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Careem Launches Donation Campaign with World Food Program to Support Lebanon Amid Crisis

Customers can participate in the initiative using the Careem app by placing food orders, purchasing groceries, sending money, or making direct donations.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Built to Endure: How SADER Keeps Operating Through Conflict in Lebanon

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

No Guarantees, Only Grit: Leading Through Lebanon’s Relentless Uncertainty

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

Reset and Resilience: Joseph El Khoury Repositions for Growth Amid Lebanon’s Crisis

By Tamara Pupic

Entrepreneurs

Writing Through the Fire: Why Telling Lebanon’s Entrepreneurial Stories Cannot Wait

Lebanese entrepreneurs explain that running a business in Lebanon brings both frustration and pride: “Frustration from instability, but pride in building something meaningful despite it.” I need to begin this story by sharing my own doubts about how to navigate reporting on Lebanese entrepreneurs during a period of escalating uncertainty. In early March 2026, I […]

By Tamara Pupic

Leadership

Betting Big on Arab Brilliance: Meet Maharat Co-Founders Arman Khederlarian and Bassem Jamaleddine

The co-founders share insights on building a living archive of Arab excellence.

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

Future-Proofing Lebanon’s Workforce: Talentdu and Lebanese American University Train 300+ Professionals in Artificial Intelligence Marketing

With the country facing a critical economic crossroads, this event was not just about AI—it was about leveraging technology to empower Lebanese talent to build a sustainable future.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Award-Winning Author Chaker Khazaal Launches AI Scholarships to Digitally Empower Lebanon’s Youth

20 fully funded scholarships in artificial intelligence and digital marketing will be offered to young people from vulnerable communities.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

New Vision, Same Legacy: Gedeon Group

How the three Gedeon siblings -Michel, Malek, and Tara Gedeon- are securing Gedeon Group's position at the forefront of the ever-evolving retail and distribution industry.

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

Navigating Necessity: How Lebanon’s 2019 Economic Collapse Led Rudy Younes To Build Two Startups That Are Now Hitting Six-Figure Revenues

"I believe in leveraging technology to empower individuals and businesses throughout MENA, helping them achieve more and improve their livelihoods."

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

Business News

We Design Beirut Founder Mariana Wehbe Aims To Attract The Global Design Scene To Lebanon

While We Design Beirut has been formulated as a program that celebrates design and creativity within the Lebanese community, Mariana Wehbe believes that the event can eventually also encourage synergies beyond boundaries.

By Aby Sam Thomas

Business News

Lebanon-Based Dooda Solutions Wins Grand Prize Of US$100,000 In The 2023 Installment Of The PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Program: MENA Sustainability Edition

The announcement of the winner was made during the closing ceremony held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai on November 20, 2023.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Startup Spotlight: Lebanon-Based Agritech YY Regen Aims To Transform How The Nation’s Farming Sector Is Powered

YY Regen's services are spread across three verticals: renewable energy solutions, sustainable agriculture, and reliable and sustainable water solutions.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

Business News

Startup Spotlight: Lebanon-Based Dooda Solutions’ Earthworm Farms Offer Eco-Friendly Fertilizer Alternatives To Farmers In The Region

Dooda Solutions' vermicompost products aim to enhance soil health as well as provide sustainable solutions for farmers.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

Business News

Startup Spotlight: Lebanon-Headquartered Mruna Is Bringing Its Urban Resilience Solutions To The UAE

Mruna's most significant offering is BiomWeb, a decentralized nature-based wastewater treatment system, that operates using the design philosophy that "there is no waste in nature."

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

Business News

Malak Yacout’s The Volunteer Circle Is Mobilizing The Next Generation Towards Active Social Impact In The Middle East And Beyond

Having witnessed firsthand the lack of human resources management in realizing social impact, Yacout set out on her entrepreneurial endeavor with a mission to better harness the power of volunteerism in the Middle East.

