video games
Dar Al-Iftaa deems ‘Blue Whale’ game religiously forbidden after suicide trend
Egypt
April 6, 2018
Dar Al-Iftaa deems ‘Blue Whale’ game religiously forbidden after suicide trend
Egypt’s religious and governmental body Dar Al-Iftaa posted a YouTube video on their official page declaring the ‘Blue Whale’ video…
MP calls on Minister of Communications to ban ‘dangerous electronic games’
Egypt
April 5, 2018
MP calls on Minister of Communications to ban ‘dangerous electronic games’
Member of Parliament Sherif al-Wardani, who is also the secretary of Oarliament’s Human Rights Committee, submitted an urgent request calling…
Saudi gamers get together at kingdom’s first-ever Comic Con
Life & Style
February 20, 2017
Saudi gamers get together at kingdom’s first-ever Comic Con
In a country where the use of magic is a crime punishable by beheading, it's not every day that young…
Egypt cleric says too much Pokemon Go could be danger
Egypt
July 24, 2016
Egypt cleric says too much Pokemon Go could be danger
A leading Egyptian Sunni Muslim cleric has warned against the dangers of playing too much of the wildly popular mobile…
Reducing children’s exposure to violence – virtual and real
Health & Fitness
July 22, 2016
Reducing children’s exposure to violence – virtual and real
Pediatricians, parents, industry and policymakers need to join forces to limit children's exposure to virtual and real violence, according to…
How to play Pokemon Go
Science
July 21, 2016
How to play Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go mania has players armed with smartphones hunting streets, parks, rivers, landmarks and other sites to capture monsters and…
Egypt joins hunt for virtual critters as ‘Pokémon Go’ craze spreads
Science
July 13, 2016
Egypt joins hunt for virtual critters as ‘Pokémon Go’ craze spreads
In the past few days, you may have heard stories of people scouring the local area in search of strange…
3D video games may be good for your memory
Health & Fitness
December 19, 2015
3D video games may be good for your memory
Playing three-dimensional video games just 30 minutes a day might mean new memories are less likely to fade away, a…
Media host allegedly mistakes video game for Russian attack on Islamic State
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Media host allegedly mistakes video game for Russian attack on Islamic State
A popular Egyptian media host recently presented a video on his show of what he claimed were Russian airstrikes on…
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Health & Fitness
September 26, 2015
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Video games popular with children and teens often feature characters that smoke even though few packages carry warnings about tobacco-related…