Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, has announced the launch of Nature Middle East (www.nature.com/naturemiddleeast), a new website highlighting scientific and medical research from the Arabic-speaking Middle East region. Continuously updated with articles in English and Arabic, Nature Middle East is sponsored by the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia.
Nature Middle East features news, features, and short 'Research Highlights'. Written by the Nature Middle East editorial team, 'Research Highlights' are summaries of interesting, recently-published papers, authored by researchers based in the Middle East region, from across the scientific and medical literature. Local job listings are provided by NatureJobs, and event listings by Nature Events. A blog, House of Wisdom, and a forum on Nature Network enable the community to connect, network and exchange information and ideas.
Nature Middle East is NPG's third major portal focusing on emerging areas in scientific and medical research, following the launch of Nature India in February 2008 and Nature China in 2007. The website currently covers Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Additional countries in the region may be added as Nature Middle East develops.
Nature Middle East Editor Mohammed Yahia has been actively promoting science in the Middle East region for a number of years. Prior to joining Nature Middle East, Mohammed was the MENA region coordinator for the website SciDev.Net and has worked as a reporter, editor, and consultant.
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