Moderate exercise such as brisk walking could be more effective than high-intensity workouts such as running for improving the symptoms of pre-diabetes suggests new research.

Sex offenders in New York state will no longer be permitted to play Pokémon Go following new direction from the governor to the state’s correctional officers.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has started a project to document the history of the Egyptian left, as a part of a bigger drive to document Egypt's modern and contemporary history, according to a press release distributed by the BA.

Egypt's antiquities ministry has launched a competition on its Facebook page to select a “piece of the month” from thirteen different ancient Egyptian artefacts from the collections of the Egyptian Museum.

Efforts to find a drug that may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease saw a glimmer of hope this week in a small trial using an experimental treatment.

A visit to Egypt is not complete without a cruise on the Nile River, the world’s longest river and a source of life for Egypt and its ancient civilization. We knew we had to do it, but not aboard a regular cruise ship. Instead, we sailed the Nile on a Felucca, the traditional Egyptian wooden sailboat that has been around for centuries.

Splitting the Red Sea water leaving behind a wide foamy white line, speedy La Pespes 300-passenger ferry is inaugurated in a ceremonial voyage with the Egyptian tourism minister and the Red Sea governor on board to be the first in five years to connect the Red Sea resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh.

Former Japanese Defence Minister Yuriko Koike was elected as the Japanese capital's first female governor early Monday.

Tarabband (a word game on tarab and band, tarab meaning “ecstasy through music”) was formed in 2007 by Iraq-born lead singer and saz player Nadin Al-Khalidi, who came to Sweden as a refugee in 2002.

Clash, the highly anticipated film by Egyptian director Mohamed Diab, was released in Egyptian cinemas on 27 July.

Egyptian films Nawara, Dry Hot Summer and We Have Never Been Kids scooped up top awards at Algeria’s ninth Oran Arab Film Festival, which ran between 20 and 27 July.

All diving and water sports were suspended in the Red Sea resort cities of Hurghada and El-Gouna Thursday due to unstable and bad weather conditions, Egyptian news websites reported.

Two Hollywood stars, Tom Hanks and Daniel Craig, have sent letters of congratulation to director Mohammed Diab on the occasion of the long-awaited Egyptian release of film "Eshtibak" (Clash, 2016).

It was a warm evening with a cool wind occasionally making its way to the River Hall of at El Sawy Culturewheel, where on 25 July, a band consisting of brass players performed to a small and enthusiastic crowd of listeners.

The recently-appointed Israeli ambassador to Egypt David Goverin visited on Tuesday famous Jewish synagogues in Cairo with the Israeli embassy staff, the embassy announced on Wednesday.

Part of a network of "walls" documenting in images the memory of the city, the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute's (DEDI) Sanduq El-Dunia hosts a collection of personal and public images showing Cairo's daily life and landscape, its memory and heritage.

The Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in 2014 has funded an important scientific gene discovery in the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS, the ALS Association says.

When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a study reveals.

Although many previous studies have shown that too much sedentary time increases the risk of a variety of diseases, including type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure, as well as contributing to an increase in waist measurement and an increased mortality risk, until now there was no number attached to the amount of time an individual could be sedentary for before it begins to have a negative effect on health.

Renowned Egyptian film director, Mohamed Khan, died Tuesday morning at the age of 73 in a Maadi hospital, Ahram Arabic news website reported.

It is safe to claim that a large share of the world’s population dreams of spending a vacation in enchanting Morocco. The North-African country has some of the world’s most attractive monuments and natural destinations. However, the true beauty of the country is captured in the subconscious of the masses through a rainbow of patterns displayed in architecture and fashion.