Science
Egypt catalogues 293 artifacts ahead of their European tour
June 21, 2015
Egypt catalogues 293 artifacts ahead of their European tour
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry has catalogued around 293 artifacts before they are carried to several European countries. The new archive system…
Japan aims to resume Antarctic whaling later this year
June 21, 2015
Japan aims to resume Antarctic whaling later this year
Japan says it plans to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic later this year, even though the International Whaling Commission…
Italian passenger attempts to smuggle archaeological coins
June 21, 2015
Italian passenger attempts to smuggle archaeological coins
Cairo International Airport authorities, headed by Brigadier General Ayman Abdel Fattah, confiscated five archaeological coins from an Italian passenger of…
With revamped app, news to be at core of Apple
June 21, 2015
With revamped app, news to be at core of Apple
Apple is diving deeper into the news business with a new application that could make the US tech giant a…
Jupiter, Venus visible in Cairo Saturday
June 21, 2015
Jupiter, Venus visible in Cairo Saturday
Jupiter and Venus will be visible Saturday night in Cairo, said Egypt’s national astronomy body. Ashraf Tadrus, head of astronomy at…
NGO: Famed Syria mosaic museum damaged in barrel bombing
June 20, 2015
NGO: Famed Syria mosaic museum damaged in barrel bombing
Syria's best-known mosaic museum in the northern rebel-held town of Maaret al-Numan has been seriously damaged in a regime barrel…
Iowa Supreme Court allows telemedicine abortion program to go on
June 20, 2015
Iowa Supreme Court allows telemedicine abortion program to go on
The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a state rule requiring doctors to see abortion patients in person, ruling that a…
Putting ‘added sugars’ on food labels may baffle shoppers
June 20, 2015
Putting ‘added sugars’ on food labels may baffle shoppers
Consumers may struggle to understand food nutrition panels that include “added sugars,” a study suggests, illustrating the challenge ahead as…
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
June 20, 2015
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
Hawaii's governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first US state to…
Sunken cannons dating back to Napoleon’s campaign discovered in Alexandria
June 19, 2015
Sunken cannons dating back to Napoleon’s campaign discovered in Alexandria
Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, general supervisor of the Alexandria Sunken Antiquities Department, said a Russian excavation mission discovered two cannons…