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Fire in Aswan furniture factory extinguished

Date: 2018-03-17 15:30:37 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:56 - ID:7300499

ASWAN, Upper Egypt, March 17 (MENA) - Civil protection forces in Aswan succeeded to extinguish a huge fire that erupted in a three-storey furniture factory with no casualties being reported. The fire damaged most of the contents of the first and ....

97 inmates pardoned, 542 released on parole nationwide: Interior Ministry

Date: 2018-03-15 16:51:48 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:87 - ID:7297177

CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry has announced that 97 inmates were pardoned while 542 others were released on parole on the occasion of the Police Day and the January 25th Revolution. The move was carried out in accordance with ....

Umrah extra fees will be allocated to Sinai developmental projects - PM

Date: 2018-03-14 17:58:44 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:81 - ID:7295292

CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said that the extra fees collected from those who performed Umrah (minor pilgrimage) more than once over the past three years will be allocated to implement developmental projects in ....

UN official hails improvement in women's file in Egypt

Date: 2018-03-14 15:48:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:7295042

CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Dubravka Simonovic has praised the progress toward improving women's conditions in Egypt, saying that she is looking forward to visiting Egypt to share experience and document ....

25 people injured in 2 traffic accidents in Behira, Sharkia

Date: 2018-03-13 13:27:53 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:75 - ID:7292708

CAIRO, March 13 (MENA) - Twenty-five people were injured in two traffic accidents in Behira and Sharkia governorates on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Population spokesman said. The first accident took place on Cairo–Alexandria desert road ....

Minister of Parliamentary affairs holds press conference on human rights report

Date: 2018-03-12 11:50:17 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:46 - ID:7290636

CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Omar Marwan will hold a press conference on Tuesday on the report submitted by Egypt to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last week. Egypt, as part of effective cooperation with UN ....

Cabinet mulls proposals on developing pre-university education

Date: 2018-03-11 20:15:54 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:98 - ID:7289715

CAIRO, March 11 (MENA) - The Cabinet held a meeting Sunday under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to discuss several strategic files related to the development of the pre-university education. The government considers the development of the ....

Health, telecommunications ministries sign protocol on mechanization of health insurance system

Date: 2018-03-11 18:48:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:92 - ID:7289714

CAIRO, March 11 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Sunday witnessed a signing ceremony of a cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on mechanization of Egypt's social ....

Minister orders aid offered to people affected by Cairo building collapse

Date: 2018-03-11 08:22:00 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:9 - ID:7288434

CAIRO, March 11 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali has ordered to continue offering aid to families affected by the recent collapse of a building in Sayeda Zeinab district of Cairo. Upon the directives, the Cairo social solidarity ....

Former MENA deputy editor-in-chief passes away

Date: 2018-03-10 21:42:37 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:7288262

CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) - Former deputy editor-in-chief of the Middle East News Agency (MENA) Anwar Shehata passed away on Saturday at the age of 67 after deteriorating health conditions. The funeral prayers will be performed on Sunday in Cairo's ....