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  • Celebration held at el Marg juvenile center on occasion of Police Day

    Date: 2016-01-25 13:52:02 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:54 - ID:4185821

    CAIRO, Jan 25 (MENA) - Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar approved to organize a celebration for juveniles at El Marg juvenile detention center on the occasion of Police Day, which falls today. Organized in cooperation with the Social ....

  • Dekheila, Alexandria straits closed for 4th day in row due to bad weather

    Date: 2016-01-25 10:05:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:31 - ID:4183793

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 25 (MENA) - Alexandria Port Authority decided on Monday to close Dekhaila and Alexandria straits for the fourth day in row due to bad weather conditions. Wind speed reached 30 knots and waves exceeded 3 meters. The straits are ....

  • Damietta port closed for 2nd day in row due to bad weather

    Date: 2016-01-25 10:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:30 - ID:4183781

    DAMIETTA, Jan 25 (MENA) - Damietta port was closed for the second consecutive day due to bad weather and rainfall, the port authority said on Monday. Markets were severely affected by the heavy rains. Security measures have been tightened on ....

  • Transport minister meets expert committee to activate ministry's economic side

    Date: 2016-01-24 21:48:47 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:119 - ID:4182189

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Transport Minister Saad el Gioushy on Sunday met with senior experts in the fields of transport, investment, economy, human development and logistics. Spokesman of the ministry Ahmed Ibrahim said that the meeting dealt with ....

  • Drowned body recovered in Beheira

    Date: 2016-01-24 19:37:34 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:112 - ID:4181137

    DAMANHUR, Egypt, Jan 24 (MENA) - The body of a man drowned after his boat sunk in Rosetta strait in Beheira was recovered by residents as search operations are ongoing for another missing one. Residents found the body of Fathi Nagi Abdul Moneim, ....

  • N. Sinai health facilities on high alert ahead of revolution anniversary

    Date: 2016-01-24 18:26:01 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:102 - ID:4181089

    AL ARISH, Egypt, Jan 24 (MENA) - Health facilities in North Sinai have been placed on high alert on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the January 25 revolution. Undersecretary of the Health Ministry in North Sinai Tareq Khater said on Sunday ....

  • Schools in Behira to be named after 3 army martyrs

    Date: 2016-01-24 12:27:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:51 - ID:4178177

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Jan 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved to rename schools in Behira after three martyrs of the Armed Forces, said Behira Governor Mohamed Sultan. In statements Sunday, Sultan said that the names of schools ....

  • Metro Co. head inspects renovation works in Helwan station

    Date: 2016-01-23 18:23:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:86 - ID:4174409

    CAIRO, Jan 23 (MENA) – Head of the Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation Ali Fadali and CEO of company Khaled Sabra on Saturday inspected renovation works in Helwan Metro station, the company's spokesman Ahmed Abdel Hadi said. The ....

  • Fire shuts off 9 factories of ESW

    Date: 2016-01-23 18:19:19 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:84 - ID:4173997

    TANTA, Egypt, Jan 23 (MENA) – A number of Egyptian Spinning & Weaving Company (ESW) factories on Saturday were shut off due to a fire that erupted at the ESW's power plant. The fire halted four spinning factories and five weaving ones of the ....

  • 16 killed, injured in car accidents in Sohag, N.Sinai

    Date: 2016-01-23 15:43:22 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:4173189

    GOVERNORATES CAPITALS, Egypt, Jan 23 (MENA) – Eight people died and eight others were injured on Saturday in several accidents in the Upper Egypt governorate of Sohag and North Sinai. In sohag, six people were killed and eight others injured in ....

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