Society

Essam Sayed works in a time-honored profession — one that employs him for one month a year. He is a…

Child marriage is widely accepted in Brazil, where girls seek older husbands to escape from sexual and other violence in…

Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan and Han Solo will beckon visitors to Shanghai when Walt Disney Co opens its first theme…

In Amsterdam a mobile factory, the size of two shipping containers, ingests rubble at one end, liquefies it into cement…

They say the whole world loves a lover, but in Newport, Rhode Island, at least, not everyone is fond of…

“A woman’s hair is her diamond crown” is a common phrase repeated throughout Egypt to emphasize the importance of a…

Cancer survivors, who are often left infertile by the disease or treatment, may face unexpected hurdles if they later turn…

A quarter of dogs competing in the world’s biggest dog show are overweight, scientists said on Monday. An analysis of canines…

“Do you eat with that mouth?” It’s a question you may have asked when coming into contact with a profanity-prone colleague…

Registered divorces in Egypt inched up by 10.9 percent to 180,344 during 2014, according to a government report which recorded…