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  • Train hits bike in Qena; two killed

    Date: 2018-02-23 21:54:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:68 - ID:7261946

    QENA, Egypt, Feb 23 (MENA) - Two people were killed on Friday when a train hit their motorbike in Qena in Upper Egypt. The motorcycle, without plates, was unlawfully crossing the railroad when the collision occurred in Deshna township, said ....

  • IDSC denies sanctions on families with many babies

    Date: 2018-02-22 16:42:23 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:7260081

    CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) dismissed Thursday news reports on plans to impose sanctions on families with many children. Some reports were circulated on social media networks ....

  • Cabinet denies Hurghada hospital behind death of UK tourist

    Date: 2018-02-22 15:36:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:55 - ID:7259987

    CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) – The Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center has denied that a private hospital in Hurghada was responsible for the death of a British tourist. Earlier foreign news reports said the hospital turned off life-support ....

  • Sinai people commend Armed Forces, police efforts to eradicate terror

    Date: 2018-02-21 11:12:37 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:29 - ID:7257703

    ARISH, Egypt, Feb 21 (MENA) - Sinai people commended the efforts exerted by the Armed Forces and police to secure the state and eradicate terror. Speaking to MENA reporter on Wednesday, a group of Sinai citizens lining at a checkpoint to cross ....

  • 6500 tons of butane gas, 63,000 tons of wheat arrive to Red Sea Ports

    Date: 2018-02-21 09:11:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:14 - ID:7257237

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Feb 21 (MENA) - Zaytiyat port received a ship on Wednesday carrying 6500 tons of butane gas coming from the Saudi port of Yanbu, Spokesman for Red Sea Ports Authority Malak Youssef said. Safaga port received a ship loaded with ....

  • Cabinet approves bill on natural gas

    Date: 2018-02-20 15:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:74 - ID:7256365

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - The cabinet approved on Tuesday a bill to amend some provisions of law no. 217 of 1980 regulating the use of natural gas. The new amendments come as part of the state's efforts to widen the use of natural gas and overcome ....

  • Huge fire erupts in porcelain insulator factory in Qalyubia

    Date: 2018-02-20 15:12:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:7256288

    BANHA, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) - A huge fire erupted Tuesday at a factory of porcelain insulator in the industrial zone in Obour city in Qalyubia governorate, northeast of Cairo. Firefighter squads rushed to the factory and controlled the fire. No ....

  • Sum of EGP 10m allocated to journalists in suspended papers of parties: Salama

    Date: 2018-02-20 15:11:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:72 - ID:7256298

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – A sum of EGP 10 million was deposited and allocated to pay salaries of the journalists working for suspended newspapers of some parties, head of the Syndicate of Journalists Abdel Mohsen Salama said. This amount ....

  • EAEA says Dabaa technical school is the first of its kind in ME

    Date: 2018-02-19 15:13:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:54 - ID:7254192

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Atef Abdel Hamid Abdel Fattah has said the Dabaa industrial school is the first of its kind in the Middle East as its students are able to deal with nuclear plants for ....

  • House to probe bill on developing south Upper Egypt

    Date: 2018-02-19 12:09:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:7253863

    CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - The government referred on Monday to the House of Representatives a draft law on establishing a higher authority for developing Upper Egypt, to be based in Aswan. The draft law is part of the state plan to accelerate ....

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