Cosmo and Hikma Sign License Agreement for Winlevi® in 17 Middle Eastern and North African Countries
Under the terms of the agreement, Hikma will receive from Cassiopea, a subsidiary of Cosmo, the exclusive right to register and commercialize Winlevi ® in 17 Middle Eastern and North African countries. Over 15,000 US health care providers have prescribed Winlevi® to date which represents 88% of total health care providers in dermatology. Hikma demonstrates strong performance in the dermatology market in the MENA region and is ranked among the top 10 companies in this therapeutic area. Their significant experience in commercialization in the MENA region gives us great confidence in their ability to successfully register and market Winlevi®. DisclaimerSome of the statements in this press release may be forward-looking statements or statements of future expectations based on currently available information.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 02, 2023 05:04 UTC
NORTH AFRICA | Tunisia’s Dar Blockchain Announces Partnership with HashGraph Association to Develop MENA Web3 Ecosystem
“The Hashgraph Association’s partnership with Dar Blockchain will accelerate the mass adoption of DLT in the MENA region. It is a result of this openness to Web3 that we are partnering with Dar Blockchain and committing to advance the MENA Web3 industry,” said Kamal Youssefi, President of The Hashgraph Association. Recently, the MENA region has been a frontrunner for Web3 growth and innovation. Kamal Youssefi, President of The Hashgraph Association, said:“The Hashgraph Association’s partnership with Dar Blockchain will accelerate the mass adoption of DLT in the MENA region. It is a result of this openness to Web3 that we are partnering with Dar Blockchain and committing to advance the MENA Web3 industry.”Founded in 2018, Dar Blockchain is a web 3.0 hub that supports the development of decentralized solutions and Web 3.0 initiatives across the Middle East and Africa region (MENA).
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 02, 2023 04:52 UTC
Fire engulfs police facility in Egypt's Ismailia, 25 hurt
CAIRO - A huge fire erupted at a police facility in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia early on Monday, injuring at least 25 people before firefighters contained the blaze after several hours, emergency services and media reported. Two witnesses told Reuters firefighters initially appeared to struggle to tackle the blaze. More than three hours later, state television said it had been contained. At least 25 people were injured in a preliminary count of casualties, the Egyptian Ambulance Authority said. (Reporting by Hatem Maher and Yusri Mohamed; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Christian Schmollinger)
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 02, 2023 04:49 UTC
Egypt: Axis plans fund-manager partnerships for e-wallet returns
Egyptian fintech Axis is planning partnerships with fund managers to allow its customers to earn a return on their e-wallet deposits, CEO Jacques Marco tells The Africa Report. There's more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Subscribe Now cancel anytime Already a a subscriber Sign In
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 02, 2023 04:03 UTC
North Korean soccer players clash with referee after losing to Japan
HANGZHOU, China, Oct 1 (Reuters) - North Korea soccer coach Sin Yong Nam defended his players after several clashed with match officials on the pitch after their 2-1 defeat to Japan in the Asian Games quarter-finals in Hangzhou on Sunday. With the confrontation drawing in the assistant referees and several security staff, the North Korean coach also ran to his players to try to defuse the situation. The North Korean players were earlier furious when Lutfullin awarded a penalty to Japan after goalkeeper Kang Juh Yok charged out and clipped the feet of Jun Nishikawa with an outstretched arm. Japan coach Go Oiwa declined to comment on the incident when asked. Additional reporting by Michael Church in Hangzhou, China; Editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 02, 2023 00:49 UTC
The Akron Legal News
We are environmentalresearchers whose work shows a need for better public health practices to protect people from dust storm pollutants. This work includes analyzing satellite images, creating simulation models for predicting dust particle transport, and identifying each dust storm's particle content. Public health recommendationsWe offer several practices here that we believe would help public health agencies successfully tackle the problem of polluted dust storms. One physical catalog for dust storm particles already exists at the 19th-century dust storm archive kept by the Natural History Museum at Humboldt University in Berlin. As deserts increasingly adjoin cities, industry and transportation corridors, desert dust storms will increasingly mirror human activity on land.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 02, 2023 00:01 UTC
Turkey says PKK targets in north Iraq destroyed after Ankara suicide attack
Air strikes in northern Iraq destroy Kurdish targets after the bombing in the capital, says the Turkish interior ministry. Turkey says its warplanes have carried out raids on Kurdish targets in northern Iraq following a suicide attack on a government building in capital Ankara. A Turkish interior ministry statement on Sunday said some 20 targets of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) group were “destroyed” in the aerial operation, including caves, shelters and depots. The strikes came hours after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance of the interior ministry building in Ankara, injuring two police officers. Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu, reporting from Istanbul, said security was tightened around the parliament and interior ministry buildings after the attack.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 20:38 UTC
