Society
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
December 9, 2014
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
(Benjamin Black is a British doctor working as a volunteer with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) fighting…
Artist raises awareness against measles in Siwa through Facebook
December 8, 2014
Artist raises awareness against measles in Siwa through Facebook
Youssef Ibrahim, an artist of Siwa, is trying to raise awareness against risks of the virus through his Facebook page. Despite…
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
December 7, 2014
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
A Egypt-based NGO has demanded Egyptian and Arab satellite channels to heed transparency on running quiz phone-in shows and to…
Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000 at auction
December 7, 2014
Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000 at auction
Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 at auction on Saturday, a small fraction of the $4.2 million that…
Artificial intelligence: Hawking’s fears stir debate
December 6, 2014
Artificial intelligence: Hawking’s fears stir debate
There was the psychotic HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey," the humanoids which attacked their human masters in "I,…
Tourists take part in charity event in Hurghada for stray animals
December 6, 2014
Tourists take part in charity event in Hurghada for stray animals
Hundreds of tourists in Hurghada took part in a charity event organized by the Bluemoon Animal center.
Irish church: Vote for same sex marriage would be ‘grave injustice’
December 4, 2014
Irish church: Vote for same sex marriage would be ‘grave injustice’
Ireland's church said it would be "a grave injustice" if gay and lesbian couples were granted equality in marriage as…
Wife claims she suffered from black magic, saw husband with cattle horns
December 3, 2014
Wife claims she suffered from black magic, saw husband with cattle horns
Presenter Motaz al-Demerdash hosted Tuesday evening on his talk show on Al-Hayat Channel 2 a wife who claimed to have…
Pakistan police register blasphemy case against ‘disco mullah’
December 3, 2014
Pakistan police register blasphemy case against ‘disco mullah’
Pakistan police said on Wednesday they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed the "disco mullah" who quit a career…
Britain invests in Egypt’s greatest asset
December 2, 2014
Britain invests in Egypt’s greatest asset
Britain is gearing up efforts to play a vital role in harnessing the potential of young Egyptians, one of the…