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  • New Valley witnesses developmental surge under Sisi's leadership

    Date: 2018-02-18 17:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:89 - ID:7252612

    KHARGA, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - Governor of the New Valley Mohammed Zamlout said the governorate had witnessed a large developmental boom in different fields, under the first term of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In a statement to MENA Sunday on ....

  • Education Ministry studying way out of academic problem of N. Sinai students

    Date: 2018-02-18 12:37:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:50 - ID:7252091

    SUEZ CITY, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - The Education Ministry is studying ways by which students in North Sinai could complete their academic year after classes had to close due to the military operation going on there. The Ministry is studying to ....

  • Health Ministry seeking to boost public awareness of over-population problem -- official

    Date: 2018-02-18 10:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:7251770

    CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - A Health Ministry official has stressed the need to boost community awareness of the over-population problem. The government is acting on a four-year plan to solve this problem, said deputy health minister Dr Tareq Tawfiq ....

  • Cairo-Tanta train movement back to normal after 30-minute suspension

    Date: 2018-02-18 08:46:43 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:12 - ID:7251551

    SHEBIN EL KOM, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - Cairo-Tanta train movement was back to normal on Sunday after a half an hour suspension over a dislocation of railway tracks in Monofiya. Needed maintenance was carried out and the train movement was back to ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila ports closed to sailing

    Date: 2018-02-18 08:28:02 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:11 - ID:7251555

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - Alexandria Port Authority has decided to close Alexandria and Dekheila ports to navigation due to bad weather, high wind velocity and high sea waves. The closure is meant to protect vessels anchored at the quays ....

  • 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 ....

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