By Rinat Harash and Ari Rabinovitch EIN GEDI, Israel (Reuters) – The eyes of a predator prowling through the Judean desert are easily seen in the park ranger’s spotlight from 100 meters (yards) away. Normally this would mean a smaller animal, a fox or the occasional coyote, is after a midnight snack. But since the […]
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed an attack in the Libyan city of Misrata in which at least three people were killed on Wednesday, the militant group’s news agency Amaq said. It said fighters loyal to the group had attacked a court building in the city where shooting and an explosion were reported. (Reporting […]
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Sohag, EGYPT (Reuters) – Turn the clock back just over half a century and a contest between two men in the ancient Egyptian martial art of tahteeb could see the loser injured, or even killed. Today however, striking is no longer permitted in this form of stick-fighting, references to which were discovered written inside ancient […]
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Sohag, EGYPT (Reuters) – Turn the clock back just over half a century and a contest between two men in the ancient Egyptian martial art of tahteeb could see the loser injured, or even killed. Today however, striking is no longer permitted in this form of stick-fighting, references to which were discovered written inside ancient […]
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By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Nigeria, Egypt and Tunisia could all book their spots at next year’s World Cup in the penultimate round of African qualifiers at the weekend but the other two slots will only be decided next month. A home victory over Zambia – a side they beat away at the […]
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s central bank plans to raise the required reserve ratio on local currency deposits to 14 percent from 10 percent for domestic banks, effective Oct. 10, the bank said on Tuesday. “In the light of the Egyptian banks’ strong financial indicators and improving performance and profitability that have been reflected in the […]
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quipped on Tuesday that Libya can become a new Dubai if it can clear the dead bodies away, the latest gaffe by Britain’s top diplomat. Johnson, who has offended some allies with flippant remarks, told Conservative Party members that the Libyan city of Sirte could be […]
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(Reuters) – Mylan NV said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two doses of its generic version of Teva’s Copaxone used to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. Shipping of the Glatiramer Acetate 40 mg/mL for 3-times-a-week injection and 20 mg/mL for once-daily injection will begin imminently, the company said on […]
Read More By Divya Grover (Reuters) – RedHill Biopharma Ltd said on Tuesday its drug to treat diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome met the main goal in a mid-stage study, but the positive data failed to impress investors, sending its U.S.-listed shares lower. The company said the drug, Bekinda, improved stool consistency in patients when compared with a […]
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By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia has received $50 million in new aid from Saudi Arabia but the gesture does not change the central government’s decision to remain neutral in Riyadh’s dispute with fellow Gulf state Qatar, a senior Somali official said on Tuesday. The money follows a visit to Riyadh last week by […]
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By Rik Sharma MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona’s Catalan defender Gerard Pique was targeted by angry Spain fans on Monday as he took part in an open training session with the national team the day after the Catalonia independence referendum that was declared illegal by the Government. Centre-back Pique, who voted in the referendum and has […]
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Monarch Alternative Capital recommended buying Japan’s Toshiba Corp <6502.T>, saying the company’s shares have at least a 30 percent upside. Andrew Herenstein, Monarch’s chief investment officer, said on Tuesday the market is overestimating the risk of Toshiba being delisted next year, creating an overhang for the stock, which is trading at […]
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