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  • Cabinet holds weekly meeting on political, economic, social files

    Date: 2016-07-27 14:32:16 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:58 - ID:5331469

    CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, convened on Wednesday to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security issues. During its weekly meeting, the Cabinet probes a number of reports on the ....

  • Minister of Health mourns former health minister

    Date: 2016-07-27 13:27:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:46 - ID:5330709

    CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - Minister of Health Ahmed Emad el Din on Wednesday mourned with profound sorrow the death of former health minister Mohamed Ragheb Dweidar. Dweidar, who served as the health minister between 1986 and 1993, died on ....

  • 1,367 passengers leave Safaga harbor for Saudi Dabaa port

    Date: 2016-07-27 10:40:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:24 - ID:5329481

    HURGHADA, Egypt, July 27 (MENA) - As many as 1,367 Egyptian passengers left Safaga harbor heading for the Saudi port of Dabaa. In statements on Wednesday, media spokesperson for the Red Sea Harbors Authority Malak Youssef said that another vessel ....

  • 6,500 tons of butane gas arrive at Suez ports

    Date: 2016-07-27 10:04:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:20 - ID:5329457

    SUEZ, Egypt, July 27 (MENA) - A ship sailed into El Zaytiat port from the Saudi port of Yanbu with 6,500 tons of butane gas on board, Spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Abdel Malak Youssef said on Wednesday. Safaga port is set to receive ....

  • Food control bodies inspect tourist villages in Alexandria

    Date: 2016-07-23 17:43:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:69 - ID:5310061

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 23 (MENA) – Food control authorities in Alexandria on Saturday launched a campaign to inspect commercial facilities and shops in tourist villages and areas in the northwestern coast. The campaign resulted in filing reports ....

  • Musical Professions Syndicate denies banning Asala from singing

    Date: 2016-07-23 17:40:34 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:66 - ID:5309741

    CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) - The Egyptian Musical Professions Syndicate on Saturday denied media reports that leading Syrian singer Asala Nasri has been banned from singing. In statements to MENA, Syndicate’s Media adviser Tareq Mortada said that ....

  • Irrigation Ministry denies news about Nile flooding

    Date: 2016-07-23 10:07:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:5307209

    CAIRO, July 23 (MENA) - The Irrigation Ministry has issued no official statement on Nile flooding recently, a spokesman for the Ministry said Saturday. Walid Haqiqi dismissed as baseless recent media reports about the flooding of the Nile. He ....

  • Paints’ factory fire contained; no injuries

    Date: 2016-07-22 09:29:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:26 - ID:5302817

    GIZA, Egypt, July 22 (MENA) – A huge fire that erupted at a paints’ factory in the Sixth of October city was contained with no injuries reported, director of Giza civil protection department Magdi el Shalaqani said. In statements to MENA, ....

  • Huge fire erupts at paints’ factory in Sixth of October

    Date: 2016-07-22 09:10:07 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:23 - ID:5302749

    GIZA, Egypt, July 22 (MENA) – Firefighters are trying to put out a huge fire that erupted Friday morning at a paints’ factory in the Sixth of October city. The scene was cordoned off while eight firefighting vehicles were still taking part in the ....

  • 2 killed, 14 wounded after falling in drain in Kafr el Sheikh

    Date: 2016-07-21 05:38:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:3 - ID:5296365

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, July 21 (MENA) - Two people were killed and 14 others wounded after falling in a sewage drain in a Kafr el Sheikh village late on Wednesday. Fourteen ambulances rushed to the scene to carry the wounded to nearby hospitals. They ....

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