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1 week ago | 
wlrn.org | Farah Saafan |Wilkine Brutus
A wave of family-owned Arab food businesses, rooted in the cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, is making its mark in South Florida, particularly in Broward County. Reporters Farah Saafan and Wilkine Brutus observed a growing food scene offering everything from traditional desserts to bold, flavorful dishes. At a bustling night market in Pembroke Pines, the smoky scent of grilled churrasco and sizzling jerk chicken fills the air.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
jp.reuters.com | Ariba Shahid |Jessica DiNapoli |Farah Saafan
９月４日、米飲料大手のコカ・コーラとペプシコはここ数十年、エジプトやパキスタンを含むイスラム圏の多くの国に多額の投資をして市場を開拓してきた。写真はバーレーンのイーサタウンでペプシのボトルを運ぶ男性。８月３０日撮影（２０２４年 ロイター/Hamad I Mohammed） ［カラチ／カイロ／ニューヨーク ４日 ロイター］ - 米飲料大手のコカ・コーラ(KO.N), opens new tabとペプシコ(PEP.O), opens new tabはここ数十年、エジプトやパキスタンを含むイスラム圏の多くの国に多額の投資をして市場を開拓してきた。 しかし今、パレスチナ自治区ガザで戦闘を続けるイスラエルを支援する米国の象徴と見なされて消費者のボイコット対象となり、現地メーカーの攻勢にさらされている。 エジプトでは今年、コカ・コーラの販売が激減する一方、現地ブランド「Ｖ７」の出荷数量が中東地域など向けに３倍に増加。バングラデシュではコカ・コーラのボイコットに反対する広告が「大炎上」し、撤回に追い込まれた。中東で急成長してきたペプシコも、ガザの戦闘が始まった昨年１０月以降は失速した。...
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
msn.com | Ariba Shahid |Jessica DiNapoli |Farah Saafan
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
msn.com | Ariba Shahid |Jessica DiNapoli |Farah Saafan
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Ariba Shahid |Jessica DiNapoli |Farah Saafan
By Ariba Shahid, Jessica DiNapoli and Farah SaafanKARACHI/CAIRO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries including Egypt to Pakistan. Now, both face a challenge from local sodas in those countries due to consumer boycotts that target the globe-straddling brands as symbols of America, and by extension Israel, at a time of war in Gaza.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
bizcommunity.com | Danette Breitenbach |Lindsey Schutters |Karabo Ledwaba |Farah Saafan
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The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the killing of Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans and the injury of three journalists in an attack in Kramatorsk, a city in eastern Ukraine. Reports indicate that a missile struck a hotel in an Ukraine-controlled area near the front line late on 24 August. Two Reuters journalists, whose identities have not been disclosed, were injured and subsequently hospitalised.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
kfgo.com | Sherif Fahmy |Farah Saafan
By Sherif Fahmy and Farah SaafanALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – In Egypt, where a shortage of natural gas has caused rolling blackouts during a heatwave, churches, cafes and libraries have stepped up to help students study for their crucial high-school exams. The venues that have their own power generators, which also include sports centres and wedding halls, have opened to students struggling at home with power cuts that were officially extended this week to three hours daily.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Ahmed Hassan |Farah Saafan
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Farah SaafanJune 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM·2 min readCAIRO − Egypt formed a crisis unit on Thursday to investigate the deaths of Egyptians taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat, after medical and security sources said at least 530 Egyptians had died and 31 were missing.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
azcentral.com | Ahmed Hassan |Farah Saafan
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Farah SaafanReutersCAIRO − Egypt formed a crisis unit on Thursday to investigate the deaths of Egyptians taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat, after medical and security sources said at least 530 Egyptians had died and 31 were missing. In recent days hundreds of people from different countries have died in punishing conditions for the hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi Arabian city, where temperatures have at times exceeded 124 degrees.
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May 31, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Farah Saafan
Farah SaafanMay 31, 2024 at 8:02 AM·3 min readBy Farah SaafanCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has detained several students who were trying to promote pro-Palestinian boycotts and solidarity campaigns, the latest sign that it does not want to leave space for activism over the war in Gaza despite growing official criticism of Israel.
