Alkottab, an Egyptian games developer has released a Facebook game based on battles between protesters and thugs during the 2011 uprising. The company describe it as a “tower defense game” that is built around the events of the so-called Battle of the Camel on 2 February 2011, when a peaceful sit-in in Tahrir was attacked by armed thugs rid...

The concept of car polling or ride sharing is not new, but it is new to the region. Kartag has developed an iOS and Android app that enables car drivers in Cairo Egypt to share their ride with friends and friends of friends. The concept is simple. If you are looking for people to join you in your ride you post a request and people who want to ...

It is very well known that Syria has the worst profile in blocking websites world wide, but who are these websites that are blocked? Syrian online magazine the-syrian.com/ has received a leaked document about the blocked web sites in Syria by one of the ISPs and they are 634  sites: . The blocking in Syria goes like this: security offici...

Rocket Internet'sNamshi, the Middle East’s leading online store for fashion and lifestyle, has secured funding through its German holding company of US$13 million by the growth equity firm Summit Partners to sustain its accelerated growth target. This is the second investment by Summit Partners in Namshi, further affirming the investors’ c...

Semantic search engine Kngine has relaunched its web site after focusing on mobile application for android and iOS. Kngine is funded by Sawari Ventures and is based in Egypt and Silicon Valley. ...

This is a guest post by Alexander Sverdlov who is the founder of a Cyber Security Startup – NoPasara – http://nopasara.com specializing in managed security services and training. He is an international security conference speaker on the topic of cyber forensic investigations and has published several articles focusing on preventing cyber e...

Google has recognized Palestine as an independent state, Google altered the wording on its local google.ps homepage to "Palestine," from "Palestinian territories" - a move being interpreted by some as tantamount to a digital endorsement of the Palestinian cause. "We're changing the name 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine' across our ...

iMENA Holdings, an integrated and actively managed group of leading online businesses in the MENA region, announced that it invested in OpenSooq.com, a leading Arab world online classifieds business that offers its users the ability to buy and sell products and services online through online classifieds postings across many categories including...

Egypt based startup accelerator Falt6labs has launched in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. This comes as part of Flat6labs expansion plan in the Arab Gulf area and other Arab countries. The Cairo-based accelerator, was formed in a partnership between the American University of Cairo and the venture capital firm Sarwari Ventures, was founded at the start...

In a major addition to its advertising network, Hsoub Ads, one of the largest advertising platform and ad network in Arabia has announced the implementation of two new online advertising mediums: Pre-roll video ads and Rich-Media ads. Hsoub Ads Video, which was under active development and testing for several months, allows advertisers to emb...