Recent News

By Region: Middle East

Major foot-and-mouth outbreak in Egypt threatens the region

(FAO news) Urgent action is required to control a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and prevent its spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, with potentially serious implications for food security in the region. With vaccines urgently needed, international and regional organizations are at the ready to assist in developing a regional prevention, preparedness  Read More »

Moldova, U.S. Could Expand Nonproliferation Ties

(Global Security Newswire) “In my view, one of the most underrated dangers is the risk of biological weapons. One area of particular concern is Africa, where numerous deadly viruses exist in nature, such as Ebola and Marburg. They are easier to handle than nuclear material and harder to detect. Al-Qaeda has made no secret of  Read More »

Egypt Ag minister blames Libya cows for spread of foot and mouth disease

(Bikya Masr) CAIRO: Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture Reda Ismael said on Monday that the reason behind the viral spread of Foot and Mouth disease in many districts across Egypt was the smuggling of foreign infected cows across the border from Libya, which have been …

Egypt: Cattle might fly

(Egyptian Gazette) It’s a pity that none of the presidential hopefuls hasn’t expressed an interest in tackling the foot-and-mouth problem. Hundreds of people, including Mubarak-era politicians and obscure citizens, are scrambling to compete for the country’s top job in …

Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Egypt

(The Associated Press) CAIRO — Egypt’s veterinary authorities say foot-and-mouth disease has left more than 2000 young cattle dead. Egypt’s local press on Friday quoted veterinary official Essam Abdel-Shakour as saying that 24500 livestock have been infected with the …

« First...1020...2728293031...40...Last »

Also filed under "Middle East":