Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 14,2012 ZAGAZIG, Egypt – Egyptian voters are making their final choices in the first post-revolution presidential election. Many Egyptians say the electoral process will not resolve the issue at the top of people’s minds, however, and that is the … Continue reading →

May 14,2012 Ahmed Zahran couldn’t have been more excited when he received the email confirming that his startup was selected as a semi-finalist for the first innovation tournament in the Middle East, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School … Continue reading →

May 14,2012 Cisco has launched Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Training Center in Morocco. The Entrepreneur Institute will provide business acceleration skills through the use of technology.  http://www.telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?storyid=14228&section=S162  

May 13,2012 To date, the most important development in the region for the U.S. has been the fall of Egypt’s longtime president Hosni Mubarak. Since 1977, Egypt has been a strategic partner of the United States—providing essential political support to … Continue reading →

May 13,2012 Six in ten Egyptians want to cancel the peace treaty with Israel, a new poll has found, up from just over half of respondents since last year’s survey. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=269693

May 13,2012 CAIRO May 12 Xinhua — Egypt s economy has shown signs of recovery with increase in tourist arrivals national income and especially foreign reserves for the first time after a slowdown due to the political turmoil last year. … Continue reading →

May 13,2012 Millions of Bangladeshis with no access to electricity can take hope from projects like GreenSpark presented at the inaugural edition of the regional Wharton Innovation Tournament last week in Abu Dhabi. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/young-entrepreneurs-battle-it-out-1.1021939