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06 Jul 2017 | 02:07 BST

Prescription drugs overused and abused in the Mideast

Posted by Pakinam Amer | Categories: Health, Research, Science

It turns out that, in the Middle East, getting access to prescription medications for serious ailments, in the absence of supervision, can sometimes be as easy as picking up an over-the-counter medicine for a headache or the common cold, or so claims a new review published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.  Read more

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13 Mar 2016 | 16:44 GMT

Exceptional collection of Iron Age weapons discovered in Oman

Posted by Pakinam Amer | Categories: Research, Science

Bows, arrows, daggers and axes found in Mudhmar Est.

A collection of bronze weapons dating from the second Iron Age (900-600 BC) has been uncovered near Adam, at the frontier between oasis and desert regions in Oman, according to the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), under the French Ministry of Education and Research.  Read more

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30 Dec 2014 | 14:51 GMT

2014 Year in Review: Nature Middle East highlights

Posted by Pakinam Amer | Categories: Education, Health, Policy, Research, Roundup, Science, Technology, Wisdom

In retrospect, 2014 was a mixed bag for the region – with some significant research produced on one hand, but on the other, in some countries, education, health and sectors in academia received some hard blows as a result of conflict and war.  Read more

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  • Qatar
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29 Apr 2014 | 10:31 BST

Under the microscope: Women & science

Posted by Mohammed Yahia | Categories: Policy, Research, Science, Wisdom

Pursuing a science career in the Arab world is challenging, but women embarking on this path may find challenges that their male peers do not face. Why are there no women scientist models that young scientists can aspire to? Why do women hardly ever land top managerial jobs in universities and research centres?  Read more

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