food
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Food
April 8, 2020
Women fight for a place at the table as sushi chefs in Japan
Women have warm hands, their periods alter their sense of taste and they can’t work long hours — just some…
Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain’s health workers
Food
April 6, 2020
Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain’s health workers
It is midday on Saturday and smoke rises off the grill even though the doors are closed at the Timesburg…
UN begins home food drops for Gaza’s needy to stem virus
Middle East
April 1, 2020
UN begins home food drops for Gaza’s needy to stem virus
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A UN aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians…
Egypt’s food supplies remain stable but buy only what you need: FEDCOC head
Egypt
March 29, 2020
Egypt’s food supplies remain stable but buy only what you need: FEDCOC head
The Federation of the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) president Ibrahim al-Araby on Saturday said that Egypt’s markets are stable…
Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears
World
February 12, 2020
Beloved communal hotpot falls victim to Hong Kong virus fears
Hotpot has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak after ten members of a family in Hong Kong became…
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
World
February 12, 2020
Hunger stalks southern Africa as climate crisis deepens
Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as…
Egypt’s agriculture exports jump to over 5 million tons in 2019
Business
December 21, 2019
Egypt’s agriculture exports jump to over 5 million tons in 2019
Egyptian agricultural exports increased to more than five million tons between January and December 2019, according to a report from…
Double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world: report
World
December 16, 2019
Double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world: report
Low- and middle-income countries risk seeing their development progress slashed by the double-edged sword of obesity and undernutrition, both caused…
Sisi, FAO head Qu Dongyu discuss food security in Africa
Egypt
December 15, 2019
Sisi, FAO head Qu Dongyu discuss food security in Africa
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, there are the anti-government protesters demonstrating for a better future for Iraq, and…