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Ninety-two people died and more than 200 others were injured due to hospital mishaps in the last year, a new report shows. Read More

Moroccan health ministry reported on Sunday a new fatality case due to the swine flu virus north of Tangiers city, raising the number of deaths to four in the north African country. Read More

The RasGas Safety, Health and Environmental Group has hosted a training programme on the challenges of climate change to representatives from Qatar's Ministry of Environment and Ras Laffan Industrial City. Entitled "Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Management: Framework and Upcoming Challenges", the training programme provided participants with updated information on climate change from scientific, regulatory and technology perspectives, focusing on the implications for Qatar and the Middle East as a whole. Read More

The finance ministry has rebuffed the petroleum ministry's recent proposal to give income tax breaks to entities producing natural gas under exploration permits given during the first seven rounds of Nelp (national exploration licensing policy). Read More

The confusion prevailing over which ministry would finally get to regulate the Rs10,000-crore medical devices industry seems to be clearing up with the Prime Minister's Office deciding to intervene. Read More

Defense Minister Ehud Barak has raised the idea of conscripting the Environmental Protection Ministry's green police and the Nature and Parks Authority (NPA) rangers to help enforce the settlement building freeze in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Read More