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Torkaizer the First Anime Series in the Arab World Made in UAE

A UAE based startup company Alter Ego has developed the first anime series in the Arab world called Torkaizer. Which is about an Emirate youth who needs to save earth from destruction during his vacation...

Posted Apr 13 2013, 06:15 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: UAE, startup, Startup News, Anime, Alter Ego

Arkami launches industry’s first voice-activated, fingerprint-secure Bluetooth/USB Drive in the Arab world

Arab-American serial entrepreneur Tareq Risheq introduces myIDkey to Middle East consumers following record breaking crowd funding campaign in USA Arkami, a leading specialist in biometrics, personalized...

Posted Mar 12 2013, 04:09 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, startup, USA, Security, Tech, gadget, Startups Review, Secuirty, Arab American, myidkey, Arkami

11 Semi Finalist of MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition

http://www.mitarabcompetition.com/images/logo.jpgMIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Start-up Track has announced 11 of the semi finalist, and they are: 1- “Famissima” is...

Posted Feb 05 2013, 11:27 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, startup, MIT, Entrepreneurship, VC & Capital, Startups Review, MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region, business plan compeition

Dubai Based E-Commerce Gamification Startup Wamli.Com Launched with Quirky Products

Wamli.com, a Dubai based startup, has launched an online social hub for shoppers and collectors to source design oriented items sourced from around the world. The e-commerce startup a global portal that...

Posted Dec 12 2012, 12:17 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, UAE, Dubai, startup, Shopping, Startups, e-commerce, Startups Review, gamification

The would be mint for the Arab world Msrofi closes down

In july 2010 an ambitious startup was launched in Syria, Msrfoi, which aims to provide a platform for the average user to get to know his expenses on a daily bases. But around a week the startup announced...

Posted Nov 06 2012, 03:15 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, Syria, startup, Startups, Startup News, Msrofi, online expenses tool, closed down, financial services

Bey2ollak web and mobile app for traffic conditions in major Egyptian cities

Traffic james is a major problems in condents Egyptian cities, there were several attempts to develop an application to tackle this problem. Bey2ollak developed by a group of Egyptian developers tackles...

Posted Aug 27 2011, 03:54 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Internet, startup, Cairo, android, iPhone, mobile, Mobile 2.0, maps, Where 2.0, BlackBerry, Startups Review, mobile app, Traffic info Egypt

Interview with Khaled Wagdy about his Motion Capture System

Do you think Egyptians are less creative than many other nations when it comes to technology startups? Well, think again. This team of brilliant computer developers created a system that makes it easier...

Posted Aug 25 2011, 11:10 AM by Gr33n Data

Filed under: Egypt, Technology, Business, startup, games, Computers, development, Gr33n Data, gaming

iPhone/iPad game Birdy Nam Nam officially released

Birdy Nam Nam is an iPhone/iPad game that was released by Lebanese developers Wryb Tech few months ago in beta mood as phase of collecting data and feedbacks. Recently the game is officially launched the...

Posted Aug 24 2011, 12:53 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Lebanon, startup, games, iPhone, mobile, Apple, gaming, Arabic Games, iPad, Startups Review, iPhone Arabic games

Arab mobile advertising startup Noqoush raises first round of funding of 3 Million USD

Amman, Jordan based Noqoush Mobile Media Group, the Arab company specialized in mobile advertising and mobile media monetization, reported that it has closed first 3 million US dollar investment round...

Posted Aug 18 2011, 01:55 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Internet, startup, mobile, e-marketing, VC & Capital, Mobile Advertising, Startups Review

Info2cell.com launches 3alaTV a TV guide website for the Arab region

Info2cell.com, one of the Arab region oldest mobile service application provider in the Middle East, has announced the recent launch of 3ala TV ( means on TV), a specially-designed interactive TV guide...

Posted Aug 09 2011, 07:20 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, startup, new media, TV Guide, Startups Review, info2cell, Arab TV, Arab TV Guides

Scapehouse a social sharing site that is a cross between Faceboook and Twitter

Scapehouse is a new social media site that might a little bet late to the Google+ game. the startup comes with a new vision for online discussion, On facebook people share stuff with their friends only...

