poisoning

20 people poisoned from polluted water in Alexandria: investor
Egypt

20 people poisoned from polluted water in Alexandria: investor

Twenty people have been poisoned in Alexandria as a result of contaminated water, the head of the Burg al-Arab Investors…
Afghan aid workers found dead; 100 students hospitalized after meal
Middle East

Afghan aid workers found dead; 100 students hospitalized after meal

Authorities in western Afghanistan are investigating whether 100 schoolboys who were hospitalized on Saturday were poisoned, police said, a day…
French experts conclude Arafat did not die of poisoning
World

French experts conclude Arafat did not die of poisoning

French experts reexamining evidence have confirmed their earlier conclusion that the 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was not…
77 Al-Azhar pupils who suffered poisoning left hospital
Egypt

77 Al-Azhar pupils who suffered poisoning left hospital

Under Secretary of the Ministry of Health in Beni Suef Ahmed Anwar said that 77 Azhar students out of 79…
Sinai sea turtle mass deaths shrouded in mystery
Environment

Sinai sea turtle mass deaths shrouded in mystery

Scientists are still unable to identify with certainty the cause of the mass death of dozens of marine turtles last…
Health Ministry denies woman died from drinking contaminated water
Egypt

Health Ministry denies woman died from drinking contaminated water

  A forensic report on Om Abdel Nabi Ghoneim, 70, claims that the cause of her death was age-related, although…
Number of poisoned climbs to 5,000, say Monufiya residents
Egypt

Number of poisoned climbs to 5,000, say Monufiya residents

  Sansaft residents claimed that the number of those poisoned by polluted drinking water hit 5,000 on Wednesday. The number…
Egyptian moonshine: Not for the fainthearted, literally
Life & Style

Egyptian moonshine: Not for the fainthearted, literally

Anybody who has frequented Cairo’s non-corporate alcohol retailers or the more humble selection of downtown baladi bars has almost surely…
Majority of poisoning cases involve female suicide, says health official
Egypt

Majority of poisoning cases involve female suicide, says health official

Egypt's National Poisoning Treatment Center receives 16 cases of poisoning daily, the majority consisting of failed suicide attempts by young…
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