Saudi’s Edtech Startup Noon Raises $8.6 Million to Expand Operations
Noon's funding marks the biggest investment in the whole MENA edtech industry. The funding will be used to expand operations and crack new markets...
Mohammed Haseeb
Founder & Editor-in-Chief of LAFFAZ Media, Mohammed Haseeb is a self-taught business journalist and digital strategist covering startups, entrepreneurship, and emerging tech ecosystems across India, MENA, and global markets. His reporting highlights founder journeys, startup growth, and ecosystem developments, delivering actionable insights for entrepreneurs and business leaders worldwide.
UAE Minister of Economy Approves Uber-Careem Merger
UAE's Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri approves the acquisition of Dubai-based ride-hailing platform Careem by Uber...
This Dubai Entrepreneur got Selected for Amazon’s reality TV series ‘The Social Movement’
Briar Prestidge, a Dubai-based entrepreneur has been selected from thousands of business owners worldwide to compete in the Amazon reality TV series 'The Social Movement'...
Cairo, Egypt-based Transportation Startup Swvl Raises $42 Million
Swvl, Cairo, Egypt-based bus transportation startup has just raised $42 million in Series C funding round led by BECO Capital (Dubai), otf Jasoor and more...
The Rise of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Ecosystem in MENA
Summaries of all the major disruptions in the past few months in the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem of UAE, Saudi Arabia and the rest of MENA regions
Mawdoo3.com Raises $10 Million to Launch Q&A Platform ‘Ujeeb’
Mawdoo3.com, an Amman, Jordan-based encyclopedia in Arabic language has closed its series B round fund with $10 Million fresh fund...
Freshtohome Raises $11 Mn from UAE’s CE-Ventures
Bengaluru-based online fish and meet seller Freshtohome (formerly SeaToHome) has raised $11 million in a Series A round led by CE-Ventures, UAE...
Meet the Founders of Dubai-based IoT Startup WakeCap
The following startup story is of a young Indian woman Ishita Sood and a Dubai-based entrepreneur Hassan Albalawi who co-founded the IoT startup WakeCap...
Cobra Kai – A Web Series You Can Connect With
Cobra Kai, a continued storyline to the Karate Kid series of 1983. It manifests problems that everybody face in teenage as well as in adulthood.
An Interview with Naveed Qazi – Author of The Trader of War Stories
Today we would like to take pleasure in publishing this interview with the Kashmiri novelist Mr. Naveed Qazi in context to his book The Trader of War Stories.
Asifa’s Rape and Murder – The Trail of Questions & suffering of her Parents
Everybody knows that 8-year-old Asifa's rape and murder case has left the country shocked and has also created havoc between the two religions.