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  • Red Sea government reviews service projects in Hurghada

    Date: 2016-05-25 11:09:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:24 - ID:4977201

    HURGHADA, Egypt, May 25 (MENA) - Red Sea Governor General Ahmed Abdallah on Wednesday reviewed the service projects, currently under construction in the governorate, in the fields of drinking water, sanitation, electricity and ....

  • Transport min., Qalyubia governor inspect progress at freeway

    Date: 2016-05-24 12:09:30 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:35 - ID:4971393

    BANHA, Egypt, May 24 (MENA) – Transport Minister Galal el Saeed and Qalyubia Governor Reda Farahat inspected progress at the construction of the Shubra-Banha freeway on Tuesday. The minister hailed the work progress, saying the road will be ....

  • Govt to buy one million tons of rice during harvest season – min.

    Date: 2016-05-24 12:03:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:4971085

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) – The ministerial economic group will allot nearly EGP 4 billion for purchasing one million tons of rice during the next harvest season from farmers, Supply and Internal Trade Minister Khaled Hanafy said. The latest rice ....

  • 3,000 schools to be set up across Egypt

    Date: 2016-05-24 11:37:28 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:31 - ID:4970585

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail gave directives to set up 3,000 schools in various governorates to reduce the size of classes. During a meeting Tuesday of the ministerial committee for services, Ismail ordered forming a ....

  • 3 killed, injured in car accident in Behira

    Date: 2016-05-23 11:07:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:4963933

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, May 23 (MENA) - A person was killed and two others injured when two motorcycles collided in Behira governorate. The corpse and the two injured were transferred to the hospital. The Public Prosecution was notified to hold ....

  • 43 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2016-05-23 11:01:53 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:4963901

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 23 (MENA) - Forty-three ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, with a total cargo of 2.7 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 25 vessels carrying 1.5 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ships ....

  • 4 killed, injured in road accident on Mahalla-Mansoura highway

    Date: 2016-05-22 22:49:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:109 - ID:4961325

    TANTA, Egypt, May 22 (MENA) - Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Mahalla-Mansoura highway. Due to high speed, a private car collided with a truck, claiming the lives of two and injuring two others. The ....

  • Wood factory fire in Assiut under control

    Date: 2016-05-22 20:17:29 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:97 - ID:4961037

    ASSIUT, Egypt, May 22 (MENA) – Firefighters brought a fire under control at a wood factory in Assiut’s industrial city of Safa on Sunday. Five fire engines were sent to the fire scene and put out the flames that consumed the factory’s wood ....

  • Parliament approves forming ethics committee

    Date: 2016-05-22 20:14:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:95 - ID:4960761

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian parliament on Sunday approved forming a committee of ethics. In its evening session under Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, the parliament decided that the committee will be headed by Baha Abu Shaqa. The panel ....

  • Railway authority denies reports on fire at Assiut/Cairo train

    Date: 2016-05-22 10:05:16 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:30 - ID:4956125

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian National Railways (ERN) denied reports that a fire broke out in three carriages of Assiut/Cairo train No. 871. In a statement released on Sunday, ERN said high temperature was reported in the buffet carriage of ....

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