The Word Health Organization has included "gaming disorder" in its reference list of recognizable and diagnosable diseases known as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The latest update to the international reference list means the diagnosis and funding for the treatment of people addicted to playing video games should become more widely available and "serve a public health purpose for countries to be better prepared to identify this issue," according to the UN s health agency.

South Sinai Governorate announced on Thursday that a free Wi-Fi (Wireless internet) service would be provided at Al-Salam street, Sharm al-Sheikh city, as part of a the governorate’s plan to put Sharm al-Sheikh on the map as an attractive tourist location. Governor of South Sinai Khaled Fouda visited the air-conditioned Hay al-Nor station where travelers can enjoy the free Wi-Fi and projection screens while waiting for transportation.

It speaks two languages, gives math lessons, tells jokes and interacts with children through the tablet screen in its chest — China’s latest robot is the babysitter every parent needs. The “iPal” was among a slew of new tech unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia in Shanghai this week, offering education and company for lonely children and peace of mind for adults.

The predicament that faces Egyptian families today is how to purchase high-quality products at affordable prices. With global price increases for raw materials, more people are opting to buy used products as an ideal solution to fulfil their needs in an affordable manner without squandering their resources. To that end, OLX announced the launch of its Buy Used Items campaign to encourage Egyptians to buy used furniture and home appliances. In order to tackle the increasing prices in the Egyptian furniture market, OLX prioritised the development of its furniture and home appliances sections to make it easier for sellers to display their products and for buyers to easily browse through all displayed items at affordable prices.

Alexander Gerst arrived along with Sergey Prokopyev (Russia) and Serena Aunon-Chancellor (USA) at the International Space Station (ISS) last Friday. Since then, he and his colleagues have had four days to adjust to microgravity, get settled, move all the equipment for their scientific experiments — and their personal belongings — into racks and other places. Astro-Alex Takes Off On their arrival, Gerst, Prokopyev and Aunon-Chancellor were welcomed by three other astronauts who were already there: Drew Feustel, Ricky Arnold and Oleg Artemiev. The old-hands gave the new crew members a tour of the ISS to show them what s new up there.

People who eat an egg just about every day may have a lower risk of heart attack and stroke than individuals who don t eat eggs at all, a large Chinese study suggests. Researchers examined survey data on egg consumption among 461,213 adults who were 51 years old on average. When they joined the study, none had a history of heart disease. Overall, they ate an average of half an egg daily; about 9 percent of them avoided eggs altogether while 13 percent ate roughly one egg every day.

Astronauts these days are famous for some of the craziest social media stunts. In 2013, Canadian Chris Hadfield sang a David Bowie song, Major Tom, while floating about the International Space Station (how did he ever manage to stop his guitar crashing into some vital machine?). Two years later, Italy s Samantha Cristoforetti brewed "an authentic" espresso coffee in space — and drank it! Britain s Tim Peake snapped himself on a spacewalk — Hello mum! And Germany s Alexander Gerst posted picture postcards, looking down on our blue and green home.

A number of officials in the telecommunications industry said they expect a negative impact on the market after the Egyptian Parliament passed the development fee bill on mobile lines and consumption bills. An official at one of the mobile companies was surprised that the government and parliament considered mobile services a recreational service, while no fee was imposed on other goods and services, such as alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, or other services and recreational goods.

Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world s third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny from US. intelligence agencies on security concerns. The social media company said Huawei, computer maker Lenovo Group, and smartphone makers OPPO and TCL Corp were among about 60 companies worldwide that received access to some user data after they signed contracts to re-create Facebook-like experiences for their users.

Alexander Gerst: All space missions are special in that they allow us to see our home planet from a very different perspective. That s something that we cannot otherwise do. We all know that sometimes taking a step back and looking at a problem or a thing with some distance can actually help us to understand it much better. We also can understand solutions much better. Then, when we do science onboard the International Space Station (ISS) that s not possible anywhere on Earth, even with all the money you could possibly find and with all the effort you could possibly put into it.

