Syrian Tech Entrepreneurs Look To Jordan Startup Accelerator To Stay Afloat

The Startup Accelerator That's Keeping Syria's Tech Businesses Alive
Syrian army tanks are seen deployed in the Jobar neighbourhood of Damascus on August 24, 2013. The president of Syria's main opposition group called on Western nations to intervene after a suspected chemical attack that left up to 1,300 dead in the country ravaged by civil war. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian army tanks are seen deployed in the Jobar neighbourhood of Damascus on August 24, 2013. The president of Syria's main opposition group called on Western nations to intervene after a suspected chemical attack that left up to 1,300 dead in the country ravaged by civil war. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Jordan, Syria’s resource-poor neighbor, has opened Oasis500, the Arab world’s first and largest tech start-up accelerator. It is one of the few avenues available to Syrian entrepreneurs for starting over.

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