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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese authorities have arrested Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian opposition activist wanted by Cairo and son of the late spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP on Sunday. Qaradawi, also a poet, was detained on Saturday as he arrived from Syria at the Masnaa border crossing due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, the official said. The warrant was “based on an Egyptian judiciary ruling” sentencing Qaradawi in absentia to five years’ jail on charges of “opposing the state and inciting terrorism,” the official added. His father was prominent Sunni scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is outlawed in Egypt. The late scholar was imprisoned several times in Egypt over his links to the Muslim Brotherhood. He died in 2022, after decades in exile in Qatar. Lebanese authorities “will ask the Egyptian authorities” to transfer Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi’s file for examination, the judicial official said, requesting anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak to the media. The judiciary will make a recommendation on whether “the conditions are met for him to be extradited” and the matter will be referred to the Lebanese government, which must make the final decision, the official added. Qaradawi was a political organizer against the government of longtime Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled in 2011 in the Arab Spring uprising. He later became a vocal opponent of current Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, who in 2013 overthrew elected president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. A family friend told AFP that Qaradawi holds Turkish citizenship and was returning from a visit to Syria, where rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad on December 8. Assad’s ousting came more than 13 years after war broke out in Syria with the brutal repression of anti-government protests in 2011. Qaradawi had posted a video online taken at Damascus’s Umayyad mosque, celebrating Assad’s fall, expressing hope for “victory” in other Arab Spring countries including Egypt, and warning Syrians of “malicious regimes” in “the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt,” who he described as “Zionist-affiliated states.” The video has circulated widely, including on Egyptian media, where local outlets have described it as “insulting.” Some commentators close to Sissi’s government have demanded Qaradawi be handed over to Egyptian authorities. Cairo blacklisted the Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” organization in 2013, and has since jailed thousands of its members and supporters and executed dozens. Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s daughter Ola was detained in Egypt for four and a half years over her links to the organization. She was released in 2021. Rights groups say Egyptian authorities have detained tens of thousands of people as political prisoners. Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.lodi91 。

Elastic ( NYSE:ESTC – Get Free Report ) had its target price hoisted by Scotiabank from $92.00 to $135.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank’s price target points to a potential upside of 24.97% from the company’s previous close. Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Elastic from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Elastic from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Elastic from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Elastic from $98.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Elastic from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.00. Check Out Our Latest Report on Elastic Elastic Stock Performance Elastic ( NYSE:ESTC – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $347.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $344.67 million. Elastic had a negative return on equity of 13.54% and a net margin of 4.39%. Elastic’s revenue was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.35) EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Elastic will post -0.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Insider Transactions at Elastic In related news, Director Paul R. Auvil III purchased 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $74.25 per share, with a total value of $1,485,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 22,627 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,680,054.75. This represents a 761.32 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Also, CTO Shay Banon sold 2,666 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.25, for a total transaction of $187,286.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 4,543,190 shares in the company, valued at $319,159,097.50. This represents a 0.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 37,406 shares of company stock valued at $2,627,772. 15.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. Institutional Trading of Elastic Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ESTC. 1832 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Elastic during the second quarter worth $248,335,000. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Elastic by 25.