As startup accelerators boom on a global scale, the Middle East is seeing a fair amount of the action. In 2013, several new accelerators launched in the region, inclduing Fast Forward in Palestine, Bedaya and JuiceLabs in Egypt, and In5, Turn8, and Afkar.me in the UAE. Others, like France's Safir Labs, have shown interest in startups from the region as well.
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