Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a “global sleep crisis,” according to a new study based on research collected through a smartphone app.

Filipo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, concluded his visit to Egypt by visiting the Giza Plateau.

During his visit to Egypt to hold his first ever concert, American singer-songwriter, Michael Bolton, paid a visit on Friday to Giza Plateau as part of his tour around Cairo’s many cultural and historical sites.

The Egyptian capital is this year’s "Iconic City" at Dubai Design Week, spotlighted in an exhibition featuring over 65 designers and which opens Monday and runs for six days.

Tourists gathered Saturday in front of Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple to witness the bi-yearly phenomenon of the sun’s rays falling directly onto the King Ramses II statue within, to mark his birthday, state news agency MENA reported.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced that Luxor will be hosting its fifth Global Summit on City Tourism on Nov. 1-2, Youm7 reported.

Two rock-hewn tombs from the Late Period (664 BC to 332 BC) have been revealed near the Aga Khan mausoleum on Aswan's west bank during excavation works carried out by the mission of Aswan Field School.

Between 25 and 27 October, the Indian embassy in Egypt will hold a number of events in Cairo and Port Said celebrating the anniversary of the birth of India's famous peacemaker Mahatma Gandhi.

This October marks the eighth edition of the annual and on-its-way-to-being-iconic Cairo Jazz Festival. To be held at the American University in Cairo’s Greek Campus in Bab al-Luq, Downtown, the festival will span three days and host well-known jazz acts from 12 different countries.

Renowned singer-songwriter, Michael Bolton will hold his first ever concert in Egypt on Friday Oct.21, the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) announced.

As a staple in Egyptian cuisine and an integral part of the region's delicacies, dates are celebrated in Egypt at various events, one of which is the annual Mahragan El Nakheel (Date Festival), set to be held on 22 October.

Palestinian film 3000 Nights scooped two awards at the Festival du Film et des Cultures Méditerranéennes (Festival of Mediterranean Film and Culture) in Bastia--the Kantara France Bleu RCFM and the Hors les Murs awards.

Also on stage are Sweden-based Syrian singer, oud player and composer Mousa Elias who plays two roles simultaneously—those of Umm Kalthoum's parents; and Sweden-based Iraqi musician Firat Fadhel Hussein who also plays a double role, that of Umm Kalthoum’s brother as well as King Farouk of Egypt.

Some daycare centers may find “clean plate club” policies hard to resist, even though working too hard to control what kids eat can backfire and make them more likely to gain weight, a recent study suggests.

Eight Oscar-hopeful films will be screened at the upcoming 38th Cairo International Film Festival from 15 to 24 November, including Egypt's submission for the foreign language category, Clash by Mohamed Diab.

PepsiCo Inc. has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as part of a suite of goals aimed at tackling problems ranging from obesity to climate change.

The ancient Egyptian Sekhemka statue, which was sold in the U.K.’s Christie’s auction house in July, has reportedly ended up at the U.S., according to a document released by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) documentation.

The archaeological committee formed by Egypt's antiquities minister to follow up on the work of the Scan Pyramids project met on Thursday to hear a report on the results of the project's work over the past year inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Dahshur Bent Pyramid and to request an extension.

The Arab Spring in 2011 was a hurricane of political change across the region and its aftermath continues to be felt by millions, including in war-torn Syria.

"If you ask an Egyptian the first thing that comes to mind when Switzerland is mentioned, the first thing that pops into mind is chocolate!" Swiss Ambassador to Egypt Marcus Leitner stated.

Egyptian poet Farouk Shousha, a winner of the state's Nile Award for Literature, died on Friday morning at the age of 80 according to a statement by the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo.