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  • IDSC denies decrease of citizens quotas of subsidized bread

    Date: 2017-03-01 15:20:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:56 - ID:6612969

    CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied rumors circulated on the social media that the Ministry of Supply will decrease the number of bread loaves presented to each citizen in ration cards to three ....

  • Supply min. orders slashing rice price

    Date: 2017-02-28 21:29:07 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:104 - ID:6608713

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Supply Minister Ali el Moselhi ordered on Tuesday cutting the price of rice imported from India by one pound to be sold for 6.50 pounds instead of 7.50 pounds per kilo. Holders of ration cards will be able to obtain any ....

  • Huge fire at tanker in Gharbiya put out

    Date: 2017-02-28 21:20:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:103 - ID:6608789

    TANTA, Egypt, Feb 28 (MENA) – Firefighters on Tuesday controlled a huge fire that erupted in a tanker in the Mahalla city of Gharbiya governorate. Fire engines rushed to the scene to control the fire. An investigation was opened to identify ....

  • Nursery department in one of Alexandria hospitals closed over fire - governor

    Date: 2017-02-28 11:05:00 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:6602793

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 28 (MENA) - Alexandria Governor Mohamed Sultan issued a decision to close the nursery department in one of the private hospitals following a fire which broke out as result of short circuit. The department will not be ....

  • Wali: All care extended to families moving from Arish

    Date: 2017-02-28 10:26:02 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:22 - ID:6603317

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Feb 28 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali on Tuesday said that following up the conditions of Christian families, who left Arish to Ismailia on the backdrop of terrorist threats in North Sinai, is maintained on daily ....

  • Maintenance to leave Qalyoub without water for 5 hours Tuesday

    Date: 2017-02-27 20:23:16 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:99 - ID:6601257

    BANHA, Egypt, Feb 27 (MENA) – Maintenance works will leave Qalyoub city in a water outage for five hours on Tuesday, local authorities announced Monday. The planned cut off will be from 8 am to 1 pm to carry out maintenance at a water station in ....

  • Alternative water sources provided to face water line break in Alexandria

    Date: 2017-02-27 20:17:22 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:94 - ID:6600669

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 27 (MENA) – Alexandria Governor Mohamed Sultan on Monday directed the bodies concerned to provide alternative sources of drinking water in the areas affected by the water pipeline break east of the city. The governor ....

  • Natural gas supply cut off to 7 districts in Giza

    Date: 2017-02-27 20:15:14 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:92 - ID:6600901

    GIZA, Egypt, Feb 27 (MENA) – Giza governorate announced on Monday cutting off natural gas supply to a number of districts in Giza starting from 12 a.m. to Tuesday 7 p.m. In a press release, the governorate said the districts are Waraq, Imbaba, ....

  • Fire at Scientific Research Academy in New Valley contained

    Date: 2017-02-27 20:12:30 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:91 - ID:6600681

    KHARGA, Egypt, Feb 27 (MENA) – Civil defense controlled on Monday a fire that erupted at the Scientific Research Academy building in Kharga of New Valley governorate. No casualties were reported. Firefighters rushed to the area to contain the ....

  • Panel formed in each security directorate to reduce traffic accidents

    Date: 2017-02-26 11:33:53 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:6590101

    CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar formed a committee at each security directorate to reduce traffic accidents throughout Egypt. Each committee will hold a periodic meeting or upon the request of the panel's chief. Each ....

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