Israeli PM’s son, driver strike settlement over leaked tape
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son has reportedly reached a court settlement with a former driver whom he sued for releasing a recording made while he was joyriding with his…
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia formally began an initial public offering Sunday of a sliver of oil giant Saudi Aramco after years of delay, hoping international and local investors will pay billions of…
Israel-Egypt gas pipeline deal seen imminent
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A deal that would transfer control of a natural gas pipeline between Israel and Egypt is expected to be closed in the next few days, the companies…
Aramco IPO will come soon, Saudi crown prince to decide: energy minister
FILE PHOTO: The Saudi Aramco logo pictured at the company’s oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov RIYADH (Reuters) – The initial public offering for state-owned…
U.S. sanctions on Iran threaten access to certain medicines: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions on Iran threaten access by some Iranians to medicines that treat diseases such as cancer and epilepsy, despite exemptions in the measures for imports of…
Authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 15 in Iran
Iran’s semi-official news agency says Iranian authorities have arrested 15 men and women at a mixed-gender party at the Iranian island of Qeshm. Such gatherings are illegal under Iran’s Islamic-based…
Teva, three U.S. drug distributors reach opioid settlement – source
The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference hold by its CEO, Kare Schultz, to discuss the company’s 2019 outlooks in Tel Aviv, Israel February 19,…
Factbox: Billion-dollar lawsuits accuse drugmakers, distributors of fueling U.S. opioid crisis
(Reuters) – On Monday, two Ohio counties reached a last-minute settlement with four companies they accused of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic. The counties were seeking billions of dollars to…
Drug companies reach $260 million opioid settlement with Ohio counties, averting landmark trial
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260 million legal settlement over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic, striking a deal with two Ohio counties…
Judge’s unorthodox approach has huge opioid settlement within reach
(Reuters) – From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the country’s opioid epidemic, Judge Dan Polster has made one thing clear:…