Want to age as healthily as the UK's Queen Elizabeth? We all do. Queen Elizabeth II is a lifelong symbol of resilience and longevity for admirers worldwide. Her health and physical stamina are legendary. Now the longest-reigning monarch in British (...)
It looks like the world has not yet had its fill of surprises from the US, which has recently outdone itself on this score. I am not about to rehash Afghanistan or Iraq, how Americans commemorated 11 September 2001, or how the current administration (...)
Like energy, speed, time and other quantifiers of human ability, power has its limits. Perhaps its main problem is that, at its rise, it boasts absolute qualities, which eventually ends in disaster. Currently, nothing epitomises this more than the (...)
Everybody gossips. Gossiping is a fundamental human instinct because our lives are deeply rooted in groups, and we depend on the people in our groups to survive. We spend more time gossiping every day than we'd probably imagine, sharing information (...)
Are you stuck in the same old routines and find that nothing has changed? Are you asking yourself how you can change your life? Do you need to get out of that rut and try something new? Well, cheer up – you're not alone. At some point in life, many (...)
China is commonly perceived as the "great enigma." More common is the tendency to work around the puzzle of how to deal with Beijing by lumping it together with more familiar contemporary or historical powers. Whether one takes this tack or that, (...)
As the world deals with the repercussions of two years of the Covid-19 pandemic that have slowed down efforts to meet the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are slated to be reached by 2030, Egypt's Ministry of International Cooperation (...)
Blackheads are a result of pollution in the air, and so most people will have suffered from these tiny black dots on their nose or face at least once in their lifetime.
We all have pores that get clogged easily with a combination of dead skin (...)
The topic of the hour (and one likely to remain so for weeks and months to come, at least until another major event occurs) is the US withdrawal, ahead of schedule, from Afghanistan, and Taliban's entry to Kabul. There was a significant element of (...)
I just spent ten days in Houston, Texas. The weather was hotter than anything I'd experienced in the past seven years since I first started regularly visiting that city. In general, when temperatures climb, one feels asphyxiated. For some (...)
As we age, our muscles and ligaments lose elasticity and our joints suffer due to an inactive lifestyle, stress, or improper posture and movement habits.
Therefore, fitness experts say it's crucial to work on your flexibility as you reach middle (...)
The prickly pear is a fruit that grows on Nopales cacti. Widely known as the "cactus pear," in Egypt it is called teen shoki. It has a firm outer skin with barbs and a soft and edible inner flesh. The fruit is oval in shape and can range in colour (...)
The corrective decisions recently taken by Tunisian President Kais Saied have exposed him to on onslaught of fierce hostile attacks from so-called "liberal" circles in Europe and the US. Taken in accordance with Article 80 of the Tunisian (...)
In an article of mine that appeared in Al-Masry Al-Youm on 5 May 2013, "The four faces of the revolution," I attempted to depict the general course of events in Egypt for two and a half years since January 2011, and to forecast what lay ahead. At (...)
Eyewear is perhaps the most personal style accessory, as it is not always the case that one-size-fits-all. In order to step out in style, you have to know which eyewear styles suit your face. It does not matter how trendy a style may be if it does (...)
China had never been remote from the history of our generation. Our political conscience opened with recent memories of the liberal phase in modern Arab history, with its blend of monarchy, the British occupation and the independence struggle. It (...)
Are you bored of wearing trousers and jeans everyday and want to change your style? If the answer is yes, then you need to start wearing skirts. A well-chosen skirt can hide any flaws in your figure and make you look more feminine.
Fortunately, (...)
In democratic states with presidential systems, it is not very common for heads of state ousted by the ballot box to try to make a comeback in a new electoral round. The same does not apply in parliamentary systems, where prime ministers often (...)
Egypt, considered the top investment destination for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 2020, had the best economic performance during the Covid-19 pandemic among all the countries the EBRD is operating in, a fact that (...)
It seems the fourth Gaza war is not over yet. Hostilities could resume at any time as a result of new circumstances in Palestinian politics. Reconciliation efforts have just run up against a wall again after a short period of calm and near (...)
Still not losing weight despite making all the efforts required? Don't beat yourself up, as you are not alone. Many people remain in a state of confusion as to why they are unable to lose weight despite all their efforts.
No doubt, losing weight is (...)
Is it simply the nature of this era, the fact that the event epitomised a kind of political essence, or that the mad global media not only covers news but also makes it? Whatever it is, during US President Joe Biden's first tour abroad, the world (...)
The Free World was once the term most frequently used to refer to the Western camp in discussions of international relations and the world order. It was contrasted with other parts of the world variously described as "unfree", "totalitarian", (...)
Want to have sparking white teeth and a beautiful smile? Well, you're not alone. Many people dream of having healthy and beautiful teeth, but few people dare to try chemical whitening.
We are not born with yellow or discoloured teeth. Yet, a variety (...)
The deafening sounds of war – roar, whine, boom – have finally subsided, and all is queit on the Gaza front. The vocabulary of battle has receded from news studios and the daily press. People hooked up to social media have begun to turn to other (...)