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  • Environment minister confers with WB mission on climate change, air pollution control

    Date: 2019-12-25 12:12:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:8243564

    CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Yassmin Fouad conferred on Wednesday with the World Bank mission in Egypt on the activities of a working group tasked with preparing a project on climate change and air pollution control in Greater ....

  • Sharm port closed due to bad weather

    Date: 2019-12-25 09:45:23 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:19 - ID:8243312

    EL TOR, Egypt, Dec 25 (MENA) - Sharm el Sheikh Port was closed at midnight due to bad weather conditions, the media center of the Red Sea Ports Authority said Wednesday morning. In a statement, the center said that closure decision came after the ....

  • Heavy rain continues to batter Alexandria; navigation in ports unaffected

    Date: 2019-12-25 09:12:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:16 - ID:8243248

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Dec 25 (MENA) - Heavy rain continued to batter Alexandria and the North Coast for the second day running accompanied by a marked drop in temperature. Roads appeared empty of people and traffic was slower than usual on ....

  • Borollus port closed for 2nd day due to heavy wind

    Date: 2019-12-25 08:52:52 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:13 - ID:8243249

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 25 (MENA) - Borollus Port is closed for the second day in a row due to strong winds and high waves. The port lies in Kafr el Sheikh Governorate which has been hit by a bout of adverse rainy and windy weather since the ....

  • Civil aviation denies rumors on new appointments in ministry

    Date: 2019-12-24 21:14:52 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:71 - ID:8243022

    CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday denied rumors circulating on social media about new appointments and changes in the ministry. In a statement, the ministry said that such rumors have their negative effect on the ....

  • Alex University mulls medical coop. with University of Manchester

    Date: 2019-12-24 17:23:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:8242812

    ALEXANDRIA, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Council of Education and Students Affairs at Alexandria University under Hisham Gaber met Tuesday with an academic team from the University of Manchester in the UK. During the meeting, the council gave an overview ....

  • House okays amendment to Egypt-US aid deal on basic education

    Date: 2019-12-24 15:02:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:52 - ID:8242550

    CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a presidential decree regarding the third amendment to an aid agreement signed by Egypt and the US earlier this year on basic education. The third amendment aims at training ....

  • Agriculture min. says he has vision for developing work at ministry

    Date: 2019-12-24 14:33:54 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:51 - ID:8242520

    CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Agriculture Minister Al Sayed Al Quseir said that he has a vision for developing the work at the Agriculture Ministry in the coming period to gain the framers' satisfaction and solve their problems. In statements to MENA ....

  • 3.6 million women screened as part of presidential health initiative

    Date: 2019-12-24 14:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:50 - ID:8242554

    CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) – Health Minister Hala Zayed said that nearly 3.6 million women have undergone medical checkups as part of an initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to improve women’s health. Kicked off in July 2019 as part of ....

  • Bad weather, drop in temperature affect N. Sinai

    Date: 2019-12-24 12:31:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:8242106

    ARISH, Egypt, Dec 24 (MENA) - A notable drop in the temperature accompanied with strong sand-bearing winds hit the northeastern governorate of North Sinai on Tuesday. The vision became unclear as sands moved to the roads. The bad weather ....

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