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,475,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $420,284,000 after buying an additional 1,115,750 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in Elastic during the second quarter worth about $102,169,000. Atreides Management LP lifted its holdings in Elastic by 57.2% in the third quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 1,687,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,555,000 after acquiring an additional 614,309 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in Elastic by 32,630.2% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 615,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,129,000 after acquiring an additional 613,774 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.03% of the company’s stock. Elastic Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Elastic N.V., a data analytics company, delivers solutions designed to run in public or private clouds in multi-cloud environments. It primarily offers Elastic Stack, a set of software products that ingest and store data from various sources and formats, as well as performs search, analysis, and visualization on that data. 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That’s why we turned to the experts — professional chefs and caterers and interior designers — to discuss some typical Thanksgiving mistakes and how to avoid them. Not prepping “The overriding first mistake people make is they think they have more time than they do,” said Bistro to Go Cafe and Catering executive chef Kate Kobylinski. She regularly hosts her extended family of 30 and knows “every single problem.” “Food takes longer to cook, the table takes longer to set and houses take longer to clean than you think.” Clean your house on Monday. On Wednesday, dice vegetables so they’re “food-show ready,” as Kobylinski put it. Prepare (but don’t cook) your green bean casserole (leaving off garnishes like fried onions) so it can just be popped in the oven and set the dining room table. Not enlisting help Don’t feel that you have to do everything yourself. But be as specific as possible when doling out the assignments. “Don’t let them make their own decisions!” Kobylinski said emphatically. Thanksgiving is “micromanager’s heaven.” For example, have someone bring ice on Thanksgiving Day because going out to buy it takes time and ice hogs freezer space. If you don’t like making desserts, have someone bring one. If a guest wants to prepare a side dish, great, but decide beforehand what they will bring. Ahead of dinner, interior designer Kacie Cope likes to set out all of her serving platters with Post-it notes attached denoting what will go on them. “You’ll be amazed if you have them labeled,” she said. “People can help in a jiff.” During the evening, Kobylinski gives people assigned jobs, such as serving drinks or taking charge of an after-dinner game. And the chef is forgiving about using premade ingredients, like gravy or cranberry jelly. “There’s no right or wrong way to make any of your foods,” she said. But you might want to give a homemade touch to prepared ingredients, like adding sauteed onions or celery to prepared gravy. Not defrosting your turkey “Everyone goes into Thanksgiving Day with a half-frozen turkey,” said Kobylinski. “And you can’t get the bag of giblets out because they’re frozen in place.” It takes one day for every 4 pounds of turkey meat to defrost in the refrigerator. (No, it is not safe to leave your frozen turkey out on the counter to thaw and breed bacteria.) So if you’ve got a 20-pound bird, you’ve got to start thawing on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. However, there are other methods. Kobylinski suggests submerging the bird and running a thin stream of cold water over it. “It doesn’t have to be a lot of water.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there are only three ways to safely thaw food: In the refrigerator, in cold water or in the microwave. To safely thaw turkey in cold water, the USDA says it takes about 30 minutes per pound. Put the turkey in a leak-proof plastic bag to prevent cross-contamination and submerge it. Change the water every 30 minutes, and cook immediately when it’s thawed. If opting for your microwave, follow its instructions for thawing and cook immediately. Then, if you’re running late and need to speed things up to satisfy the hungry hordes, you can cut the bird in half before cooking (skin side up). This significantly reduces cooking time, requiring about 10 minutes per pound. Kobylinski also recommends resting the turkey on vegetables in the oven to keep the bottom from getting burned. Serving a dry, overcooked turkey Private chef and culinary educator Emily Larsen warns that those plastic thermometers in supermarket turkeys are setting you up for failure. The USDA says you should cook a turkey until the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Plastic thermometers don’t pop out until the breast meat is at about 180 degrees, “when your turkey is completely dry,” Larsen said. Plus, people forget that meat continues to cook once it’s out of the oven. She recommends taking a bird out of the oven when it is at 155 degrees — she likes to use an inexpensive instant-read folding probe thermometer — and continue to monitor it. (Insert it into the thickest part of the breast, avoiding the bone.) “Ten dollars (for the thermometer) can save your Thanksgiving,” she said. Some feel that buying a frozen rather than fresh bird is another no-no, since freezing leaches water out of the turkey. However, if, despite your best efforts, your turkey is lacking moisture, Kobylinski has a fix: Put warm chicken or turkey stock and clarified butter into a mister and spritz sliced turkey with it before serving. You can do the same with dry stuffing, too. Overcomplicating the menu Thanksgiving Day is not the time to try out a completely new recipe. And you don’t have to lay out 10 side dishes. In addition to opting for a simple menu, Kobylinski also recommends figuring out how long your items will take to cook and what method of cooking they require ahead of time. Your turkey will be monopolizing your oven for four hours, so other oven foods should be limited or be easily reheated during the time that the turkey is resting. (As for resting a turkey, the