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  • Transport minister mourns church bombing victims

    Date: 2016-12-11 15:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:102 - ID:6127217

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - Minister of Transport Galal El Saeed has mourned the victims of Sunday's terrorist attack at the Botroseya church in Abbasiya. In a statement, the minister offered condolences to the families of the victims and wished a ....

  • EGP 60 mln allocated to operate 40 wells by solar power in New Valley

    Date: 2016-12-10 17:39:12 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:77 - ID:6121701

    KHARGA, Egypt, Dec 10 (MENA) - The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources agreed to allocate EGP 60 million to operate 40 wells, used for agricultural purposes, in the New Valley Governorate, Governor Mahmoud Ashmawy said Saturday. Thirty ....

  • Cairo to firmly restore state-owned land - governor

    Date: 2016-12-09 13:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:55 - ID:6114373

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hameed said Friday the governorate will firmly confront all usurpers of the state-own land. The governor, meanwhile, added that all encroachments on the state-own land will be removed with the ....

  • Interior ministry releases names of six policemen killed in Haram street blast

    Date: 2016-12-09 12:49:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:46 - ID:6114925

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - A security source at the Interior Ministry released the names of the six policemen killed and the three others injured in a bomb blast in Giza governorate's Haram district. The martyrs are first lieutenant Ahmed Ezz el Din ....

  • 2 medics arrested in Suez for stealing medical supplies

    Date: 2016-12-07 22:48:29 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:93 - ID:6105777

    SUEZ, Egypt, Dec 7 (MENA) – Two medics were arrested Wednesday for stealing medical supplies from Suez General Hospital. The two medics, including the storekeeper of the hospital medical warehouse, were caught red-handed while stealing the ....

  • Sunday official holiday on Prophet Muhammad birthday

    Date: 2016-12-07 13:22:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:54 - ID:6102409

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued a decision that Sunday, December 11, will be an official holiday on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The decision was published in the official gazette on Wednesday. ....

  • Presidency hosts meeting on obliterating illiteracy

    Date: 2016-12-07 12:46:01 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:50 - ID:6102101

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) – The Egyptian Presidency will host on Wednesday a meeting of a working group including young people representing 26 political parties and an ad hoc ministerial group to discuss an initiative for volunteer action for removing ....

  • Cabinet reviews several political, economic, security files

    Date: 2016-12-07 09:19:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:26 - ID:6099985

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, convened Wednesday to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security issues. During its weekly meeting, the cabinet will probe means of securing basic ....

  • PM revokes decision exempting imported poultry from customs duties

    Date: 2016-12-05 16:15:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:65 - ID:6089845

    CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Monday rescinded a temporary decision exempting imported poultry from customs duties. The move is aimed at ensuring the availability of this main commodity in the market at affordable ....

  • St. Catherine receives 70 tourists over 24 hours

    Date: 2016-12-05 14:13:38 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:55 - ID:6088737

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec. 5 (MENA) - Saint Catherine city has received on Monday 70 tourists of different nationalities over the past 24 hours. They will visit Saint Catherine's Monastery, Bedouin camps, the nature reserve and many other religious ....

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