Keyword: Jordan
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 off by Adam Tech Ventures...
Jordan declared free of Coronavirus
Jordanian citizen who was tested positive Covid-19 has been declared healthy today and released from quarantine in Amman, which means that the country is free...
Amman-based POSRocket Takes Cash Registers to the Cloud
The global cloud-based market is forecasted to nearly double from US $29.9 billion in 2019 to US $58.9 billion by 2024 driven by a rise...
Jamalon Brings Books Beyond Borders
Did you know that Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world? Doing one for the language is Jamalon, the biggest online...
Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Eyes MENA, Closing Round to Bank Startups
Silicon Valley-based Tribal Credit started private beta testing with MENA startups and is closing a funding round that includes some of the top VCs...
Jordan Ahli Bank Celebrates Batman Day
As weird as it might seem, Ahli bank, a local bank in Amman-Jordan celebrated the 80th anniversary of Batman on September 21 for the...
Careem expands its food delivery service ‘Careem Now’ to Amman
Uber's company Careem has expanded its food delivery service Careem Now to Amman, to put an end to Talabat's single-game in Jordan.
Careem Now food...
Intercontinental Aqaba Resort Secures ISO 22000
InterContinental Aqaba Resort recently renewed their certification with the Food Safety Management ISO 22000 making it one of the few hotels to have received...
JREDS Awards Intercontinental Aqaba For Clean up The World Campaign
InterContinental Aqaba Resort has recently been awarded by The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) for their partnership with the International Clean up...
What MENA startups still lack to achieve their potential
A few weeks ago, my friend Hendrik Jandel wrote an article about the potential he saw in the Beirut startup scene and how it...
Facebook drives OSN online sales up 6 times
The Middle Eastern TV operator, OSN saw online sales rise by 6.3 times after using Facebook website conversions ad objective. Promoting its new online-only...
Top 5 Jordanian Startups That Raised Money in 2018
2018 was not bad at all for the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. It witnessed good news for 36 Jordanian startups in terms of investment....
Careem Launches Delivery Service ‘Careem Box’ In Jordan
Careem has launched its delivery service "Careem Box" in Jordan yesterday, offering personal stuff delivery as well as food delivery from any restaurant in...
Oasis500 appoints Luma Fawaz as Chief Executive Officer
Jordan-based seed investment company and business accelerator, Oasis500, has appointed Luma Fawaz as the Chief Executive Officer "CEO", replacing Faisal Hakki who occupied the...
Spotify is now available in the Middle East and North Africa
The music-streaming service Spotify went live in 13 countries across the Middle East and North Africa today, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, UAE, Jordan,...
Spotify Premium Will Only Cost EGP49.99 Per Month in Egypt
Spotify is reportedly launching in Egypt and the MENA region this November, Spotify premium access will cost EGP49.99 per month, $2.7 approximately.
Spotify Premium will...
Jordan: 10 Children killed in Dead Sea flash floods
At least 10 students and teachers were killed and 37 injured by flash floods near the Dead Sea that swept away a school bus.
Jordan...
Egyptian FinTech Startup ‘Accept’ Ventures Into The Jordanian Market
Accept for payments and technology has announced that it has extended its services to the Jordanian market, in partnership with MEPS, a leading local acquirer...
Jordan’s POSRocket launches its developer portal, marketplace
POSRocket, the cloud based point of sale platform has released the beta version of its developer portal and marketplace, to be the first application...
Nokia 7.1 is now available in Jordan
Nokia 7.1 – the first smartphone to come with PureDisplay screen is now available in Jordan. Said HMD Global – the company with the Nokia...