chef puts her turkey on a hot plate with towels over it so “the meat rebinds itself and stabilizes for a smoother cut.”) “Stovetop items should be staggered,” she said, so you don’t have a frying pan and three pots all going at once. As a sample menu, she suggests you might have one baked potato dish and one mashed. And for vegetables, one baked dish and one that is blanched or grilled. Overcomplicating the decorating Interior designers advise against going too crazy with holiday-specific decor. “There’s a lot that’s being sold to us that we feel like we need,” said Pittsburgh interior designer Amanda Bock. Do you really need a turkey-shaped vase or pilgrim figurines? “They’re out for two weeks, and then you have to figure out where to store them,” Cope agreed. “It takes an already busy season and makes it stressful in an unnecessary way.” Cope says you can take things that are already part of your menu and use them as decor — a bowl of nuts or cranberries, or even removing the label from a cranberry sauce tin and repurposing it as a vase for flowers and fall leaves. Bock adds that dining room table decor should be kept to a minimum, since you’ll need space for your food. You don’t have to have “big chargers and five plates and three different glasses, plus all of your Thanksgiving food on the table,” Bock said. If you do have flowers or a centerpiece in the middle of the table, keep it low, Cope advised. “That way, you can actually see the person who’s across the table from you.” Tableware and tablecloths might be in fall colors, so they can be repurposed throughout the season. Water glasses or wine goblets could be amber-toned, Bock suggests. Inhibiting the party flow Well in advance of your guests’ arrival, think critically about the setup of your home. Don’t be afraid to rearrange your furniture so your guests move to different areas and don’t all congregate in your kitchen. “You want to make sure that there are areas where people can sit and chat, watch the parade or just hang out together,” Bock said. Set up a drinks station and an hors d’oeuvres station in different parts of the house, Bock suggests. Though, she admits, “I can’t do that in my house because my dogs would just gobble up the hors d’oeuvres.” She suggests repurposing a kitchen nook for kid seating, or as a serving area. Kobylinski might set up a half-built puzzle in a side room. She even puts out winter jackets and boots for “the gentlemen” for the moment when she urges them to go out on the porch to smoke cigars and drink brandy so they won’t be underfoot. Forgetting to set the mood As a finishing touch, don’t neglect to set the mood by using lamps around the room instead of harsh overhead lights. Putting out tapers or tea candles establishes an intimate feeling. “That just leans into the cozy fall vibe,” Cope said of low lighting. But don’t use scented candles, Bock warns. Or a smelly flower arrangement. “That can overwhelm you when you’re eating,” Bock said. Putting on a favorite music playlist can set the mood and take away self-consciousness, especially early in the evening. The most important thing on Thanksgiving is simply for everyone to enjoy one another’s company. A little advance preparation can help you, the host, stay relaxed throughout the evening so you can interact with your guests. As Bock advised, “Keep it simple for Thanksgiving.” Let friendship and fellowship be the stars of the show.KUWAIT CITY, Nov 30: On World Diabetes Awareness Day, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) launched a health campaign to raise awareness during the month of November focusing on increasing awareness of diabetes and prostate cancer. This Health Campaign is a part of NBK’s Staff Wellbeing program that aims to improve employees’ health and lifestyle. The campaign included several health-focused activities and events at NBK’s headquarters. The building was lit in blue to mark World Diabetes Day and promote awareness of the importance of early detection for prostate cancer. The NBK clinic offered specialized screenings for male employees and host two separate consultations with an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes and a specialist in prostate health. Yaqoub Al Baqer, NBK Public Relations Senior Manager, commented on this occasion: "This initiative is part of a series of awareness campaigns regularly held under NBK’s Employee Wellness Program, which aims to provide comprehensive support and care for our staff”. “NBK takes a holistic approach to employee wellness, going beyond professional development to also prioritize mental and physical health, ultimately contributing to long-term sustainable performance,” He added. “This awareness campaign reflects NBK’s commitment towards our employees who represent a completely foundational priority at NBK, and is one of our six main sustainability focus areas,” he noted. In partnership with Al Hajery Pharmacy, a booth was set at NBK Headquarters, where employees can purchase the latest blood glucose monitors or exchange their older models for new ones. This provided employees with convenient access to the latest technology to help them monitor and manage their health. The campaign also featured a special seminar with Dr. Ibrahim Al Rashdan, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, to provide guidance on maintaining heart health and share lifestyle tips for disease prevention. This campaign reflects NBK’s role as a leader in social responsibility and its dedication to the wellbeing of the Kuwaiti community. NBK strives to highlight its support to its employees as part of this commitment through health and well-being activities and events. NBK remains committed to supporting the health sector through a variety of initiatives, including blood donation drives and ongoing support for hospitals and healthcare organizations.