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  • 2 killed in car accident in Sharqiya

    Date: 2017-04-01 20:14:55 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:71 - ID:6747907

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, April 1 (MENA) – A professor at Al Azhar University and his spouse were killed when their car collided with another car on Bilbeis-Cairo highway in Sharqiya governorate. The accident occurred due to overspeed. Earlier, ....

  • Fire near oilfield site in Fayyoum controlled

    Date: 2017-04-01 10:58:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:31 - ID:6747103

    FAYYOUM, Egypt, April 1 (MENA) - Firefighters managed to stop the spread of fire, which broke out in a car tank laden with eight tons of diesel, to an oilfield site in Fayyoum. Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire. No injuries or ....

  • Supply inspector arrested in Qena over bribe

    Date: 2017-03-31 13:12:47 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:41 - ID:6746069

    QENA, Egypt, March 31 (MENA) - A supply inspector was arrested here on Friday over bribery charges. The suspect was nabbed while taking a bribe from a merchant to prepare a report in his favor in one of the cases still under investigation. ....

  • Egypt prime destination for therapeutic tourism - minister

    Date: 2017-03-30 14:08:51 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:52 - ID:6744603

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Egypt is a prime destination for medical tourism given its naturally therapeutic climate for patients and its mineral and sulfuric water in Helwan and Ain El Sira along with other famous places including (Oyon Musa) Eyes of ....

  • Small fire put out in Luxor farm area

    Date: 2017-03-29 05:48:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:2 - ID:6741899

    LUXOR, March 29 (MENA) - Civil protection units put out a fire early Wednesday that erupted in a palm tree farm near Boghdadi Bridge south of Luxor. Head of the Luxor Municipality Ahmed Tarek said the fire broke out in a number of palm trees in ....

  • PM denies plan to provide students with in-kind subsidies instead of school meals

    Date: 2017-03-28 17:06:55 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:77 - ID:6741482

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail denied on Tuesday media reports about providing students with in-kind subsidies instead of school meals. In a statement, Ismail said the school meals are mainly aimed at maintaining the health ....

  • 17 people suffer food poisoning in Menofia

    Date: 2017-03-27 17:43:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:75 - ID:6739595

    SHEBIN EL KOM, Egypt, March 27 (MENA) - Some 17 people suffered food poisoning as a result of drinking spoiled juice in Ashmon town in Menofia governorate on Monday. The victims were rushed to hospital while the prosecution started a probe in the ....

  • Suspect charged of assaulting toddler remanded in custody for 15 days in Daqahliya

    Date: 2017-03-27 15:01:14 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:6739222

    MANSOURA, Egypt, March 27 (MENA) - A prosecution in Daqahliya governorate ordered a suspect be remanded in custody for 15 days pending further questioning on charges of abducting and sexually assaulting a toddler. The toddler suffered severe ....

  • Bomb attack destroys parts of Azhar institute in Arish

    Date: 2017-03-25 09:47:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:22 - ID:6735749

    EL ARISH, Egypt, March 25 (MENA) - Large parts of Al Azhar institute in al Arish city were destroyed after it was hit by improvised explosive devices. No injuries or casualties were reported. Unidentified armed men targeted the institute in ....

  • Interior minister leads funeral of martyred police officer

    Date: 2017-03-24 13:28:52 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:41 - ID:6735032

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghaffar led the funeral of police officer Moataz Mostafa Abdel Aziz who was killed in security confrontations in Arish on Thursday. The funeral took place at the Police Academy mosque in ....

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