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Saudi-Egyptian Agreement to Bolster Cooperation in Media Sector

The meeting between Madbouly and Al-Dossary at the new administrative capital in Egypt. (The Egyptian cabinet)
The meeting between Madbouly and Al-Dossary at the new administrative capital in Egypt. (The Egyptian cabinet)
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Saudi-Egyptian Agreement to Bolster Cooperation in Media Sector

The meeting between Madbouly and Al-Dossary at the new administrative capital in Egypt. (The Egyptian cabinet)
The meeting between Madbouly and Al-Dossary at the new administrative capital in Egypt. (The Egyptian cabinet)

Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly engaged in discussions with Saudi Media Minister Salman bin Yousef Al-Dossary on Sunday, at the new Egyptian capital, exploring avenues to enhance cooperation.
The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Osama Nuqli, CEO of the General Authority of Media Regulation Dr. Abdullatif Al-Abdullatif, and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for International Media Relations Dr. Khaled Al Ghamdi.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Egyptian PM highlighted the continual cooperation across various sectors, reflecting the robust relations between the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
He expressed optimism for increased collaboration in the media sector, anticipating an exchange of expertise.
Madbouly underscored plans for coordination with the Supreme Council for Media, the National Media Authority, the National Press Authority, and the Egypt State Information Service to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia in the media realm. The objective is to align media vision and approaches, serving the interests of both nations and reflecting the enduring connections at the people and leadership levels.
In response, Al-Dossary emphasized, in a post on X, the need to bolster media cooperation.
The Saudi minister, in a press conference alongside Karam Jabr, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, reiterated the importance of collaboration.
Al-Dossary, in a post on X, expressed delight in meeting Jabr and prominent figures in the Egyptian media, discussing ways to enhance cooperation and develop joint initiatives.

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Ozempic Hailed as 'Fountain of Youth' that Slows Aging

The is available under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic (Photo by Reuters)
The is available under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic (Photo by Reuters)
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Ozempic Hailed as 'Fountain of Youth' that Slows Aging

The is available under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic (Photo by Reuters)
The is available under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic (Photo by Reuters)

The anti-obesity drug Ozempic could slow down ageing and has “far-reaching benefits” beyond what was imagined, researchers have suggested.

Multiple studies have found semaglutide (available under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic) reduced the risk of death in people who were obese or overweight and had cardiovascular disease without diabetes, The Independent reported.

Responding to research published in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, Professor Harlan M Krumholz from the Yale School of Medicine, said: “Semaglutide, perhaps by improving cardiometabolic health, has far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined.”

He added: “These ground-breaking medications are poised to revolutionise cardiovascular care and could dramatically enhance cardiovascular health.”

Multiple reports also quoted Professor Krumholz saying: “Is it a fountain of youth?”

He said: “I would say if you’re improving someone’s cardiometabolic health substantially, then you are putting them in a position to live longer and better.

“It’s not just avoiding heart attacks. These are health promoters. It wouldn’t surprise me that improving people’s health this way actually slows down the ageing process.”

The studies, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Conference 2024 in London, were produced from the Select trial which studied 17,604 people aged 45 or older who were overweight or obese and had established cardiovascular disease but not diabetes.

They received 2.4 mg of semaglutide or a placebo and were tracked for more than three years.

A total of 833 participants died during the study with 5 percent of the deaths were related to cardiovascular causes and 42 per cent from others.

Infection was the most common cause death beyond cardiovascular, but it occurred at a lower rate in the semaglutide group than the placebo group.

People using the weight-loss drug were just as likely to catch Covid-19, but they were less likely to die from it – 2.6 percent dying among those on semaglutide versus 3.1 per cent on the placebo.

Researchers found women experienced fewer major adverse cardiovascular events, but semaglutide “consistently reduced the risk” of adverse cardiovascular outcomes regardless of sex.

Dr Benjamin Scirica, lead author of one of the studies and a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Harvard Medical School, said: “The robust reduction in non-cardiovascular death, and particularly infections deaths, was surprising and perhaps only detectable because of the Covid-19-related surge in non-cardiovascular deaths.

“These findings reinforce that overweight and obesity increases the risk of death due to many etiologies, which can be modified with potent incretin-based therapies like semaglutide.”

Dr Jeremy Samuel Faust, an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, praised the researchers for adapting the study to look at Covid-19 when the pandemic started.

He said the findings that the weight-loss drug to reduce Covid-19 mortality rates were “akin to a vaccine against the indirect effects of a pathogen.”