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  • Cabinet approves bill on strategy for developing Sinai peninsula

    Date: 2018-08-29 12:53:49 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:30 - ID:7552730

    CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Cabinet agreed during its weekly meeting on Wednesday under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli a draft resolution on drawing up a strategy to develop Sinai peninsula.. The plan is expected to take place in coordination ....

  • 100 feddans of cotton, 8,000 of corn harvested so far in Damietta

    Date: 2018-08-29 12:21:30 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:7552487

    DAMIETTA, Egypt, Aug 29 (MENA) - About 100 feddans of cotton and 8,000 feddans of corn have been harvested so far in Damietta governorate. In statements on Wednesday, agricultural director general at Damietta governoarte Maher Soweilam said the ....

  • Small fire at warehouse of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral doused

    Date: 2018-08-28 14:13:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:46 - ID:7551214

    CAIRO, Aug 28 (MENA) - A small fire was contained at a warehouse inside the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbasiya district. Preliminary investigations revealed that the blaze engulfed a place used for storing some electric ....

  • Mamish meets with delegation of Coptic expat youth

    Date: 2018-08-28 14:09:00 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:45 - ID:7551141

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Aug 28 (MENA) - Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish met with a delegation of the youth of the Coptic expatriates from 30 countries worldwide, under priest Rafael Tharwat, the coordinator general of the World Youth ....

  • 19 injured in bus rollover crash in Matrouh

    Date: 2018-08-27 22:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:7550137

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Aug 27 (MENA) - Nineteen people including five children were injured in a miro-bus rollover crash in Matrouh on Monday. The accident occurred on the Alamein-Wadi Natroun road, said police. The wounded are from Cairo, Giza ....

  • Irrigation min. receives report on projects ready for opening

    Date: 2018-08-27 16:27:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:55 - ID:7549549

    CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati received on Monday a report on projects, set to be inaugurated within the coming period with a total cost of EGP 200 million. The projects include a number of ....

  • Trade min. keeps imposition of tariff on waste

    Date: 2018-08-27 16:04:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:51 - ID:7549645

    CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar issued on Monday decision no. 683/2018 on keeping imposition of tariffs on waste and plastic waste at EGP 5,000 per ton. In a statement, the Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry ....

  • Sewage plant established in Sharqiya at EGP 150 mln, says governor

    Date: 2018-08-26 16:10:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:47 - ID:7548179

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) - Sharqiya Governor Khaled Saeed said on Sunday that a sewage plant is being established in ِAbu Omar city in Sharqiya at a total cost of 150 million pounds. The plant's capacity reaches 15,000 cubic meters per day, ....

  • PM follows up on preparations for new school year

    Date: 2018-08-25 16:38:41 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:44 - ID:7546941

    CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli presided Saturday over a meeting to follow up on the aspects related to various preparations for the new school year 2018-2019, including boosting the basic infrastructure of schools and ....

  • Minister bans movement of rickshaws on highways

    Date: 2018-08-25 10:47:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:7546464

    CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Sharawy on Saturday banned the movement of auto rickshaws on main roads and highways. The decision included defining the routes that should be used by drivers of rickshaws. The ....

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