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  • Egypt establishes 1st continuous air quality monitoring station in Beheira

    Date: 2019-11-04 10:21:37 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:17 - ID:8173393

    CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - Environment Minister Yassmin Fouad unveiled on Monday the installation of the first station for the continuous monitoring of air pollutants in Kom Ombo city in the Egyptian governorate of Beheira. The governorate already has ....

  • Fire at St. George Church in Cairo's Shubra district contained

    Date: 2019-11-01 14:24:07 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:24 - ID:8170159

    CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - A fire at the services building of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo's Shubra district was contained. In a statement released on Friday, South Shubra Churches Sector said that civil protection forces were called ....

  • Irrigation min. follows up precautionary flood control measures nationwide

    Date: 2019-10-30 20:32:11 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:69 - ID:8167729

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati has reviewed preparations and efforts exerted to protect governorates from any possible floods. The minister on Wednesday attended a meeting of the cabinet under ....

  • Cabinet: Victims of Bir al Abed terror incidents named martyrs

    Date: 2019-10-30 17:38:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:60 - ID:8167850

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) – The cabinet agreed during its meeting Wednesday on considering the victims of terror incidents that occurred in North Sinai's Bir el Abed and Sheikh Zuweid towns to be martyrs. Several people were killed and injured in two ....

  • Manpower ministry: Nov 9 paid holiday for private sector employees on Mawlid al-Nabi

    Date: 2019-10-30 12:35:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:8167204

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan said Wednesday that Saturday, November 9, 2019 will be a fully paid holiday for the private sector workers on the occasion of Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif (The Prophet Muhammad) ....

  • Antiquities Ministry: Limited fire at Cairo's Zaraksha archaeological building controlled

    Date: 2019-10-29 21:29:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:94 - ID:8166767

    CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities announced that a limited fire at a hall of Khan Al Zaraksha archaeological building in old Islamic Cairo's Al Azhar district was contained. In a statement released on Tuesday evening, Gamal ....

  • Interior Ministry thwarts official's attempt to embezzle EGP 43m of state funds

    Date: 2019-10-29 16:35:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:76 - ID:8166313

    CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry has foiled an attempt by an official to embezzle a sum of EGP 43 million of state funds. Investigations revealed that he was involved before in appropriating about EGP 15 million. The ....

  • Alexandria-Luxor train conductor remanded for 4 days pending investigations

    Date: 2019-10-29 14:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:8166203

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 29 (MENA) - Head of Tanta prosecution counselor Mohamed el Feqi decided on Tuesday to remand in custody for four days the conductor of Alexandria-Luxor train Magdy Ibrahim Hamam pending investigations over forcing two young people ....

  • Luxor governor orders offering maximum care to railway crash victims, families

    Date: 2019-10-29 13:50:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:8166111

    LUXOR, Egypt, Oct 29 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mostafa Alham on Tuesday issued directives for offering health care to the injured in the railway crash that took place earlier in the day at the governorate. The governor also directed coordination ....

  • Eight people killed, wounded in railway crash in Luxor

    Date: 2019-10-29 13:00:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:48 - ID:8165866

    CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - The Egyptian Railways Authority said that four people were killed and four others injured when a half truck broke into a railway from an unauthorized area in Luxor. According to a statement by the authority, the vehicle was ....

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