Posted Jul 18 2011, 09:49 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, UAE, Google, startup, Facebook, Social Media, Startups, twitter, Social Networking, Startups Review, Scapehouse

ArabicCoach Connects Students Who Want to Learn Arabic with Native Arabic Teachers

The interest in learning Arabic in the world has increased in the last decade, specially in in USA. There many reasons behind “why” many are learning or interested in learning the language...

Posted Jul 06 2011, 09:20 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, Arabic, startup, USA, Portals, Learning Arabic, Startups Review, Learn Arabic

Anmish Lets You Create Your Own Video Animation For Free

Syrian animation startup OX Animation has launched Anmish, a do-it-your-self video animation creation. On Anmish users can choose from various ready-made collection of caricatures of famous figures in...

Posted Jun 23 2011, 04:33 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, Syria, startup, USA, Startups, animation, Clinton, Gaddafi, Startups Review, Obama's Promise, Animation DIY, DYI

Four Egyptian startups are US-bound for funding

Four Egyptian startups are making their way to the US today, in an effort to pitch their ideas to investors in New York and San Francisco. In a trip which represents a networking opportunity, as well as...

Posted Jun 19 2011, 09:00 AM by TNW Middle East

Filed under: Egypt, startup

Samasource links poor people around the world with jobs in Silicon Valley

To Samasource Founder, Leila Chiriyath Janah, the future of poverty alleviation around the world is “microwork.” Through microwork, poor people around the world can do simple computer based tasks for technology...

Posted Jun 19 2011, 06:48 AM by TNW Middle East

Filed under: Internet, startup, Tech, Kenya, Ford Foundation, Intuit, Rockefeller Foundation, CrowdFlower

iWasinTahrir.com Virtual Million Man March Gallery In Tahrir #Egypt

iWasinTahrir.com is an initiative designed to allow visitors who witnessed Egypt’s uprising against the Mubarak regime, to leave their mark in history; Something like a virtual online “Million...

Posted Mar 29 2011, 02:31 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Internet, africa, startup, Social Media, Startups, photo sharing, Startups Review, Khaled Saed, Tahrir Sq, Egypt Revlution, Didigital Egy

Crowed Sourced Reform in Egypt

“What do you wish for?” Hany Rashwan, a 20-year-old Egyptian studying Computer Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, recently launched Kolena.org to allow users post-revolution Egypt...

Posted Feb 27 2011, 04:25 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Internet, startup, Social Media, Startups, Startups Review, Tech & Politics, Kolena.org, Hany Rashwan

Crowd Sourced Reform in Egypt

“What do you wish for?” Hany Rashwan, a 20-year-old Egyptian studying Computer Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, recently launched Kolena.org to allow users post-revolution Egypt...

Posted Feb 27 2011, 04:25 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Internet, startup, Social Media, Startups, Startups Review, Tech & Politics, Kolena.org, Hany Rashwan

BasharJobs, Less Hassle To Hire Or Get Hired

If you worked in recruitment before you know the amount of time and pain you put to find the right candidates. Current Job boards like Bayt, Akhtaboot and Monster are all out dated. The painful hiring...

Posted Feb 15 2011, 01:23 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, africa, startup, Cairo, Startups, Jobs, Smart Village, Hiring, Startups Review, Future of Job boards, BasharJobs, Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, recruiting

Twitemail: Share Your Email on Twitter

Want to tweet a long email with attachments? want to share your email on Twitter? Twitemail helps you do that in very easy way: just send your email to your assigned Twitemail address and your email will...

Posted Jan 16 2011, 12:05 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, startup, Saudi Arabia, Social Media, Startups, twitter, Startups Review, Arab startup, Saleh al Zaid, email to tweet, Arab Startups, Twitter Email, Twitter to email

Egypt’s Car Portal ContactCars Launches its iPhone Application

ContactCars.com a car listing and buying portal in Egypt has launched its Arabic iPhone app offering users the latest car prices in the Egyptian market. The app features tens of car models complete with...

