Life & Style
Fusion food: Egyptian taamiya and Italian cuisine
June 7, 2017
Fusion food: Egyptian taamiya and Italian cuisine
Taamiya is a popular Egyptian street food, similar to falafel found in the rest of the Arab world, that can be…
What a rush: Zipping the lines off the Eiffel Tower
June 6, 2017
What a rush: Zipping the lines off the Eiffel Tower
What could possibly go wrong? I was 122 meters (400 feet) up on the Eiffel Tower, with Paris spread out…
Myanmar’s edible bird nest industry comes home to roost
June 6, 2017
Myanmar’s edible bird nest industry comes home to roost
Bokpyin (Myanmar) (AFP) – The cries of amorous swiftlets echo around the dark room, an unlikely gold mine for traders…
EgyptAir flights to Doha hampered following diplomatic ties cut with Qatar
June 5, 2017
EgyptAir flights to Doha hampered following diplomatic ties cut with Qatar
Flights departing via Egypt’s EgyptAir flag-carrier to Doha from Cairo International Airport were delayed on Monday, following an announcement by…
Ageing Japan faces dementia healthcare crisis
June 3, 2017
Ageing Japan faces dementia healthcare crisis
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved…
Chaste peacocks, cosmic cows: Indian judge baffles with theories
June 1, 2017
Chaste peacocks, cosmic cows: Indian judge baffles with theories
Peacocks don’t have intercourse, but rather shed tears to conceive, according to a judge in western India whose unique theories…
Why parents’ tech obsession may mean more kids misbehavior
June 1, 2017
Why parents’ tech obsession may mean more kids misbehavior
Parents who are constantly checking their phones for texts, emails and cat videos may be more likely to have kids…
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
May 30, 2017
Tobacco kills 7 million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, also…
Generation homeless: trying to help Egypt’s street kids
May 30, 2017
Generation homeless: trying to help Egypt’s street kids
Barefoot and wearing shabby clothes, the two-year-old wanders through the dirty streets of Cairo alongside her mother, who has also…