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  • 5 killed, 15 injured in collision on Sohag road

    Date: 2016-05-22 10:02:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:27 - ID:4955809

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Five persons were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a truck and a Taxi on Sohag highway, Ministry of Health and Population Spokesman Khaled Megahed said. Nine ambulances rushed to the scene of the accident ....

  • Fire erupts at three carriages' roofs of Assiut train

    Date: 2016-05-22 08:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:14 - ID:4955381

    ASSIUT, Egypt, May 22 (MENA) - Fire broke out at the roofs of three carriages of the French train coming from Assiut en route to Cairo early Sunday. The train was stopped at Beni Suef train station and passengers were evacuated. Fire engines ....

  • Gharbia receives 119,000 tons of wheat

    Date: 2016-05-21 17:22:15 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:67 - ID:4953621

    TANTA, Egypt, May 21 (MENA) - As many as 119,000 tons of wheat have been delivered to silos in Gharbia so far, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Supply Ibrahim Sayed Ahmed said Saturday. As many as 152,000 tons of wheat are expected to be ....

  • Over 397,000 tons of fertilizers secured for summer season - ministry

    Date: 2016-05-21 15:58:55 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:52 - ID:4952489

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) – About 397,575 tons of fertilizers were secured for the summer season, Agriculture Minister Essam Fayed said. In an official report by the Agriculture Ministry on Saturday, Fayed underlined that the government has a plan to ....

  • Qallash: Journalists syndicate welcomes proposals to solve crisis

    Date: 2016-05-18 15:22:38 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:72 - ID:4933249

    CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Chairman of the Syndicate of Journalists Yahya Qallash said the syndicate is open to the proposals and initiatives of its members to maintain the prestige and dignity of journalists. In a report to the participants in the ....

  • PM attends signing ceremony to develop 2 slum areas in New Valley

    Date: 2016-05-18 15:17:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:68 - ID:4933529

    CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sheirf Ismail attended on Wednesday the signing ceremony of a cooperation protocol to develop two slum areas in New Valley with an estimated cost of 71 million pounds. The agreement was signed by New Valley ....

  • Minister: Compensations to be handed over to Rowei fire-affected persons Thursday

    Date: 2016-05-17 15:56:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:82 - ID:4927085

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali said the ministry will hand out on Thursday compensations to those affected by the fire that broke out last week in shops in Rowei area in Attaba. In statements to MENA, Wali said ....

  • Qena receives more than 102,000 tons of wheat

    Date: 2016-05-17 11:47:49 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:32 - ID:4925041

    QENA, Upper Egypt, May 17 (MENA) - More than 102,000 tons of wheat were delivered to silos in Qena Tuesday. Silos in the Upper Egyptian city are prepared to receive any amounts of local wheat, said director of the internal trade and supply ....

  • Raising medicine prices by 20% to encourage local production, face importation - minister

    Date: 2016-05-16 14:54:38 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:70 - ID:4919853

    CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - Health Minister Ahmed Emad said that the cabinet during its meeting held Monday approved raising the prices of the local medicine by 20 percent which was determined by the pricing committee at the Health Ministry. The step ....

  • Protocol signed to develop shanties using remote sensing, satellites techniques

    Date: 2016-05-16 11:57:07 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:45 - ID:4918189

    CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) Chairman Medhat Mokhtar on Monday signed a cooperation protocol with Board Chairman of the Informal Settlements Development Fund (ISDF) to make use of the ....

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