Posted Sep 09 2010, 11:01 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Internet, startup, iPhone, Startups, Portals, Mobile 2.0, iPhone app, Sarmady, Startups Review, ConactCars, buy new car in egypt, buy Cars in egypt, Arabic iPhone apps

FOSSFactory: Social Collaborative Open Source Development & Funding Community

There is no doubt that open source movement is taking over the world, 72% web sites run on open source server Apache, wordpress the open source blogging platform based on PHP/MYSQL is the #1 blogging platform...

Posted Aug 31 2010, 08:34 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, startup, USA, Open Source, Social Media, Canada, Startups, Tech, SaaS, FOSS, Startups Review, Startup Review, collaborative innovation, FOSSFACTORY, Social Innovation, Canadian Startups, Open Source Innovation, Open Source Community, FOSS Startup

AdobeAir.me: A Directory for Adobe Air Applications

If you are not familiar with AdobeAir it is a cross platform runtime environment developed by adobe for building and running rich Internet applications using Adobe flash, Flex, HTMl and Ajax and can run...

Posted Aug 27 2010, 04:44 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Internet, startup, Air, Lists, Startups Review, Adobe Air Applications, Adobe Air

Updated: Dushare: Cloud Based P2P File Sharing App

Update: this site might be of a security risk, the site marketing personnel refused to provide us with his full name or send us more details related to security. They finally responded and here is the...

Posted Aug 18 2010, 01:06 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, Arab, UAE, Dubai, startup, Web 2.0, Startups, SaaS, Dubai Silicon Oasis, P2P, File Sharing, Startups Review, Unlimited File Sharing, Startup Review, UAE Startup, Arab startup, MidEast startups, Dubai Startup

Just Start: ArabCrunchStart: ArabCrunch WorldWide Ambassador Program

At ArabCrunch we have a mission to drive entrepreneurship and innovation, something we started implementing around 2 years ago with this blog. Gradually we’ve been adding initiatives toward achieving our...

Posted Apr 12 2010, 09:19 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Internet, Events, africa, Europe, startup, USA, Asia, Startups, arabcrunch, ArabCrunch News, start, Latin America, ArabCrunch.NET, Regions, ArabCrunchStart

ArabTweeple: A Directory for Arab Twitter Users Indexing 15,000 Arab Users

Looking to meet fellow Arabs on Twitter, ArabTweeple is the place to go as it Index 15,000 Arab twitter users. ArabTweeple lists users according to country and category, designers, developers, social media...

Posted Apr 10 2010, 05:37 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Internet, startup, Social Media, Startups, twitter, Morocco, Directory, twitter apps, Arab Twitter, Startups Review

New Design for ArabCrunch EN After About 1,5 Years

Today we introduce to you a new theme design for ArabCrunch EN, the third one since we started in late April 2008. Now you will see the navigation bar links to the different categories we wrote about,...

Posted Apr 04 2010, 10:54 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Blogging, Internet, startup, Startup News, arabcrunch, wordpress, theme, ArabCrunch News, wordores, customization

Dad, Mom Not on Twitter? TweetToEmail App Can Send Your Tweets to Anyone Not using Twitter!

If you are a Twitter user, there is a high chance that there are a lot of people you care about who are not using Twitter yet, at least in my case mom and dad! But, almost everyone uses email, if you wanted...

Posted Mar 22 2010, 04:28 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Islam, international, UAE, startup, USA, Social Media, Web 2.0, Startups, twitter, email, microblogging, apps, Yeman, twitter apps

GameSlider.com: Social Gaming Platform For Browser-Based Games

Do you play online games like Mafia wars? Khan wars? if you do, then Gameslider might become your online home when it opens to the public. Gameslider is a new social platform geared for enthusiast gamers...

Posted Mar 19 2010, 09:32 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, international, startup, games, Social Media, Web 2.0, Startups, Social Networking, Online Games, Gameslider

Online Photo Printing and Delivery Service PhotoJONET Re-Emerge as Snap2Shop, Get 10 Free Prints

0 We wrote last August 2009 about a 3 different e-commerce approaches in Jordan mentioning PhotoJONET, A photo storage and printing website service. But PhotoJONET did not live long due to disagreement...

