Expensive brand name drug Lucentis isn’t any more effective than its generic counterpart Avastin, but yet doctors prescribe Lucentis at high rates to the tune of a billion dollars a year.
John Kerry predicts that the P5+1 will reach a deal in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. The Vice President, the PM of Israel, and even the Iranian street all seem to disagree with him.
Egypt has successfully lobbied Interpol for more than 40 arrest warrants for senior MB officials, including one against the controversial Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi.
Behind a smokescreen of noninterference, the leading democracies of the global south—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa—have been weak ambassadors for spreading freedom abroad.
Zhou Yongkang is the highest-ranking Chinese official to be taken down since Mao’s death. That makes his arrest a huge win for Xi Jinping’s quest for power.
Britain closed its embassy in Cairo to the public yesterday over heightened security concerns. As a symptom of the security situation, this is not great news for a country that desperately needs a respite from chaos.
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