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  • 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 ....

  • Cabinet approves new local government bill

    Date: 2016-07-20 22:38:34 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:97 - ID:5295825

    CAIRO, July 20 (MENA) – The cabinet approved Wednesday a new local government bill, Minister of Local Development Ahmed Zaki Badr said. The bill will be sent to the state council before it ends up at House of Representatives for discussions, he ....

  • Fire at electrical equipement store in Qalyubia contained

    Date: 2016-07-19 10:27:13 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:33 - ID:5285621

    BANHA, Egypt, July 19 (MENA) - Civil protection forces in Qalyubia governorate have put out a fire that broke out in a store for electrical equipment at a house in Shibin el Qanater town. The blaze has damaged all contents in the store but no ....

  • MENA launches summer training program

    Date: 2016-07-18 14:32:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:62 - ID:5281205

    CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - MENA launched on Monday its summer training program with a session on journalism fields that will run till July 28. Media and literature students and graduates from several governorates are taking part in the session, a ....

  • 20 wounded in two road accidents in Fayoum

    Date: 2016-07-17 21:45:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:110 - ID:5277845

    FAYOUM, July 17 (MENA) – Around 20 people were injured in two road accidents in Fayoum on Sunday. Thirteen factory workers were injured after their pickup vehicle overturned. In the meantime, seven people were wounded in an accident on ....

  • Lawyers’ syndicate chief says confidence renewal vote proves board success

    Date: 2016-07-17 20:46:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:101 - ID:5277597

    CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) – Head of the Bar Association Sameh Ashour said the decision taken by the extraordinary general assembly today renewing confidence in the body’s current board sends a clear message that all lawyers trust the performance of the ....

  • PM orders following up garbage removal plans

    Date: 2016-07-16 15:24:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:87 - ID:5270685

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ordered holding a meeting on Sunday to follow up garbage removal plans in Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. The meeting, to be chaired by Planning Minister Ashraf El Arabi, will review means of ....

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