Health ministry combats counterfeit drugs
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced at a conference Sunday that the government will initiate a campaign against counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, a collaborative effort with global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).…
Rise in vegetable prices means no cooked meals for Egyptian families
CAIRO: Last year, bread was added to the list of unattainable goods for Egyptian families, along with meat. Now, even vegetables are becoming a luxury that many cannot afford. Vegetables…
No to a third intifada
WASHINTON, DC: Whether or not a solution to the crisis over settlements is achieved in the coming days, it's becoming increasingly clear that the direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are in serious…
Beware of Smiling Bears
WARSAW: Remember the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), aimed at enshrining “commonly-shared values” between Russia and the European Community? Signed in 1994 during the hopeful early days of Russia’s first-ever…
German Reunification and the New Europe
PARIS: I began writing this column shortly after a remarkable anniversary. Oct. 3, 1989, was the effective date for the implementation of a stunning decision taken barely a month earlier.…
India: No longer handcuffed to history
NEW DELHI: A recent court ruling has revealed India’s strengths and limitations as it grapples with its transformation from a land handcuffed to history — ever since the Partition of…
Insurance M&A needs Saudi central bank’s nod
RIYADH: The Saudi insurance market is ripe for mergers and acquisitions but these await a nod from the central bank, the chief executive of the kingdom's biggest insurance firm Tawuniya…
Asia Naphtha-Saudi Aramco sales premiums recover
SINGAPORE: Saudi Aramco sold 50,000 tonnes of A180 naphtha for early-November loading from Ras Tanura to a Western trader at $16.00-$17.00 a tonne above Middle East quotes, free-on-board (FOB) basis,…
Rising sugar price eats into Saudi Savola’s Q3 margin
RIYADH: Saudi-based conglomerate Savola Group posted a near-2 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Monday, sharply below forecasts, after a rise in global sugar prices ate into its margins.…
US will one day beg Iran for ties, says Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN: Iran's President claimed the United States will one day apologize and beg Tehran that the two countries resume diplomatic relations, the official IRNA news agency reported. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also…