Angola Commences a Six Month Bid Round For 12 Onshore Blocks
Angola Commences a Six Month Bid Round For 12 Onshore BlocksBy Roe Ferredo, in WindhoekAngola commenced, on September 30, 2023, the public tender for the award of 12 onshore blocks in the Kwanza and Congo basins. The acreages include:(A) Onshore Congo Basin blocks: CON Block 2, CON Block 3, CON Block 7 and CON Block 8. (B) Onshore Kwanza Basin Blocks include: Block KON 1, Block KON 3, Block KON 7, Block KON 10, Block KON 13, Block KON 14, Block KON 15 and Block KON 19. Source rock: Clays from the Bucomazi Formation; Reservoir: “Pinchout” sandstones of the Erva Formation; Trap: Mixed Type;Covering Rock: Clays from the Bucomazi Formation. Source rock: Clays from the Cuvo Formation; Reservoir: Carbonates from the Cuvo formation and sandstones in “pinchout”.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 19:10 UTC
Mali: Army and Separatist Rebels Clash in Fresh Fighting
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali claim to have seized another Malian army base, the fourth since August. The Malian army said Sunday it was involved in battles with separatist rebels in north of the country. It comes as Tuareg rebels claimed to have seized another military base from the military. There has been 'intense fighting' against 'terrorists' in the Bamba area, which separatist rebels claim to have taken control of, according to army reports on social media. The Malian army has also come under attack from al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked insurgents.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 17:16 UTC
Ukraine war latest: Russia 'preparing for years of fighting in Ukraine' - as it 'paints decoy bomber planes' at airbase
Dozens mourn Wagner boss 40 days after his death in a plane crashDozens of mourners have hailed Yevgeny Prigozhin as a patriotic hero of Russia who had spoken truth to power. It is still unclear what caused the plane to crash two months to the day since the mercenary chief's failed mutiny. Supporters waved the black flags of Wagner which sport a skull and the motto "Blood, Honour, Motherland, Courage". At memorials in Moscow and other Russian cities dozens of Wagner fighters and ordinary Russians paid their respects, though there was no mass outpouring of grief. And that's why he became popular both in Russia and abroad," it said.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 16:42 UTC
Mali Army Says New Fighting With Separatist Rebels in North
The Malian army said on Sunday that new fighting had broken out in the north between the military and armed rebel groups, the latest in a series of attacks on the army in the troubled West African country. The army reported on social media "intense fighting" against "terrorists" in the early hours of the morning, in the area of Bamba which separatist rebels claimed to have taken control of. Tuareg-dominated separatist groups said on Saturday that they had inflicted heavy losses on the Malian military in an attack in the centre of the country, claiming to have killed 81 soldiers. Since the end of August, the north of Mali has seen a resumption of hostilities by the CMA and an intensification of jihadist attacks against the Malian army. Mali's junta, which seized power in 2020, faces a multitude of security challenges throughout the poor and landlocked country.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 14:17 UTC
Live Report & Scorecard of North West Dragons vs Boland Match 10
North West Dragons vs Boland, Match 10, CSA Provincial One Day Challenge Division OneNorth West Dragons NWD 327/7 (48.3 ov) Boland BOL 323/4 (50 ov)North West Dragons won by 3 wickets
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 14:01 UTC
Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. But nearly all of the restrictions approved by the legislature this year, including a near-ban after 12 weeks of pregnancy, aren’t being specifically challenged and remain intact. The litigation doesn’t directly seek to topple the crux of the abortion law enacted in May after GOP legislators overrode Democratic Gov. North Carolina had a ban on most abortions after 20 weeks before July 1, when the law scaled it back to 12 weeks. A spokesperson for Senate leader Phil Berger, one of the legislative defendants, said Saturday that Eagles’ order was still being reviewed.
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 13:46 UTC
Africa: Breakthrough Promises Improved Access to TB Treatment Across Africa
Cape Town — An American drug manufacturer has taken an important step to open the way to improved access to the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) across Africa. And a South African campaigner for less expensive treatment has called on other drugs companies to follow J&J's example. Johnson & Johnson announced on September 29 that it will no longer enforce patents for the drug bedaquiline, which it sells as SIRTURO, in 134 low- and middle-income countries. J&J said in its announcement that bedaquiline was introduced in 2012 "after years of focused investments." She said drugs companies' practice of enforcing their patents and their pricing levels "has no place in public health."
Source:The North Africa Journal
October 01, 2023 13:27 UTC