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  • Multiple car fire in Maadi put out

    Date: 2016-04-16 16:17:34 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:4730789

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA)- Civil Protection forces managed to douse a multiple-car fire in Corniche el Maadi. No casualties were reported. The fire first broke out in a fuel tank of one of the cars, then extended to seven other cars. Efforts ....

  • HEC says voting on Okasha seat in Dakahlia underway

    Date: 2016-04-16 16:10:54 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:4729917

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - The High Elections Committee (HEC) on Saturday said that voting on a constituency covering two towns in Dakahlia is underway. The polling stations opened their doors to voters as scheduled, HEC said. The elections ....

  • Train movement between Cairo-Aswan resumes-- ministry

    Date: 2016-04-16 08:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:12 - ID:4727441

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - The train movement between Cairo-Aswan line returned to normal, after removing wreckage of an accident between a passenger vehicle and a train in Aswan, said the Transportation Ministry. In a statement on Saturday, the ....

  • 8 killed, 8 injured in train-truck accident in Aswan- Ministry

    Date: 2016-04-16 06:59:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:6 - ID:4727197

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – Eight people were killed and eight others injured when a truck was hit by a train in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan on Friday, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said on Saturday. Five of the wounded are in ....

  • Committee on restoring state-owned lands to offer lands at auctions

    Date: 2016-04-13 19:48:19 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:110 - ID:4714525

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - The committee for restoring state-owned lands discussed Wednesday offering the restored lands at public auctions as soon as possib. In its weekly meeting, the committee under presidential aide for national and strategic ....

  • Govt silos preparing for New Valley wheat harvest

    Date: 2016-04-13 11:15:14 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:31 - ID:4710473

    EL KHARGA, Egypt, April 13 (MENA) – Silos of the Principal Bank for Development and Agricultural Credit (PBDAC) are getting prepared for receiving the wheat harvest from farmers in the New Valley. The harvest delivery will start on Friday for EGP ....

  • Min.: Specialized hospitals to treat drug addicts for free

    Date: 2016-04-13 10:05:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:17 - ID:4710141

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) – Social Solidarity Minister and Chairwoman of the Drug Control and Addiction Treatment Fund Ghada Wali said deals were made with new specialized medical centers and hospitals to treat drug addicts free of charge. The ....

  • Agriculture Ministry denies field irrigation project moved to Water Resources Ministry

    Date: 2016-04-13 08:51:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:12 - ID:4709049

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) – The Agriculture Ministry denied news reports that the supervision of the field irrigation development project has been moved to the Water Resources Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said it is still running the mega ....

  • Molasses-laden truck overturns on Cairo-Alexandria road

    Date: 2016-04-12 11:06:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:4703949

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 12 (MENA) - A truck carrying tons of molasses overturned on Tuesday on Cairo-Alexandria road, but no casualties were reported. The accident happened as the driver lost control on the driving wheel, causing the vehicle to ....

  • Presidential decree for establishing Al Arish university

    Date: 2016-04-12 11:04:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:4703701

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree for the establishment of Al Arish university in Al Arish city of North Sinai. The decree rules that Suez University’s branch in Al Arish is to be cancelled and that its ....

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