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Sharm ElSheikh port closed over bad weather
Date: 2017-03-18 21:07:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:74 - ID:6721185
SUEZ, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) - The port of Sharm El Sheikh has been closed over bad weather, said authorities in the Red Sea resort city. The decision was taken as the wind speed has hit 22 knots and waves are 2-3 meters high. The closure of ....
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188 people suffocate in Assiut due to sandstorms
Date: 2017-03-18 19:43:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:69 - ID:6720917
ASSIUT, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) – A Health Ministry official in Assiut said on Saturday that hospitals received 188 cases of suffocation due to sandstorms that hit the Upper Egyptian governorate. All cases have been discharged after being treated, ....
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Study at 3 governorates' schools to be suspended Sunday over bad weather
Date: 2017-03-18 19:42:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:68 - ID:6720365
CAPITALS OF GOVERNORATES, March 18 (MENA) – The governors of Minya, Luxor, and Qena governorates decided Sunday to suspend classes on Monday due to bad weather and sandstorms hitting the country. Central operations rooms were formed to follow up ....
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17 killed, injured in Sharqiya accident
Date: 2017-03-18 19:39:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:66 - ID:6720757
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) - One person was killed and 16 others were injured in a collision that involved a pickup truck and a micro-bus in Sharqiya, on Saturday. Overspeed has been initially blamed for the accident. A probe has been ....
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5 main roads closed over storm in Assuit
Date: 2017-03-18 18:41:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:6720773
ASSUIT, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) - Five main roads have been closed over a sandstorm that hit Assuit, in Upper Egypt. The decision to halt traffic on highways until Sunday was taken upon directives of Governor Yasser el Desoky. It also comes in ....
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Sand storms caused suffocation of citizens, not airborne virus: Official
Date: 2017-03-18 18:38:29 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:6720329
MINYA, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) – A health official on Saturday denied media reports that an unknown virus caused suffocation of a number of citizens in Minya, Upper Egypt. As many as 144 people suffered breathing problems due to sand storms in the ....
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Suez, Hurghada ports closed over bad weather
Date: 2017-03-18 14:46:34 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:52 - ID:6719317
SUEZ, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) – The ports of Adabiya, Port Tawfiq and Zaytiyat in Suez and the port of Hurghada were closed on Saturday due to bad weather, Red Sea Ports Authority Spokesman Malak Youssef said. A sandstorm has hit the region, ....
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Housing minister orders finalizing Ruwaisat project in October
Date: 2017-03-18 12:11:01 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:41 - ID:6718309
CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouli and South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda inspected a project to implement 500 units in el Ruwaisat area in Sharm el Sheikh. After listening to the details of the project, the minister ....
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Sisi meets PM, finance minister
Date: 2017-03-18 10:42:59 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:33 - ID:6717849
CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is convening with the prime minister, the finance minister and his two deputies for the public treasury and financial policies affairs. The remark was made by Presidential Spokesman Alaa ....
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Alex, Dekheila ports closed over bad weather
Date: 2017-03-18 08:32:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:8 - ID:6716805
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) - The Alexandria Port Authority decided on Saturday to close Alexandria and Dekheila ports over bad weather and high wind velocity. The decision is meant to prevent any collision of ships and to ensure safety of ....
