Science
Type of B vitamin shown to reduce risk of common skin cancers
May 14, 2015
Type of B vitamin shown to reduce risk of common skin cancers
A simple daily vitamin may help prevent the most common types of skin cancer in people at high risk of…
Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer
May 14, 2015
Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer
A new kind of immune therapy has shown promise against the third most common blood cancer, multiple myeloma, researchers said…
Smokers have better luck quitting when own money wagered
May 14, 2015
Smokers have better luck quitting when own money wagered
When it comes to offering cash to get smokers to quit, more people go for the carrots than the stick…
History a casualty in Yemen’s war as bombs smash ancient sites
May 14, 2015
History a casualty in Yemen’s war as bombs smash ancient sites
Folklore calls Yemen the cradle of the Arabs but its ancient heritage is being destroyed as the Arab world's most…
Ministry launches clean beaches campaign
May 14, 2015
Ministry launches clean beaches campaign
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment is launching on Friday a popular campaign for clean beaches, to coincide with the World Environment…
Sick in winter but healthy in summer? Blame your genes
May 13, 2015
Sick in winter but healthy in summer? Blame your genes
Nearly a quarter of our genes change how active they are according to the season, which may explain why people…
Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East
May 13, 2015
Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said Egypt will do its best to stop the illegal traffic of antiquities within the Middle…
Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis
May 13, 2015
Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis
Smoking-related deaths in Egypt, determined by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Health Ministry to be approximately 170,000 annually,…
Egyptologists uncover ‘corruption’ in animal mummy industry
May 12, 2015
Egyptologists uncover ‘corruption’ in animal mummy industry
Corruption in the ancient Egyptian industry of animal sacrifices could be the reason Egyptologists are finding so many animal mummies void…
UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo
May 12, 2015
UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo
UNESCO will sponsor the launch of a campaign aimed at preserving heritage sites endangered by extremism on Wednesday. The organization’s regional…