Those used to sedentary lifestyles are better off picking endurance-based activities, such as cycling, Nordic walking, dance or aqua cycling, when taking up exercise to help avoid injury and heart palpitations.

Burkini bans in France have boosted sales and interest in the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit, particularly from non-Muslim women, the Australian credited with creating the design said on Tuesday.

Pop superstar Beyonce on Sunday invited the mothers of slain African American men to the MTV Video Music Awards, where her politically charged "Formation" is up for the top prize.

The Ministry of Antiquities received four artefacts that were accidently unearthed beneath the American Consulate in Alexandria, including three roman marble columns and an Islamic-era water well holder.

Gene Wilder, who delighted audiences with his comic turns in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" and Mel Brooks classics including "Blazing Saddles" and "The Producers," died Monday at age 83.

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, have identified a new drug that could offer an effective future therapy for breast cancer. While a potential treatment is still a long way off, this discovery could give rise to promising clinical trials.

Egypt’s Minister of Culture Helmy El-Namnam approved the launch of Sharm El-Sheikh Arab and European Film Festival, whose first edition is scheduled to take place between 25 February and 3 March of next year, reported Al-Ahram Arabic gate.

AlHadraa troupe are scheduled to perform at Cairo’s El-Genaina Theatre on Thursday 8 September.

People shown before-and-after pictures of hair transplant recipients rated men with more locks as looking more attractive and younger, researchers found. People also thought the men looked more successful and approachable after the procedure.

Adults with longer-lived parents have a lower-than-average risk for problems with the body’s circulatory system in middle-age, British researchers have found

If you're not sure of the best way to improve your cardiovascular health, results of a US study suggest that it doesn't matter whether you choose to improve your diet, fitness, or both, as long as you lose weight.

Being overweight can raise the likelihood of being diagnosed with cancers of the stomach and digestive tract, as well as certain brain and reproductive tumors, international researchers said Wednesday.

On the once very prestigious Fouad Street in the heart of Alexandria, close to the intersection with Safiyah Zaghloul Street, Fernando’s is giving a new face to Italian restaurants that have always been closely associated with the Alexandria dining out tradition.

Tuk-Tuk is about the daily lives of three child rickshaw drivers across the crazy streets of Cairo. The drivers, all underage, have lost their childhood innocence: they speak like grownups, smoke cigarettes and rush across the streets between taxis, buses and police officers without driving licenses. All they live for is earning a few pounds to support their siblings and their parents who are too ill to work or too lazy to bother.

As a resident of Heliopolis, I felt it odd to be staying at a hotel located quite literally 15 minutes away from my home. Stepping off the crowded street and into the Radisson Blu Cairo, I thought it would be quiet and peaceful, but was surprised to find the lobby teeming with guests and visitors. I was immediately made to feel at home by the gracious staff who checked my husband and me in before ushering me into the new general manager’s office for a chat.

Egypt’s state broadcaster has suspended eight female anchors and instructed them to lose weight within a month, leading to an outcry from women’s rights advocates.

Essam Fayed, minister for agriculture and land reclamation, issued a statement on Wednesday pointing to increases in Egypt's strawberry exports, saying that safety and quality procedures meet international standards.

British author J.K. Rowling is set to release new stories set in her “Harry Potter” universe, focusing on secondary characters at the famous wizarding school Hogwarts. The ebooks will be available next month.

Photography has always been a form of stating reality. It’s the window through which people can look into the lives of others and the portrait that displays their daily life events.

A Quebec researcher is celebrating the discovery of an intricate collection of tattoos found on the mummified body of a woman who lived more than 3,300 years ago.

Egypt will receive a concessional loan worth $451 million from Japan to resume the Grand Egyptian Museum project, said the cabinet on Sunday.