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  • 3 killed, 22 injured in tour bus accident in Suez

    Date: 2017-08-16 19:13:19 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:70 - ID:6948154

    SUEZ, Aug 16 (MENA) – Three people were killed while 22 others injured Wednesday when a tour bus collided with two cars on Suez-Ismailia way. The accident occurred in el Sheloufa in Al Ganayen neighborhood, on Suez-Ismailia highway, a health ....

  • PM reviews results of school nutrition system's report

    Date: 2017-08-16 16:27:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:6947968

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Shreif Ismail discussed on Wednesday in a meeting a report about the school feeding system's file. The meeting was attended by the ministers of Finance, Solidarity, Local Development, Agriculture and the ....

  • Egypt population to hit 128 m if current birth rate continues--says health minister

    Date: 2017-08-16 16:23:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:58 - ID:6947886

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Health Minister Ahmed Emad el Din said on Wednesday that Egypt's population would reach about 128 million in 2030 if birth rate continues to rise. The birth rate reached 3.5 babies for every women of childbearing age, Emad ....

  • Transport Ministry acting to connect ports, says minister, 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2017-08-16 12:21:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:29 - ID:6947410

    Arafat announced a number of measures and incentives that should help attract more navigation lines to transit ports in Egypt. He told reporters the government is applying, as a first step, the all-inclusive bill system at maritime ports ....

  • Transport Ministry acting to connect ports, says minister

    Date: 2017-08-16 10:27:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:20 - ID:6947229

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Transport Ministry is acting to connect ports and upgrade transportation, said Minister Hisham Arafat on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, Arafat said his Ministry is working to complete an electronic ....

  • More 26 trains to be operated on occasion of Eidul Adha, says official

    Date: 2017-08-15 17:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:6946394

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Additional 26 trains will be operated as of August 26 and till September 10 on the occasion of Eidul Adha, Chairman of Egypt's Railway Authority Sayyed Salem said on Tuesday. In a statement, Salem urged more control on the ....

  • Fire guts 2 buildings, 2 kiosks in Aswan

    Date: 2017-08-15 13:06:38 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:47 - ID:6946019

    ASWAN, Egypt, Aug 15 (MENA) - Fire fighters in Aswan manged on Tuesday to douse a fire that broke out in two buildings and four kiosks in Kom Ombo town in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan. Seven fire engines took part in putting out the ....

  • New chairman for railways authority appointed

    Date: 2017-08-15 10:14:01 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:6945612

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat has introduced a mini-reshuffle of leaders in the railways authority. According to the new changes, Eng. Sayyed Mohamed Salem was appointed head of the authority. Also, Eng. Ashraf ....

  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina organizes counter-terrorism seminars nationwide

    Date: 2017-08-15 10:13:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:27 - ID:6945615

    ALEXANDRIA, Aug 15 (MENA) - Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Director Moustafa el Fiqi said on Tuesday the library is organizing cultural seminars at public libraries across Egypt. The seminars fall within the framework of the BA's counter-terrorism ....

  • 200 Egyptian youths take part in World Youth Day celebrations, says UNIC

    Date: 2017-08-14 14:32:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:49 - ID:6944530

    CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - More than 200 Egyptian youths of both genders are participating in World Youth Day celebrations held on August 13-16 in the city of Abu Qir in Alexandria, UN Information Centre in Cairo (UNIC) said in a statement on ....

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