Obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure are just some of the fears that could be leading 64% of global consumers to adopt diets that limit or exclude the consumption of certain foods or ingredients. The data comes from Nielsen's Global Ingredient and Dining-Out Trends report, which surveyed more than 30,000 online consumers in 63 countries.

The Ministry of Antiquities has concluded maintenance work at Cairo’s Sultan Qalawoun complex on El-Muizz Street, where damage was caused by a rising level of subterranean water due to a blockage in one of the water pipes.

Egypt has resumed hot air balloon rides over the ancient city of Luxor after they were temporarily halted last week due to poor weather conditions.

Renowned Algerian singer Souad Massi will perform on Thursday 8 September, closing the 14th edition of Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Summer Festival.

The 32nd edition of the Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival will honour Egyptian and Arab filmmakers, while hosting a number of international films between 21 and 27 September.

American researchers have created a low-cost textile made of a plastic base that could cool the body when woven into clothing.

Egyptian film Nawara was selected as the opening film for the 6th Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden, which opens on 30 September and runs till 5 October.

Google marked what would have been the 92nd birthday of late Egyptian actor and comedian Fouad El-Mohandes on Tuesday with a Google Doodle featuring the star.

Marking the tenth anniversary of the death of Egypt’s most famous novelist, Naguib Mahfouz, an exhibition titled "Panorama Mahfouz" opened at the creativity centre of Cairo’s Beit El-Seheimy cultural venue on Saturday and will run until 8 September.

German drama Barbra will be screened at the Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF) on Tuesday 6 September.

A few days after the selection of Mohamed Diab's Clash to represent Egypt at the 2017 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, the film was selected to compete in the official competition of the 60th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival that this year will run between 5 and 16 October, according to a Saturday press release by MAD Solutions, a local film marketing and PR company.

“Fatima’s drawings”, the harrowing tale of a young Syrian refugee’s journey to Sweden, has won the award for the best digital news story at the 2016 Visa pour l’Image photojournalism festival in southern France.

A French study of student sleep confirms the importance of getting enough sleep to perform better academically and remember more from revision sessions.

Dogs distinguish words and intonation in the same region of the brain as humans, according to a new study of how man's best friend interprets our language.

The controversial Egyptian film "Eshtebak" (Clash, 2016) has been selected to represent Egypt at the Oscars next year.

As profile pictures turn black and white all over social media in solidarity with the cause of ending women's cancers worldwide, Cairenes prepare to take part in a marathon dedicated to the same cause.

This year's Cairo International Film Festival will introduce an app for phones and tablets for the first time.

Cinema El-Fourn at Darb 1718 will screen the German documentary Taste the Waste on Sunday 4 September as part of its German film night programme.

Looking to reserve a holiday on the high seas? Number-crunchers at a pricewatching website found that travellers can find the best deals if they book on a Thursday.

Masafat (Distances) is a two-part international festival held in London and Cairo and organized by London’s Thirty Three Thirty Three in partnership with the ICA and Cairo’s VENT.