This Wednesday, German astronaut Alexander Gerst, along with a Russian and American counterpart, will take off abroad a Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan s Baikonur spaceport after two years of intense preparations. Alexander Gerst, or "Astro-Alex" as some affectionately call him, has played through 50 different experiments he will conduct once abroad the International Space Station (ISS), and has familiarized himself with all the necessary high-tech equipment. He s kept himself physically fit, and endured endless medicals and other tests.

The market share of Samsung smartphones in Egypt fell in May by 1%. According to StatCounter, Samsung s market share of total mobile sales in Egypt declined from 39.7% in April to 38.6% in May—the company s lowest share in over two and a half years.

Infinix launched its new smartphone, Hot 6 Pro, in Egypt, featuring a six-inch screen with an 18:9 ratio, in addition to a 13-megapixel camera and 2-megapixel front camera. It also comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 4000 mAh battery. The Hot 6 Pro launched in Egypt in partnership with the local e-commerce giant Souq, owned by Amazon, at a competitive price of EGP 2,789.

Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy stressed in a press statement on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry plans to eliminate the most dangerous garbage dumps in Cairo, Qalyubia, Monufiya, Daqaliya, and Gharbia between July 2018 and June 2019. A plan has been developed with a timeline and a budget for each garbage dump, he added. Cairo’s Al-Wafaa Wal Amal and Qatamiya garbage dumps will be transferred to the Obour desert, and the Southern Region garbage will be transferred to the May 15 garbage dump, Fahmy mentioned.

Astronauts these days are famous for some of the craziest social media stunts. In 2013, Canadian Chris Hadfield sang a David Bowie song, Major Tom, while floating about the International Space Station (how did he ever manage to stop his guitar crashing into some vital machine?). Two years later, Italy s Samantha Cristoforetti brewed "an authentic" espresso coffee in space — and drank it! Britain s Tim Peake snapped himself on a spacewalk — Hello mum! And Germany s Alexander Gerst posted picture postcards, looking down on our blue and green home. But all that s done in the astronauts spare time. One imagines, anyway. Because the astronauts are actually up there — a cool 400 kilometers (248 miles) above Earth — to work. And a lot of that work involves scientific experiments.

An Egyptian court has ordered the suspension for one month of video-sharing website, YouTube, and others sharing a video found to be insulting the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. The Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling on Saturday dismisses appeals against a similar 2013 ruling, including one by the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority which said the ruling’s application is not feasible.

ElBalto, a mobile-based platform, was launched by a startup aiming to transform healthcare through connecting patients, doctors, and caregivers. The co-founder and CEO of the company, Mahmoud Abdalla, explained that receiving medical assistance in non-emergency cases often meets unneeded hassles and obstacles, such as traffic jams, doctor cancellations, or no-shows

ElBalto, a mobile-based platform, was launched by a startup aiming to transform healthcare through connecting patients, doctors, and caregivers. The co-founder and CEO of the company, Mahmoud Abdalla, explained that receiving medical assistance in non-emergency cases often meets unneeded hassles and obstacles, such as traffic jams, doctor cancellations, or no-shows

Samsung is the largest smartphone maker in Egypt and the world. The company held 39% of smartphone sales in the Egyptian market at the end of April. Its control over a large share of smartphone sales increases the number of phones in maintenance services compared to the rest of the companies, given Samsung s large market share. In this report, Daily News Egypt reviews the most important criteria that Samsung ensures are available in its maintenance centres in order to offer the best service possible to its customers.

Apple accounted for 47.1% of Egypt s tablet sales in April, leading the domestic tablet market. Apple s share increased by nearly 3% compared to March, when its market share was 44.3%. Samsung came second on the list with 34% of market sales in April 2018 compared to 39.4% in March. Samsung s market share of tablet sales declined in April by 5.4% compared to its share in March, according to a report issued by StatCounter.