Posted Mar 07 2010, 02:44 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Amman, startup, Startups, e-commerce, PhotoJONET, Phot printing

Get Bargain Deals With BunndleBuy’s Patent Pending Group/Social Buying Approach

0 With US recessions not yet over and jobs market still tight, every penny you have can adds up to your bottom-line. With bunndlebuy you can save hard-earned currency in buying music, outdoor, Sunglasses...

Posted Mar 05 2010, 03:36 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: international, US, startup, USA, Social Media, Web 2.0, Startups, e-commerce, Social Networking, barrgins, bunndlebuy, Group buying, Social Buying

Blogging Arabnet.ME!

. . . . . . . . [ Thank you to Omar Christidis, Samer Karam, Ibrahim Nehmé, Sana Tawileh, & Amber Lauretta for the great work they're doing!] DON’T MISS THE AMMAN WORKSHOP TODAY! For more...

Posted Mar 03 2010, 05:06 AM by Maya's Amalgam

Filed under: Arab, Business, startup, web, Conference, e-commerce, entrepreneur, ArabNet, e-business, ideathon, crowdsource, interactiveME

Dubai-Based Infinitec Launches The Infinite USB Memory (IUM) Drive

0 Some of the fruits of having hosting multinational companies in the Arab world is being realized today, Ahmad Zaharan a Palestinian ex-Nokia and his ex- Nokia Australian college , David McKern launched...

Posted Mar 01 2010, 06:22 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, international, UAE, Dubai, startup, USA, Startups, Hardware, USB, infinitec, IUM

Defining Entrepreneurship #2

. . . . . . . . [NB: This post (& the previous one) are criticizing the way the concept of "entrepreneurship" has been overused & abused on the web lately, in the Arab world specifically...

Posted Feb 23 2010, 02:26 AM by Maya's Amalgam

Filed under: Music, Technology, Arabic, startup, Abuse, singer, web, iPhone, social, Entrepreneurship, Tech, green, entrepreneur, gadget, Idea, iPad, social stories, entrepreneurial, mark zuckerberg, business card

Defining Entrepreneurship

This week’s comic for InteractiveME Yea I just had to say what I really think about the term “entrepreneur” being overused like that over the web. Check out PART 2 of “Defining...

Posted Feb 17 2010, 04:14 AM by Maya's Amalgam

Filed under: middle east, startup, entrepreneur, interactiveME

An Intelligent Way to Kill Time: Tarneeb.com

Tarneeb.com is a place you go to play cards (aka Bridge or Contract Bridge), for those of you who aren’t familiar with the game, its basically played by four players who form two partnerships; the...

Posted Feb 15 2010, 08:02 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, startup, Social Media, Web 2.0, Startups, Q&A

ArabCrunch.Net, New Features and Updates

ArabCrunch.NET, is the first online community which gathers all Arab ITs, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists in one place where they can connect, talk and collaborate easily. ArabCrunch.NET has launched...

Posted Dec 25 2009, 08:45 AM by Mohammad Badi±

Filed under: community, startup, arabcrunch, Tech

CERT|Wharton Entrepreneurial Planning and Innovation Competition (EPIC)-DeadLine, 20th of December.

The CERT (Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training) Group of Companies the largest private education provider in the Middle East, has launched in collaboration with the Wharton School in...

Posted Dec 16 2009, 03:54 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Arab, Events, UAE, startup, business plan competition, VC & Capital, CERT, Wharton

Tiba3a: Unleashing the Beauty of Arabic on the Web

No one can deny that Arabic is one of the best looking written languages out there, it’s considered a highly sophisticated art form in addition of it being a communication medium. Yet the amount of Arabic...

Posted Oct 26 2009, 06:47 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Arabic, UAE, Dubai, startup, Web 2.0, Startups, twitter, Arabic Language, Arabic Fonts, Tiba3a, PKGulati, Fonts, CloudAppers

Breaking: Kzalek, Frist Twitter Arabic Desktop App Beta Launched (supports all platforms), Farisi UI Planned.

Last month, I nagged and was wondering why the current Twitter AIR based Desktop apps such as TweetDeck and Seesmic do not support Arabic text on Mac or Linux? But now I can breathe the sigh of relief...

