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Editorial TeamJuly 15, 2020
22

Small business owners optimistic about economic recovery post-COVID

In partnership with the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Facebook published the Global State…
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Radwa RashadJuly 13, 2020
23

Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN) joins the Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Facebook has announced today that the Egyptian Professionals Network (EPN) has joined the 2020 cycle of the Community Accelerator program,…
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Radwa RashadJuly 6, 2020
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Egyptian Social Media Stirs Countless Rape, Harassment, Blackmail Allegations

On the night of June 30th, 2020, Two instagram accounts (@shadynoor_ and @skhodirr ) started a PSA accusing an ex…
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Editorial TeamJuly 1, 2020
18

Viber cuts business ties with Facebook

Japanese owned Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, announces it will cut…
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Nayrouz TalaatJune 14, 2020
11

Demand for Arabic chatbots surges in H1-2020 amid COVID-19, WideBot data shows

Egyptian chatbot startup WideBot witnessed a surge of Arabic chatbot building requests during the first half of 2020, amounting to…
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Editorial TeamJune 11, 2020
17

Egypt’s health ministry launches blood donation campaign in cooperation with Facebook

Egyptian Minister of Health, Dr. Hala Zayed, has announced that the ministry’s National Blood Transfusion Service is teaming up with…
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Editorial TeamMay 30, 2020
14

Fintech giant ‘Brex’ lays off 62 of staff despite raising $150M

Brex founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras wrote in a blog post published yesterday that 62 people would be let go.…
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Editorial TeamMay 19, 2020
34

Tribal Credit Joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track to Bridge Equity Gap for MENA Startups

US-based startup Tribal Credit, which raised $9.1 million in a series of seed rounds, announced that it had joined Visa’s…
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Dalia KhirfanMay 5, 2020
11

Facebook introduces new distribution metric

Yesterday, Facebook released a new metric called “distribution score” to measure the performance of Facebook pages. The company defined the…
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Dalia KhirfanApril 12, 2020
32

Best Startup Incubators in the UAE 2020

Startup incubators in the UAE are an integral part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Even for the most experienced of campaigners,…
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Ahmed MaherMarch 18, 2020
21

Netflix MENA’s Twitter Account Hacked

Netflix MENA’s Twitter account has been hacked early today, the hacker replaced Netflix’s profile photo and pinned a tweet confirmed…
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Ahmed MaherMarch 18, 2020
28

Why Facebook Blocks Coronavirus News Stories?

Yesterday, Facebook users complained that links to news stories and information related to the coronavirus outbreak were blocked by the…
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Editorial TeamMarch 18, 2020
28

Trade Bank of Iraq Donates $5M to Iraqi Ministry of Health to help Combat Coronavirus

Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI), today announced US $5 million in funding to support the Iraqi Ministry of Health’s efforts…
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Editorial TeamMarch 18, 2020
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Online Learning Platform Abwaab Raises 2.4M in Seed Funding

Abwaab, MENA’s latest online learning platform, today announces the closing of its $2.4M pre-seed funding round. The round was kicked…
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Dalia KhirfanMarch 17, 2020
18

Coronavirus impact on industries and sectors

The ongoing spread of COVID-19 “the new coronavirus” has become one of the biggest threats to the global economy and…
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