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  • 34,803 persons tested for Hepatitis C - Health Ministry

    Date: 2018-02-17 12:35:17 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:7250497

    CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - The Health and Population Ministry said on Saturday that 34,803 persons underwent Hepatitis C Antibody Test to see whether or not they were infected by the virus. The tests are conducted as part of the national campaign ....

  • Sharm el Sheikh port closed over bad weather

    Date: 2018-02-17 09:51:43 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:7250033

    SUEZ, Egypt, Feb 17 (MENA) - South Sinai port of Sharm El Sheikh was closed on Saturday due to bad weather, said spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Malak Youssef. The decision was taken after wind velocity hit 21 knots and waves became 2-3 ....

  • Nuweiba port reopens after weather improved

    Date: 2018-02-17 09:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:13 - ID:7249884

    EL-TOR, Egypt, Feb 17 (MENA) - Nuweiba port in South Sinai governorate was reopened on Saturday after an improvement in weather conditions, said the spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Malak Yousef. Maritime and navigation activities were ....

  • Nile channel chief suspended over alleged leak

    Date: 2018-02-16 19:54:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:7249507

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The chairman of a Nile television channel has been suspended over a leak in which he allegedly threatened to rape a female journalist, said the head of the National Press Authority Karam Gabr on Friday. Gabr said he had ....

  • Cabinet approves amendments to three laws

    Date: 2018-02-14 18:16:52 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:75 - ID:7245786

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) – The Cabinet, under Prime Minster Sherif Ismail, has approved amendments to some provisions of the anti-terrorism law. During its Wednesday meeting, the cabinet okayed amendments to some provisions of the traffic law and the ....

  • NEA: 139 polling stations for Egyptian expatriates

    Date: 2018-02-14 15:06:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:7245668

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - The National Election Authority (NEA) decided during a meeting on Wednesday under counselor Lashin Ibrahim to establish 139 polling stations at the embassies and consulates of Egypt in world countries to allow Egyptian expats ....

  • Government okays Egyptian EEA bill

    Date: 2018-02-14 13:59:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:51 - ID:7245473

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - The cabinet approved during a session Wednesday the Egyptian Endowments Authority (EEA) bill presented by Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa. In a press conference, the minister said the aim of drafting the bill was to ....

  • IDSC denies closure of power stations in N. Sinai

    Date: 2018-02-13 17:02:22 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:74 - ID:7244177

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied on Tuesday the closure of power stations in North Sinai due to the underway military operations there. In a fact-finding committee, the center stressed ....

  • Supreme Judicial Council fully supports army, police in war against terror

    Date: 2018-02-13 14:39:00 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:7243764

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - The Supreme Judicial Council, headed by Magdy Abo El Ela, stressed its full support for the efforts of the Armed Forces and the police in their war against terrorism and preserving Egypt's security. In a statement on ....

  • Sisi discusses educational development strategy

    Date: 2018-02-13 14:23:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:62 - ID:7243747

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Tuesday with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail in the presence of Minister of Military Production Mohamed el Assar, Minister of Education and Technical Education Tareq Shawqi and head of the ....

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