drugs
Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100
Health & Fitness
February 5, 2019
Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100
Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first…
Egypt authorities to release British tourist Laura Plummer after presidential pardon
Egypt
January 29, 2019
Egypt authorities to release British tourist Laura Plummer after presidential pardon
Mohamed Osman, attorney for English tourist Laura Plummer, said on Tuesday that his client was set to finally return…
Iran’s President warns US sanctions could increase flow of illegal drugs
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Iran’s President warns US sanctions could increase flow of illegal drugs
(CNN) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday that the United States’ re-imposed sanctions on Iran will not help…
Administrative Control Authority arrests human trafficking gang
Egypt
December 6, 2018
Administrative Control Authority arrests human trafficking gang
The Administrative Control Authority announced on Thursday the arrest of an international human trafficking network of 20 suspects, of…
Pablo Escobar’s dark legacy refuses to die 25 years on
World
December 2, 2018
Pablo Escobar’s dark legacy refuses to die 25 years on
Twenty-five years after he was gunned down by police, Pablo Escobar’s legacy refuses to die in Medellin, the Colombian…
US life expectancy drops again as overdoses climb
World
November 29, 2018
US life expectancy drops again as overdoses climb
Life expectancy in the United States dropped yet again as drug overdose deaths continued to climb — taking more than…
Egypt says cheap new drug ‘Strox’ threatens its youth
Society
November 21, 2018
Egypt says cheap new drug ‘Strox’ threatens its youth
CAIRO (Reuters) – For years, Mostafa Mahmoud struggled to pay for his expensive drug addiction, spending much of his…
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
World
November 1, 2018
Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production
GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Cocaine production is beginning to creep into Central America, a development which could bring the supply…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Professor Yacoub inaugurates largest pharmaceutical research center in Egypt
Health & Fitness
October 28, 2018
Professor Yacoub inaugurates largest pharmaceutical research center in Egypt
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Magdi Yacoub on Sunday inaugurated the Mounir Armanious Research Center (MARC), the largest center specialized…