Posted Oct 18 2009, 11:25 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Arab, Arabic, africa, startup, Air, mobile, Social Media, Web 2.0, sms, Zain, Startups, Mobile 2.0, twitter, Twitvid

Breaking: Kzalek, First Twitter Arabic Desktop App Beta Launched (supports all platforms), Farisi UI Planned.

Last month, I nagged and was wondering why the current Twitter AIR based Desktop apps such as TweetDeck and Seesmic do not support Arabic text on Mac or Linux? But now I can breathe the sigh of relief...

Posted Oct 18 2009, 11:25 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Arab, Arabic, africa, startup, Air, mobile, Social Media, Web 2.0, sms, Zain, Startups, Mobile 2.0, twitter, Twitvid

imHalal The Google for Muslims, Achieves Around 800,000 Visits After Less than One Month of its Launch.

imHalal the a new search engine for Muslims that went live on September 1s.t during the Islamic month of Ramadan has achieved popularity in very short time with around 800,000 visits since its launch....

Posted Sep 27 2009, 11:40 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Islam, international, Europe, Google, startup, search, YouTube, Ikbis, Startups, watwet, Search Engines, Netherlands, islam youtube, Denimark, Dutch

New BlackBerry App: Send Contact Information Via SMS with BBerryapp.com’s New Free -SMS Contact- App

After achieving a hit with its free “Forward, Reply and Edit” BlackBerry (BB) app. BberryApp.com the Jordanian startup that is focused on Blackberry application development, just released “SMS...

Posted Sep 26 2009, 08:17 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, international, startup, USA, Mobile 2.0, Startup News, Telecom, BberryApp.com, Forward, Reply and Edit, BlackBerry, mobile apps, App World, BB, SMS Contact

Wizrads Productions’ Online Multiplayer Arabic Games Experiences Viral Growth

Jordan based Wizrads Productions was founded by serial entrepreneur and ex-maktoobian Sohaib Thiab along with Hussam Hammo, Afif Toukan and Omar Turk and was angel funded by 3 friends of Sohaib. The startup...

Posted Sep 12 2009, 11:37 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Arabic, startup, games, Web 2.0, Startups, Sohaib Thiab, Arabic Games, Wizrad Productions, Arabian Hitman, Ramoys, Browser Games, Sa7ara, Arabic Mafia

Wizards Productions’ Online Multiplayer Arabic Games Experiences Viral Growth

Jordan based Wizrads Productions was founded by serial entrepreneur and ex-maktoobian Sohaib Thiab along with Hussam Hammo, Afif Toukan and Omar Turk and was angel funded by 3 friends of Sohaib. The startup...

Posted Sep 12 2009, 11:37 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Arabic, startup, games, Web 2.0, Startups, Sohaib Thiab, Arabic Games, Arabian Hitman, Ramoys, Browser Games, Sa7ara, Arabic Mafia, Wizards Productions

Forward, Reply and Edit App Lets You Do That For BlackBerry’s Emails

BberryApp.com a Jordanian startup, focusing on Blackberry Application development, just released its first application for the BlackBerry Smartphones: “Forward, Reply and Edit” which lets you do what its...

Posted Aug 06 2009, 10:34 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, international, startup, mobile, Startups, Mobile 2.0, app, BlackBerry

The Saudi Founder of Untiny Acquires Twtbase, Plans to Make It More Intelligent and Promises Malicious URL Alerts for Untiny

The Saudi founder of Untiny Acquires Twtbase promise to make it more intelligent, Promise malicious url Alerts for Untiny Saleh Al Zaid the talented Saudi programmer, entrepreneur and founder of Untiny...

Posted Jul 17 2009, 06:16 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, international, startup, USA, Social Media, Web 2.0, Startups, twitter, Untiny, MSN, Windows Live Messenger, Aqcusition, gtalk, VC & Capital, Tiny, boot, Tinyurl, Bit.ly, malicious

AppGiveaway: Win iPhone Apps and Generate Them Buzz

As there are 40,000+ of app developed for iPhone and iPod touch, many of them are not free, AppGiveway offers you the chance to win them. And if you were a developer who wants to promote your app/s , AppGiveaway...

