[infographic] Startup Weekend Alexandria Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurs of Startup Weekend Alexandria - Who are they? What they think? and What they worked on?

Startup Weekend Cairo Wrap-Up

Hello all my fellow reader! I'm sorry for not being able to write for soooooo long…its juts that I did TOO much in the past few days. The American University in Cairo hosted the first ever Startup Weekend Cairo, which kicked off this last Thursday, meticulously organized by...

ArabNet Shift: The Biggest Digital Gathering in the Middle East

ArabNet 2011 is here, providing entrepreneurs with the best opportunity to get exposure for their ideas and startups!If you don’t know what ArabNet is, it’s the leading conference for the Arab web/mobile industry, and brings together all the major players in the digital...

Geekfest Cairo 1.0

I’m pleased to announce the first CC licensed event in Egypt, GeekFest Cairo. Geekfest Cairo will provide a platform for Egypt’s techies, creative professionals and entrepreneurs to speak to an energized...

10 Practical Steps to Encourage Entrepreneurship and SMEs in MENA

Boosting Entrepreneurship remains one of the biggest challenges and mysteries for startups in the Middle East Region. Although well established in some countries, entrepreneurship has not reached its full potential. The shortage of small and micro firms in the region...

#1on1in140: Interview with Fadi Ghandour founder & CEO of Aramex

This is my first interview with a Top Influential Arab Entrepreneur, actually, it's my first ever. The interview was a success, attracting audiences from all over MENA region "on Twitter". It's one of many to follow I hope... just got to see where it goes from here....

Murfreesboro Tennessee tornado kills 2, destroys 250 homes

In Murfreesboro Tennessee, people are trying to pick up the pieces this morning after a tornado ripped through the town yesterday; two people were killed, a mother and her baby, and 36 people have been injured. About...

Mena Arkansas Tornado touches down; kills 3 injures 30

In the small town of Mena Arkansas, a tornado touched down early this morning and three people were killed and at least 30 injured. Many homes and business were destroyed, gas and electricity lines went down....

At least 111 injured in Northern Egyptian riots, report

"The police were forced to use tear gas to disperse the crowd after warning the rioters repeatedly to stop sabotaging activities but getting no response, the source said on condition of anonymity. Some people, including troublemakers, citizens and policemen, were hurt during...

12-story residential building in Egypt collapses, killing five

"Five Egyptians were killed on Monday when a 12-storey residential building collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria, a security source said. Rescue workers pulled the five bodies from the rubble, but authorities expect the death toll to rise as more...

Kelly Osbourne Off the Wagon

Good lord...she looks like she took a beating at the drunk tank.  Check out these photos on www.perezhilton.com...."Recovering addict Kelly Osbourne - pictured in London on Thursday night - looks like someone...

The MENA Connection- The Lewinsky Scandal Overshadowed This Trial

"Bush and Clinton were (still are) heavily involved in the international drugs trade. Barry Seal is also tied in to the assassinations of JFK and numerous other CIA-sponsored illegal adventures."
 

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