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  • Wali: 37,000 families benefited from "Sakan Kareem" program last year

    Date: 2019-01-08 11:39:47 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:33 - ID:7747581

    CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali said more than 37,000 Egyptian families benefited from the "Sakan Kareem" (decent home) program in 2018 which cost around EGP 200 million. In statements Tuesday, Wali said the program ....

  • Alex, Dekheila ports closed for 3rd day in row over bad weather

    Date: 2019-01-08 10:38:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:22 - ID:7747520

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 8 (MENA) - Alexandria and Dekheila ports remained closed for the third straight day on Tuesday due to bad weather, spokesman for Alexandria port authority Reda el Ghandour said. In a statement on Tuesday, Ghandour said the ....

  • Burullus fishing port closed for 2nd day over bad weather

    Date: 2019-01-07 08:25:12 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:19 - ID:7746022

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Jan 7 (MENA) - Burullus fishing port in Kafr el Sheikh governorate is closed for the second day in a row due to bad weather conditions, strong winds and torrential rains. The port is now closed and fishing is strictly ....

  • Dust storm hits New Valley, measures taken for any emergencies

    Date: 2019-01-06 11:51:30 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:33 - ID:7744956

    KHARGA, Egypt, Jan 6 (MENA) - A dust storm has hit the New Valley, reducing visibility on main roads, particularly the one between Dakhlah and Farafra. Measures have been taken by authorities in anticipation of any emergencies due to the bad ....

  • Heavy rains hit Alex., port inlets still closed

    Date: 2019-01-06 10:59:18 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:27 - ID:7744905

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 6 (MENA) - A wave of bad weather has hit Alexandria bringing with it heavy rains and low temperatures. Waters caused by the rains affected traffic on main streets, roads and tunnels in the city. The concerned bodies are ....

  • Interior min. allows 41 persons to obtain foreign nationalities

    Date: 2019-01-05 12:46:44 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:29 - ID:7743783

    CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfiq issued a decision allowing 21 persons to obtain foreign nationalities while retaining the Egyptian citizenship. Also, 20 Egyptians were not allowed to keep their Egyptian nationality, after ....

  • Burullus fishing port reopened as weather improves

    Date: 2019-01-04 09:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:21 - ID:7742371

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) - Burullus fishing port was reopened on Friday after weather conditions improved in the Nile Delta governorate of Kafr el Sheikh. The port's director Yousry el Desouki said the port's administration has ....

  • National Railways authority apologizes over Cairo trains delay

    Date: 2019-01-03 20:08:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:7742057

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) -The Egyptian National Railways authority made an apology on Thursday over the delay of some Cairo trains, saying that a sudden technical failure of Cairo railway station signalling system was behind the delay. Head of the ....

  • Hepatitis C Virus campaign in New Administrative Capital

    Date: 2019-01-03 11:59:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:7741471

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Spokesman for New Administrative Capital Company Khaled el Hosseiny said cooperation is underway with the Health Ministry to conduct Hepatitis C Virus campaign in the New Administrative Capital. In statements on Thursday, he ....

  • Campaigns against encroachments on state-owned lands to continue - Gharbiya governor

    Date: 2019-01-03 11:46:13 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:33 - ID:7741386

    TANTA, Egypt, Jan 3 (MENA) - Gharbiya Governor Hisham el Said stressed that campaigns to remove encroachments on state-owned lands will continue. In statements on Thursday, the governor said the governorate's executive bodies work on enforcing ....

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