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  • Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims hits 50

    Date: 2018-08-26 22:01:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:7548520

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Two more Egyptian pilgrims have died, bringing to 50 the total deaths among Egyptian pilgrims during the current Hajj season, the Egyptian Health Ministry said on Sunday. The new deaths are from Gharbia and Fayyoum ....

  • Int'l companies assess mobile network's quality in Egypt -- minister

    Date: 2018-08-26 21:38:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:7548439

    BORG EL ARAB, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) - Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat said Sunday that international companies were assessing the quality of mobile network in Egypt. These remarks were made during Talaat's press ....

  • ENR chief inspects Qalyub train line

    Date: 2018-08-26 21:19:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:7548494

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Head of the Egyptian National Railways Ashraf Raslan made Sunday an abrupt tour to the Qalyub-July 23 train line to inspect the stations, safety measures, and level crossings. Raslan said he assured that all the safety ....

  • Egypt to open Rafah crossing for Palestinian pilgrims Monday

    Date: 2018-08-26 20:24:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:7548373

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Egypt will open Rafah border crossing for one week, starting from Monday, to ease the return of the Palestinian pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. The terminal will be opened during this period only for the Palestinian pilgrims. ....

  • 48 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2018-08-26 20:08:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:7548320

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) - Forty-eight ships transited the Suez Canal on Sunday, with a total cargo of 3.4 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 20 vessels carrying 1.3 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 28 ships ....

  • Many achievements accomplished by current PM - Ex-PM

    Date: 2018-08-26 20:01:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:7548316

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Former prime minister and Executive Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Hazem Al-Beblawi said Sunday that the premiership is not an easy job. Beblawi’s remarks came during his meeting with Prime Minsiter Mustafa ....

  • Manpower min. orders maintaining occupational safety at universities, gov't institutions

    Date: 2018-08-26 17:22:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:7548254

    SHEBIN EL KOUM, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) - Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan said on Sunday that his ministry is keen on harnessing all its capabilities to spread the culture of occupational safety and health at universities and government ....

  • 142 Egyptians back home from Libya

    Date: 2018-08-26 16:55:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:7548229

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) - As many as 142 Egyptians returned home from Libya via Salloum Crossing over the past 24 hours, Marsa Matrouh security chief said in a statement on Sunday. Out of all the returnees, 22 Egyptians had illegally ....

  • PM follows up on efforts to secure ports, border crossings

    Date: 2018-08-26 14:49:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:7547996

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Sunday presided over a meeting of the permanent committee on securing ports and border crossings and combating the smuggling of merchandise. A number of ministers and officials concerned ....

  • Sisi approves loan agreement with IDB

    Date: 2018-08-26 13:38:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:7547936

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi his issued a decree approving a loan agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to contribute to a project to counter bird flu. Worth 10 million dollars, the deal was sealed on May 18, ....

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