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Egypt among world’s fattest countries in new global study
Tonga, a South Pacific island nation, is the fattest country in the world, according to new global obesity survey published Thursday by the journal Lancet. Below are the top 10 countries with the highest rates of obesity and overweight in adults older … read more
Sisi’s student paper – Read his view of democracy in the Middle East
Last year, the Washington-based Judicial Watch foundation released an academic paper penned by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during his 2006 studies at the US Army War College. The paper reveals the strongman’s views on democracy in the Middle East. On the … read more
Picking the Perfect Generator For Your Home
Egypt plans to add power capacity to the national grid but that will take years. In the meantime, your ice is melting, your air conditioners are off and you are missing your favourite shows on TV. A solution to all … read more
100 days and counting- Al Jazeera Journalist continues Hunger Strike
Detained Al Jazeera journalist, Abdullah Elshamy, who has been on a hunger strike for over 100 days has demanded that he be immediately released by the authorities in Egypt where he has been imprisoned since August 2013. Elshamy who embarked … read more
Sisi Vows to Wipe out Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s former army chief and presidential hopeful Abdeh Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to wipe out the Muslim Brotherhood from the country if he gets elected in the upcoming elections. Sisi, in his first television interview in this election campaign, has … read more
Egypt probing suspected MERS death
A person suspected to have been suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has died in the Egyptian city of Port Said, the state television channel Nile News reported Monday, quoting a Health Ministry official. The report said the cause … read more
Egyptian pound hits 10-month low
The Egyptian pound hit a 10-month low as the central bank let the local currency weaken further, while a persistent dollar shortage keeps prices on the black market high above official rates. The bank said it sold $40 million at … read more
UK updates Egypt travel advice following latest bombings
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice to Egypt following several fatal bomb blasts on Friday, including two in the southern Sinai Peninsula, about 60 miles from Sharm el Sheikh. However, the Foreign Office has not imposed … read more
Revealed: the most ‘miserable’ countries in the Muslim world
A U.S. think tank has ranked 90 countries according to their levels of “misery”, with several Muslim-majority countries on the list.The Cato Institute used data from the Economist Intelligence Unit to rank countries according to unemployment, lending, inflation and economic … read more