Posted Jul 02 2009, 08:29 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: international, africa, Europe, UK, startup, USA, iPhone, Apple, Asia, Startups, Mobile 2.0, website, apps, Latin America, iPhone 3GS, Apple AppGiveaway, Yeman, Giveaways, iPodTouch, CNET

Folowen Goes to Public Beta, Adds Direct Follow

Folowen the Jordanian startup which was previously reviewed by ArabCrunch here , has just gone out of private beta, which means people can start using folowen without an invitation code. Folowen is a search...

Posted Jun 23 2009, 07:21 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, international, Google, startup, search, Facebook, YouTube, Social Media, Web 2.0, twitter, Startup News, Social Networking, API, Search Engines, friendfeed, folowen, Google AJAX Search API

Folowen: Find People and Organizations Across the Social Media World (Invites.)

folowen which is currently in closed-beta is a useful tool that enables users to find profiles of people and organizations in different social media sites ( currently 18.) Users can save searches and chose...

Posted May 29 2009, 04:59 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Amman, startup, Facebook, YouTube, Social Media, Web 2.0, Startups, twitter, Social Networking, Search Engines, search engin, questler, folowen, Connact

TwitVid: Tweet your Videos to Twitter

If you have been using Twitter for a long time, you might know Twitpic , an add-on service to twitter that lets you tweet your pics. but what about video tweets? Until recently there have not been any...

Posted May 24 2009, 08:45 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, international, startup, USA, Web 2.0, Startups, Mobile 2.0, twitter, video sharing, EatLime, Twtivid, TwitVid.io, Y Combinator, twitpic

HerSphere: Social Network and Blogging Platform for Women

You know facebook? Right? Well there are other types of social networks that have been popping up every now and then: These are vertical social networks, or social networks that specialize in a certain...

Posted May 11 2009, 06:46 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Blogging, international, Lebanon, Europe, Blogs, startup, MIT, USA, Social Media, Web 2.0, Asia, Startups, Social Networking, social network, Blogging Platforms, Wordpress MU, WIT, HerSphere, BuddyPress, Socail Media, Women in IT, Salam Yamout, Sartups

Woopra Beats Google Analytics in RealTime: Now with New Releases + 10 Invites.

Many Arab startups just duplicate International websites especially American based and add few things such as local feel and an Arabic Interface. However there are a number of Arab entrepreneurs and startups...

Posted Apr 02 2009, 09:24 PM by ArabCrunch

ZAAD a User Generated Directory and Search Engine for Palestine.

ZAAD is a Palestinian Arabic/English user generated Local search engine. Currently maintains a database for Palestinian private sector and NGOs. ZAAD allows users to enter their information directly to...

Posted Apr 02 2009, 08:23 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Palestine, Arab World, startup, Gaza, war, Web 2.0, Startups, search engine, Search Engines, War in Gaza, Zaad, NGOs, SADAf

Slang 2.0: t3aj.com a Repository for Arabic Slang Language.

Us: Arabs or those who speak or currently learning Arabic, find it difficult to understand slang language that are used in other Arab countries than ours, as each Arab country has a different dialect and...

Posted Mar 21 2009, 09:38 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Egypt, Arab World, Lebanon, UAE, startup, Open Source, Web 2.0, PHP, Startups, Portals, Advice &Tips, wordpress, Repository, AlKhawarizmy, CMS, t3aj.com, Joomla, Slang 2.0, slang language, langauge, Zeinab Samir, Gabriel Abi Aad, Wiki, dialect, slang

Osfoor an Alltop Useful Arabic Clone

Osfoor an Arabic word which mean Bird, is exactly like what Guy Kawasaki ’s Alltop is today: A news aggregator but in Arabic. Like Alltop the people behind Osfoor select websites and blogs and add them...

Posted Jan 30 2009, 03:11 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Blogging, startup, Startups, Add new tag, Sudan, alltop, Osfoor, Guy Kawasiki

Wikeez Received Seed Funding of USD $250,000 from Kuv Capital.

