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Sidra Medicine Wins Substantial JDRF Research Grant

Sidra Medicine (a member of Qatar Foundation) has been awarded a grant, to the value of one million US dollars from JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization. The awarded grant will support the establishment of …

BIPA Director General, WHO representative discuss cooperation

Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, Director General of the Institute for Public Administration (BIPA), received Dr. Tasneem Al Atatreh, representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Dr. Shaikha Rana affirmed BIPA’s keenness to …

Doctors Syndicate: Stop union procedures and return to work

The Doctors Syndicate announced this evening that it would stop union procedures and return to work based on the results of the dialogue with the government.

The crisis between the Doctors Syndicate, the Laboratory Medicine Syndicate, and the Federa…

The Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority said that the Israeli prison administration continues to violate the rights of prisoners and detainees, and deliberately neglects their health conditions, and refrains from providing them with the necessary treatment and what they need in light of the difficult conditions from which they suffer.

In its report issued today, Monday, after the visit of its lawyer Fadi Obaidat, the Commission revealed two medical cases in the Negev prison, including the case of prisoner Khaled Kamel Nawabit (46 years old) from the town of Barqa / Jericho Governor…

Morocco: Al Haouz Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 632

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Al Haouz region southwest of Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday night, has risen to 632, with 329 injured.

A televised statement by the Moroccan Interior Ministry said that most fatalities occurred in mo…

Al Haouz Earthquake in Morocco Leaves 296 Dead, 153 Injured

The Moroccan authorities announced Saturday that the preliminary toll of the powerful earthquake that struck the province of Al Haouz, southwest of Marrakech last night, has reached 296 people killed and 153 others injured.

“According to a provision…

Death Toll from Morocco Earthquake Rises to 1037

The death toll from the earthquake that struck Morocco, on Friday night, has risen to 1037.

1204 people were injured, 721 of them sustained severe injuries.

A statement by the Moroccan Interior Ministry said that most fatalities occurred in the re…