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  • Fire in Qalyoub diesel oil depot contained

    Date: 2016-10-22 10:11:19 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:5815625

    BENHA, Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) – Civil protection forces managed to contain a fire that broke out on Saturday in a diesel oil depot in Qalyoub city before extending to nearby buildings. No casualties were reported. Investigations are underway ....

  • Complaint about nursing home assault incident referred to prosecution

    Date: 2016-10-21 16:30:19 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:45 - ID:5812685

    CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) – Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali decided on Friday to refer to the prosecutor general a complaint about assaulting a girl at the hands of a staffer working for a nursing home. Also, the minister asserted that she will ....

  • 8 persons killed in traffic accident in Nasr City

    Date: 2016-10-21 10:44:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:25 - ID:5810961

    CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - Eight people were killed and seven others injured after two passenger vehicles collided in Nasr city, western Cairo. A source from the Ministry of Health told MENA, nine ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the ....

  • Egypt imports 75,000 tons of Indian rice

    Date: 2016-10-20 21:26:11 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:106 - ID:5809425

    CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) – The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Thursday entered into an agreement to import 75,000 tons of Indian rice. GASC, in its capacity as an affiliate of the Ministry Of Supply and Internal Trading, ....

  • 3 people imprisoned for 4 days for beating medics in Suez

    Date: 2016-10-20 15:54:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:84 - ID:5807605

    SUEZ, 20 Oct (MENA) - The Suez prosecution office imprisoned three persons for 4 days on charges of attacking nurses' of Suez hospital and smashing medical equipment. Suez Security Director General Mostafa Shehata received a tip-off last Tuesday ....

  • Police seize 20 tons of wheat before their sale at black market

    Date: 2016-10-20 15:19:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:76 - ID:5807577

    CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) – The supply and trade police handled 11 cases of selling subsidized flour at the black market and seized 20 tons of wheat during a campaign in the past 24 hours. They also handled 31 cases of smuggling oil materials. ....

  • Health ministry: No sickness among students as result of meningitis vaccines

    Date: 2016-10-20 14:05:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:66 - ID:5806725

    CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health denied on Thursday reports that students suffered health problems as a result of meningitis vaccines given to them in some of Fayoum schools. The vaccines are "safe and approved by World Health ....

  • PM orders governors to tighten controls on market

    Date: 2016-10-17 21:11:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:98 - ID:5787737

    CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Monday ordered the governors to maintain their field visits and tighten controls on the market. During a meeting of the Board of Governors, the premier also issued directives to provide enough ....

  • 58,000 tons of wheat arrive at Alexandria port

    Date: 2016-10-16 09:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:5776837

    ALEXANDRIA, Oct 16 (MENA) - A ship sailed into Alexandria port Sunday carrying 58,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine, said spokesman for the port authority Reda el Ghandour. The ship was unloaded in silos after finalizing all required procedures and ....

  • "Encourage Egyptian woman's product" exhibition kicks off Saturday

    Date: 2016-10-14 12:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:5768077

    CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) - The National Council for Women (NCW) will hold on Saturday an exhibition of handicrafts made by women from 27 governorates. Themed "Encourage Egyptian woman's product", the show aims to support national products, empower ....

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