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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press has launched its re-designed academic publishing platform, QScience.com, with improved discoverability features and the latest in Open Access academic publishing options. The bilingual user interface supports the publication of scholarly content in both Arabic and English. The platform boasts a modern interface and a responsive site design for optimised display which is intuitive to use....

A week-long "reduction in violence" between the Taliban, the United States and Afghan security forces took effect on Friday, raising hopes of a resolution to the 18-year-long war. The agreement struck during negotiations between US and Taliban representatives, if maintained, could secure a peace deal that would lead to a withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. More: Afghan president says Pompeo reports progress...

Mainland China has reported 118 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak , pushing the number of deaths nationwide to at least 2,236. Beijing also reported 1,109 new confirmed cases of the disease during the same period, sharply up from 349 cases the previous day, reversing three days of decline. More: Facial recognition: Concerns over China's widespread surveillance Why does Indonesia have no reported cases of coronavirus? ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the window of opportunity to stem the deadly coronavirus epidemic was "narrowing" amid concern about a surge in cases with no clear link to China, including in a range of countries in the Middle East. Lebanon and Israel confirmed their first cases on Friday, while Iran's health ministry reported two more deaths among 13 new...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is used to scathing criticism from most in the international community for his human rights record. But he was widely praised last week when he welcomed a cruise liner that had been stranded at sea for more than two weeks amid fears passengers on board may be carrying the deadly new coronavirus. The ship,...

Efforts to control the desert locust are continuing in a number of areas that have witnessed a proliferation since Thursday, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said Friday. "Our field teams are working in accordance with an action plan aimed at combating swarms as soon as possible, and have produced positive results so far," the MME tweeted. The ministry has...

The Al Khor Family Park witnessed huge crowds Friday, the first Friday after the reopening of the park, as people from around Qatar thronged the site to spend their weekend. The revamped park was opened to the public on February 16. Among the chief attractions at the park are a zoo, a wide range of animals and birds, a...

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena), especially Qatar, serves as a fertile ground for professional wrestling to further grow and be successful, Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) general manager Eric Bischoff has said. “This (Mena) is an exciting new market for QPW and for professional wrestling in general, and I think QPW has a tremendous opportunity to be very successful...

Qatar’s embassy in Beijing offered medical help to the People’s Republic of China in its fight against the novel coronavirus. Qatar’s ambassador to China Mohamed Abdullah al-Dehaimi said that the country stands united with China in its fight against the virus. He expressed his confidence in the success of China in overcoming the crisis, praising the measures they took...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, for high-level discussions with the kingdom's leaders. During his visit, which started on Wednesday - the first since the US forces killed a top military commander of Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran, leading to soaring tensions - Washington's top diplomat will hold discussions with King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS),...

The head of Libya's internationally recognised government has said attacks on the capital by eastern forces have overtaken United Nations-brokered ceasefire negotiations, dampening hopes of a quickly revival of the talks following his side's withdrawal. Renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces on Tuesday struck the main port in Tripoli, prompting Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj's Government of National Accord (GNA) to suspend its participation in the indirect...

Tehran, Iran - Authorities in Iran have appealed to the country's nearly 58 million eligible voters to turn out for a key parliamentary election on Friday, but many young voters in the capital, Tehran, said they have no intention of taking part in the poll. As the week-long campaign for Iran's 290-member parliament came to a close on Wednesday, President Hassan...

Tehran, Iran - Two elderly people have died in Iran after testing positive for the new coronavirus, according to health officials. The deaths on Wednesday were the outbreak's first fatalities in the Middle East. Chinese firms cannot afford to pay workers as virus damages sales Coronavirus poses risk to global economy's fragile recovery: IMF Cheating death: China's Wuhan coronavirus survivors recall ordeal "Two elderly people have died...

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians fleeing a fierce government push are being squeezed into ever-smaller areas near Turkey's border under horrendous conditions, including below-freezing temperatures that are killing babies and children, the United Nations humanitarian chief has warned. Addressing the UN Security Council, Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday the "unfolding humanitarian catastrophe" in Syria's northwestern Idlib province had overwhelmed efforts to deliver and provide...