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  • Policeman, 7 others held in custody over illegal archelogical excavation in Sohag

    Date: 2017-04-02 14:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:62 - ID:6748919

    SOHAG, Upper Egypt, April 2 (MENA) - A policeman at the prisons sector along with seven persons were held in custody for four days pending investigations after they illegally excavating beneath the home of a worker in Sohag. A unit from the ....

  • Orphan admitted to psychiatric hospital ahead of rehab course

    Date: 2017-04-02 12:21:19 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:42 - ID:6748734

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly has directed that a 12-year-old girl be seen by a psychiatrist after reported mistreatment at an orphanage where she was staying. Rasha Abbas already started sessions at Abul Azzaam ....

  • Social solidarity min. launches autism awareness campaign

    Date: 2017-04-02 11:51:08 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:6748489

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali launched on Sunday the 13th campaign of the Egyptian Autistic Society, under the title "April: the month of autism acceptance", to raise awareness about autism. This came during a ....

  • Fire at sweets factory in Gharbiya put out

    Date: 2017-04-01 20:17:15 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:75 - ID:6747936

    TANTA, Egypt, April 1 (MENA) – Firefighters on Saturday put out a fire that erupted in a sweets factory in Gharbiya. The fire devoured the second floor and some contents of the factory. No casualties were reported. The prosecution was ....

  • 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 ....

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