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‘Meen Homma?’ campaign fights Egyptian stereotypes
May 31, 2015
‘Meen Homma?’ campaign fights Egyptian stereotypes
From the day we are born, society starts to fill our minds with cultural misconceptions that have eaten away at…
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
May 31, 2015
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
Egypt is enforcing Monday ticket price hikes for Egyptian visitors to Aswan and Luxor ancient sites. Nasr Salama, head of Aswan…
Strength, endurance exercise both aid weight loss when combined with dietary changes
May 31, 2015
Strength, endurance exercise both aid weight loss when combined with dietary changes
A team of researchers examined the effects of strength training, endurance exercise and a combination of the two and found…
Egyptians contribute to the discovery of swallowing pills alternative
May 31, 2015
Egyptians contribute to the discovery of swallowing pills alternative
While it's common to turn to liquid forms of a given medication if the thought of swallowing pills gives you…
Cigarette traders association urges cigarette sales ban on No Tobacco Day
May 31, 2015
Cigarette traders association urges cigarette sales ban on No Tobacco Day
The Cairo and Giza Tobacco Traders Association has called for the halting of cigarette sales on world No Tobacco Day,…
Mass deaths of rare Kazakhstan antelopes stir conservation fears
May 30, 2015
Mass deaths of rare Kazakhstan antelopes stir conservation fears
The sudden deaths of tens of thousands of endangered antelopes in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan over the past two weeks have left…
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
May 30, 2015
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
India's brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as the government launched a mass education…
‘Ebola will return’, veteran scientist warns
May 30, 2015
‘Ebola will return’, veteran scientist warns
Congolese expert Jean-Jacques Muyembe may be little known to the public, but he has been one of the world's top…
40% increase in Ramadan yameesh
May 30, 2015
40% increase in Ramadan yameesh
Ragab al-Attar, head of the spice dealers division at the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC), revealed a 40…
US military orders review as anthrax mishap widens
May 30, 2015
US military orders review as anthrax mishap widens
The US military said on Friday it discovered even more suspected shipments of live anthrax than previously thought, both in…