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Egyptian “Cool Screen” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Ideas Track

This story is provided by MIT Enterprise Forum - Pan-Arab Region.

Palestinian “Avatar IT” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Start-up Track

Lebanese “eTobb” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Start-up Track.

eTobb is a web application that allows users to ask health related questions to doctors and get answers in a short period of time for free. Users can get as many medical opinions as they need for free with a click of a button. The recently launched company aims at growing the largest medical expert network in the MENA region allowing users to make better decisions and receive the information they need the most.

Maybe you just want to rent a place with a friend; or you’re getting married and want to buy a new apartment; or perhaps you want to move out of your parents' house and gain independence.

Regardless, you’re on the search for a place to live. But where do you find that information in Lebanon?

Egyptian “Smart Image” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Idea’s Track

Eslam Azmy, Magdi Atia and Sanaa Hassan all shared a common passion for photography, the three decided to turn their passion into a business where they developed a patented technology that transforms a freehand sketch into a professional 3D design within minutes.

Jordanian “Ebshir.com” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Start-up Track, a press release said Monday.

Ebshir.com is the first online cars search engine listing more than 100,000 vehicles and targeting the Zarqa Free Zone area in Jordan. It provides a comprehensive car directory in addition to location based services to help customers find the car of their dreams with a click of a button.

The medical industry in the Middle East is not always easy to navigate for patients.

In the GCC, expats often have difficulty finding doctors they can trust. In the Levant, especially Lebanon, there's a large number of world class medical practitioners, however picking the best one for a specific need can be a challenge; and that's without mentioning how difficult it is to go to a clinic while dealing with busy work schedules and traffic congestion.

Jordanian “Smisim&Sumac” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Ideas Track.

“Smisim&Sumac” is on a mission to discover, preserve and promote Arabic culinary traditions by turning local food producers into international suppliers. We recently interviewed Sara Dajani the mind behind the project to know more about her idea and how she aims at empowering Jordanian thyme and olive oil producers.

3 gold awards, 4 silver, 3 bronze and 12 shortlists

DUBAI, 11 February, 2013 – Horizon Draftfcb has cause to celebrate in the wake of an astonishing haul of awards from the 2013 MENA Cristal Festival held in Lebanon last week. NIVEA, NIVEA for Men, OREO, Just Falafel and charity Tamanna were amongst the clients who won or were shortlisted across 11 of the 15 categories available picking up a total of 22 honours.

Lebanese “Zoomaal” has been selected as one of the semi-finalist teams for this year’s MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region Start-Up Competition for the Start-up Track, a press release said Tuesday.

Abdallah Absi a web apps developer and a serial entrepreneur is on a mission to raise fund for projects in the Middle East through a new crowd-funding platform called “Zoomaal” which will be launched this month.