By Pamella de Leon

Business News

Making The Impossible, Possible: Sabrina Mouhieddine, CEO And Creative Director, Liliblanc, Is Authoring Her Own Success Story

Mouhieddine hopes that her ready-to-wear fashion label will, one day, become the "go-to" brand for every woman, whether out at work, or in her leisure time.

By Nada Al Hammoud

Business News

Anamcara Capital General Partner Annelie Ajami Has Big Dreams For Her Venture Capital Firm (And For The Startups It Supports)

Annelie Ajami launched Anamcara Capital, an Abu Dhabi-headquartered pre-seed and seed stage venture fund investing in B2B technologies, in 2021 with a firm decision that founders will always top her agenda.

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

American University Of Beirut Organizes Hackathon To Find Cryptocurrency Solutions To Lebanon’s Hyperinflation Crisis

A 48-hour hackathon was organized by the Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with i-Park and Beirut Digital District, at the American University of Beirut's Olayan School of Business.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Darwazah Center’s Startup Accelerate Demo Day Sees Winners Address Problems Specific To The Lebanese Economy

Held under the theme "Think Global Build Local," the event saw eight teams pitching their business ideas that could tackle problems specific to the country as well as solutions to substitute trade imports and encourage more exports.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Darwazah Center’s Hackathon Looks For Tech Solutions For Ineffective Foreign Aid Management in Lebanon

Three Lebanese startups won the Darwazah Center's "Data for Good- I Code for Lebanon" hackathon by trying to solve "waste" or "leakage" in the current system of foreign aid disbursement in Lebanon.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Against All Odds: Caroline Fattal Fakhoury, Founder, Stand For Women

Caroline Fattal Fakhoury on women's economic empowerment in Lebanon and beyond.

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

EFG Hermes Continues Its Longest Streak Of Deals In A Year With Successful Completion Of Its Advisory On The Sale Of Bank Audi S.A.E. To First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

The acquisition will see FAB consolidate Bank Audi S.A.E's total assets of EGP85.6 billion (as of December 2020) and its well-established retail and corporate banking operations across a network of 53 branches.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Webinar Invite: Against All Odds, Featuring Caroline Fattal Fakhoury, Founder, Stand For Women, And Board Member, Fattal Group

This Against All Odds webinar will be held at 2:00pm (UAE time) on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

Cloud Kitchen Platform Kaykroo Debuts Entrepreneur Program To Bring International Restaurant Concepts To The UAE

The UAE-headquartered foodtech company has already secured exclusive partnerships with select establishments from Lebanon and Turkey, giving them a boost to scale their businesses.

By Pamella de Leon

Business News

Against All Odds: Karma Ekmekji, Founder, #Diplowomen

The Beirut-based founder of #Diplowomen Karma Ekmekji on how women can advance themselves in a world where most careers are male-dominated.

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

Insect Kids, A Sustainable Toy Concept Built By Jordanian Innovators, Wins Audi Innovation Award 2020

The project has been awarded with the 2020 Audi Innovation Award trophy, an all-expense paid trip to the Audi factory at Ingolstadt, Germany, and US$25,000 worth of consultancy.

By Pamella de Leon

Business News

Dubai Design District (d3) To Aid Lebanese Design Businesses After The Beirut Blast

The initiative will enable startups, entrepreneurs, boutique studios, and large-scale companies to restart their services and scale up locally and regionally.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

#EntME Live Webinar Invite: Against All Odds With Diplowomen Founder Karma Ekmekji

Karma Ekmekji, founder of #Diplowomen, co-founder of 3QA, and a consultant with UN Women, on how generations of Lebanese women developed strength, a practical business acumen, and a problem solving attitude.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Eye On The Future: Ashghali Co-Founders Marc Ibrahim And Joseph Hajjar

Marc Ibrahim and Joseph Hajjar are dreaming big as the co-founders of Ashghali, an online marketplace connecting prospective clients with local professionals in Lebanon.

By Tamara Pupic