Society
#JeSuisCharlie figures in more than 3.5 million tweets
January 8, 2015
#JeSuisCharlie figures in more than 3.5 million tweets
The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie), in tribute to the 12 people killed in the attack on the Paris offices…
Zimbabwe’s own-label dollar coins face consumer resistance
January 8, 2015
Zimbabwe’s own-label dollar coins face consumer resistance
Nobody wanted the Zimbabwe dollar, so the southern African country dumped it for the U.S. dollar in 2009 to stave…
Reports: New York City due to end ban on cellphones in schools
January 7, 2015
Reports: New York City due to end ban on cellphones in schools
New York City is expected to announce on Wednesday the end of its ban on students bringing their cellphones into…
Car of the future emerges at Las Vegas electronics show
January 7, 2015
Car of the future emerges at Las Vegas electronics show
It has four wheels, is always connected and the driver is optional: the car of the future is starting to…
Sugar cane breaking starts in Luxor
January 6, 2015
Sugar cane breaking starts in Luxor
Luxor's governor Major General Tareq Saad Eddin attended a sugar cane breaking celebration on Tuesday, organized by the Arment Sugar…
Sandook al-Goo3: Providing free, clean meals to Egypt’s poor
January 6, 2015
Sandook al-Goo3: Providing free, clean meals to Egypt’s poor
A person crouches beside a garbage heap, rummaging through scattered leftovers in hopes of finding something to eat. This heartbreaking scene…
Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village to be hydrogen-powered
January 5, 2015
Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village to be hydrogen-powered
The athletes village for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be a futuristic "hydrogen town" where electricity and hot water…
Officer takes Egyptian Spider-Man to police station for selfie
January 4, 2015
Officer takes Egyptian Spider-Man to police station for selfie
A young Egyptian chef acting as the Egyptian version of famous comics superhero Spider-Man said Saturday he was arrested by…
Couple dance on Graveyard Symphony in wedding go popular
January 4, 2015
Couple dance on Graveyard Symphony in wedding go popular
They wanted to be unique and celebrate their wedding in an unordinary way but they never expected their idea to…
Unique Al-Mulid Al-Nabawy celebrations in Red Sea, Aswan provinces
January 3, 2015
Unique Al-Mulid Al-Nabawy celebrations in Red Sea, Aswan provinces
In the Red Sea and Aswan provinces, for Al-Mulid Al-Nabawy, the Prophet Mohamed’s birth, residents celebrate by practicing inherited historic…