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  • PM arrives in Cairo from Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2015-11-17 21:13:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:174 - ID:3752309

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail arrived in Cairo Tuesday evening coming from Sharm el Sheikh after chairing the cabinet's meeting in the Red Sea resort city. The cabinet discussed during its meeting some files such as the ....

  • Environment min. orders taking necessary measures to remove Nile oil spot

    Date: 2015-11-17 13:17:41 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:98 - ID:3748637

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Khalid Fahmy issued on Tuesday directives to take necessary measures to remove the oil spot, which was detected in the Nile river in Qena. In a statement, the ministry said an environmental committee ....

  • 36 restaurants, warehouses closed in Assiut over safety, health concerns

    Date: 2015-11-17 13:01:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:87 - ID:3748261

    ASSIUT, Nov 17 (MENA) – Assiut Governor Yasser el Desouky on Tuesday decided to shut down 36 facilities, shops, restaurants and warehouses after local inspectors found health and safety violations. The facilities that have been closed are located ....

  • Cairo governor: lumber yard project in Qatamiya to be finalized soon

    Date: 2015-11-17 12:32:15 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:74 - ID:3748609

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa said a lumber yard project in Cairo's western suburb of Qatamiya will be finalized soon along with the roads network surrounding the location of the project. The governor said wood workshops and ....

  • North Sinai hit by heavy rain

    Date: 2015-11-17 11:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:66 - ID:3748345

    EL ARISH, Egypt, Nov 17 (MENA) - Heavy rains and thunder struck North Sinai on Tuesday causing traffic jams and affecting trade at various marketplaces. The governorate's operations room is following up the weather for fear of torrential ....

  • Preparations to start restoration of Wadi Natrun monasteries

    Date: 2015-11-17 11:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:3747769

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Preparations are underway to restore the archaeological monasteries in Beheira's Wadi Natrun. The archaeological commission in charge of assessing the damage caused to Beheira's Wadi Natrun archaeological monasteries has ....

  • Health min. warns corrupt figures to be held accountable

    Date: 2015-11-17 09:47:32 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:35 - ID:3746573

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Health and Population Minister Ahmed Emad warned that any officials proven to be corrupt and have helped spoil the health system in Egypt will be held legally accountable. Speaking to MENA, the minister said he would not ....

  • Aswan official denies collapse of rock blocks on houses in Edfu

    Date: 2015-11-17 09:42:54 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:3746369

    ASWAN, Nov 17 (MENA) - Head of Edfu Municipality of Aswan Sabri Mahmoud denied on Tuesday reports on the collapse of rock blocks on a number of houses in two villages of Edfu city. He asserted the fall of the large amounts of dust and sand due to ....

  • Nutritional meals costing 900 pounds monthly at cooperatives - minister

    Date: 2015-11-17 09:32:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:32 - ID:3746421

    CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Cooperatives will offer as of next week meals of high nutritional value for a four-member family at 900 pounds monthly, the minister of supply said. During a meeting Tuesday with Chairman of Holding Company for Food ....

  • Suez ports receive different cargo vessels

    Date: 2015-11-17 09:30:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:30 - ID:3746349

    SUEZ, Egypt, Nov 17 (MENA) – A cargo vessel carrying 6,000 tons of butane gas arrived at Suez’s Zaytiyat Port from the Saudi Port of Yanbu. Port Tawfiq, meanwhile, received a vessel with 300 cars on board from Jeddah, spokesman of the Red Sea ....

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