Wikeez a Lebanon based new social entertainment web site has received USD $250,000 from Kuv Capita l, the funding will be used for development and attracting market adoption. Wikeez allow people to publish...

Posted Oct 22 2008, 06:54 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Blogging, international, Lebanon, Europe, Dubai, startup, USA, Social Media, Beirut, Web 2.0, Asia, Startups, Portals, Social Networking, France, VC & Capital, Paris

Muxlim Plans The World’s First Virtual World for Muslims.

Muslim.com the Muslims social network which was launched late 2006, is planning to launch a virtual world like SecondLife but for Muslims. Unlike second life TechCrunchUK reports that this idea will be...

Posted Oct 21 2008, 05:12 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Islam, UAE, startup, Web 2.0, muslim, Social Networking, video sharing, Quran, WSA, Virtual World

No more Twitter SMS! BrightKite has Free International In-Bound SMS and, It Also Redesigned and Added New Features -30 Invites-

If you are outside USA, Canada and UK, you no longer can get your twitter friends update via SMS, yhough a number of starups came along to offer you twitter SMS but with hefty charge per SM S . Well that...

Posted Oct 11 2008, 01:31 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, international, Europe, startup, USA, Social Media, Web 2.0, sms, Asia, Startups, twitter, Social Networking, API, social network, beta, Where 2.0, LBS, Brightkite

Living to Al–Kindi’s Heritage, KindiSoft : Securing Your Rich Internet Application & Protecting Your IP

Do you Al-Kindi (also known as Alkindus) (Arabic: أبو يوسف يعقوب إبن إسحاق الكندي )? most probably not. He was a 9th century pioneer in cryptanalysis and cryptology, he also devised new methods of breaking...

Posted Oct 06 2008, 07:48 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Amman, Arab, international, Europe, startup, USA, Air, PSUT, Asia, Telecom, ASTF, Intel, Flash, Adobe

HydePark Social Networking + Digg Group Blogging Platform

Current Arabic based SaaS blogging platforms are even homegrown such as Maktoob Blogs , Jeeran Blogs , and Albawaba Blogs. Or International platforms like Wordpress.com and Blogger (from Google) . While...

Posted Sep 21 2008, 08:48 AM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Arab World, Blogging, Blog, Google, startup, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogger, Startups, Social Networking, Morocco, digg, Wordpress.com, SaaS

3alarasi In-House Professional Cartoon Animation, and User Generated MultiMedia Content Social Network.

3alarasi is an interesting Jordanian startup, iwhich is an entertainment portal that mixes its in-house produced unique animated cartoons, caricature, audio productions, and articles, with users generated...

Posted Aug 22 2008, 07:07 PM by ArabCrunch

Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, Arab, startup, Cartoon, mobile, Social Media, Web 2.0, Zain, bbc, Startups, Portals, Mobile 2.0, e-marketing, Social Networking, KSA, online gaming, Future TV, gaming, video sharing, GCC, animation, creative, photo sharing, MMS

The Up-and-Coming Arabic Web

It’s great to see so many more Middle Eastern websites and startups popping up across the web, from Yamli to the Egyptian family-friendly version of YouTube that has gotten quite a bit of attention...

Posted Jul 22 2008, 09:20 AM by ⅓ Poet. ⅓ Geek. ⅓ Egyptian.

Filed under: Egypt, Thoughts, Internet, Arab, Arabic, startup, Websites, Geekery, Web2.0, middle+east

New Job Search website from Jordan targeting Worldwide audience

Orfalis, an entrepreneurial software company in Jordan, that acts and feels like startups, has gone public with their latest venture: http://www.jobbind.com This has been a "secret project" for...

Posted May 01 2008, 12:28 PM by Startup Jounrey in MENA (was Random Consistent Ideas)

Filed under: Jordan, startup

New Job Search website from Jordan targeting Worldwide audience

Orfalis, an entrepreneurial software company in Jordan, that acts and feels like startups, has gone public with their latest venture: http://www.jobbind.com This has been a "secret project" for...

Posted May 01 2008, 12:28 PM by Random Consistent Ideas

Filed under: Jordan, startup

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