yamli has gone on and released a new iGoogle gadget that allows easy access to its award-winning Arabic transliteration technology directly
Continue readingDubai-based Content Syndicate Wins YourBusiness SME Awards
At a recent industry event organised by YourBusiness magazine and Visa, Dubai-based Content Syndicate was awarded two prestigious awards, emerging
Continue readingIntel Capital Invests In Dubai-Based Startup Sphere Networks
Intel Capital, Intel’s investment arm, joined Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) by announcing its investment in Sphere Networks, an emerging Dubai-based startup specialising in next generation network management software.
Continue readingFindWhere Expands Presence In MENA’s GPS Market
FindWhere, a pioneer and global leader of real-time GPS location tracking, announced a few days ago that its website is
Continue readingABAN Hosts Fourth Annual Entrepreneur – Investor Matchmaking Event
The Arab Business Angels Network (ABAN), a subsidiary of Dubai International Capital (DIC), in partnership with Young Arab Leaders (YAL),
Continue readingSouqElArab Partners With LebanonPath To Provide More Products From Lebanon
The Arab social Web shopping portal, SouqElArab.com, just announced a partnership with LebanonPath.com to better serve Arab communities across the
Continue readingGoogle Launches Arabic Transliteration Tool, Takes On Yamli
Google recently launched a new Arabic transliteration tool, that allows users to use their Latin keyboards to type in Arabic text.
Continue readingDemoCamp Dubai 3 – The Agenda
As previously announced, the third DemoCamp Dubai will be taking place at the Radisson SAS in Dubai Media City on October 28th at 7:30PM. The following four demos will
Continue readingMuxlim Wins World Summit Awards Nomination
At the Mindtrek conference in Tampere, Muxlim, an online Muslim social media community service, was awarded the World Summit Awards
Continue readingNew Startup Job Vacancies On StartUpArabia
A number of new job vacancies have been posted to the StartUpArabia job board. The jobs available now are at
Continue readingStartUpArabia At Gitex Technology Week 2008
StartUpArabia will be present at Gitex Technology Week 2008, that kicks off tomorrow at Dubai’s International Convention and Exhibition Centre, through
Continue readingBlog Action Day: What Can We Do About Poverty?
Today is Blog Action Day 2008, and the theme is ‘Poverty’, with thousands of blogs around the world making an
Continue readingUp To August, 1.2 Million Dinars Invested In Online Advertising In Tunisia In 2008
According to estimative numbers released by Tunisian market research firm Sigma Conseil, that cover the first eight months of 2008,
Continue readingYooyaland – Education & Entertainment For Arab Children
Yooyaland is a Palestinian startup that aims to fill the need for creative educational resources for 3-9 year old children in the Arab world;
Continue readingArtwitter.com; An Arabic Interface For Twitter
Even though there is an Arabic micro-blogging service called Watwet that is very similar to Twitter in functionality, a lot
Continue readingForum Nokia North Africa Road Show (October 13 – 19)
Forum Nokia, Nokia’s global developer program, which has built a mobile development community with more than 3.5 Million registrants, making it one
Continue readingInternet Advertising In Algeria Shows 300% Growth In Q3 2008
Algeria has recorded a 300% increase in internet advertising during the third quarter of this year, compared to the same
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