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Former MENA's managing editor Moustafa Tharwat dies aged 82

Date: 2021-09-24 17:16:02 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:71 - ID:9183963

CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Former managing editor of the Middle East News Agency (MENA) Moustafa Tharwat Ismail died on Friday at the age of 82. Tharwat was hospitalized on Saturday after testing positive for coronavirus. The late journalist ....

Interior Ministry takes legal action against 9,574 for not wearing masks

Date: 2021-09-24 12:20:16 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:9183363

CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry on Friday announced that it has taken legal measures against 9,574 persons for not wearing face masks in security campaigns conducted in a span of 24 hours. As many as 720 violations of shop closure ....

Irrigation min.: 2,636 kms of irrigation canals rehabilitated so far

Date: 2021-09-24 10:40:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:30 - ID:9183238

CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atti said that his ministry has already completed the rehabilitation of 2,636 kilometers of irrigation canals. This is part of Egypt's canal rehabilitation and ....

3 persons killed, injured in car accident on Suez-Ismailia road

Date: 2021-09-23 20:03:51 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:97 - ID:9182706

SUEZ, Egypt, Sept 23 (MENA) - One person was killed and two others were injured on Thursday when a truck collided with a vehicle on Suez-Ismailia road. Suez Security Directorate operation room received a report on the crash a few kilometers ....

21 container, cargo ships handled at Damietta Port

Date: 2021-09-23 09:17:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:22 - ID:9181319

DAMIETTA, Sept 23 (MENA) - Twenty-one container and cargo ships and 5,029 trucks were handled at Damietta Port in the past 24 hours. In a statement on Thursday, the Damietta Port Authority (DPA) said the total trade volume of exported goods ....

PM praises national companies' capabilities

Date: 2021-09-22 11:23:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:61 - ID:9179700

CAIRO, Sept (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said development projects inaugurated by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Tuesday were meant to ameliorate services offered to citizens in Sinai Peninsula, touting the high capabilities and ....

Political leadership interested in vaccinating civil servants against coronavirus: minister

Date: 2021-09-21 15:46:41 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:83 - ID:9178142

CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) – Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan said the political leadership attaches importance to inoculating all civil servants against coronavirus. In this regard, Saafan directed the heads of manpower directorates to administer ....

Head of Evangelical community recieves CPYP delegation

Date: 2021-09-21 14:05:54 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:9178193

CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Head of the Christian Evangelical community in Egypt and the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) Andrea Zaki received on Tuesday a delegation from the Coordination's Committee of Party's Youth Leaders ....

Sha'arawi probes with CAOA chief file of employees' relocation to NAC

Date: 2021-09-20 11:35:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:40 - ID:9175371

CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Sha'arawi discussed on Monday with head of the Central Agency For Organization & Administration (CAOA) Saleh El Sheikh means to develop organizational and structural sides of jobs as well ....

94 encroachments on River Nile in 6 governorates removed

Date: 2021-09-19 17:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:9174530

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources continued on Sunday its wide-scale campaign to remove all encroachments on the River Nile. The campaign succeeded in removing 94 encroachments in six governorates. Since ....