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  • Metro Line 1 partly suspended after technical failure at Sakanat El Maadi station

    Date: 2015-12-13 09:44:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:13 - ID:3916042

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) – The underground Metro Line 1 was partly suspended after rains led to a technical failure. In statements on Sunday, Cairo Metro media Spokesman Ahmed Abdel Hadi said the Metro traffic was suspended between Sakanat El Maadi ....

  • Sports min. inspects Gamalia youth center ahead of its inauguration

    Date: 2015-12-12 20:18:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:104 - ID:3914781

    CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) – Youth and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz visited on Saturday Gamalia youth center to inspect the development work in the center ahead of inaugurating it on Monday. During his visit, Abdel Aziz said that the development ....

  • Luxor to offer 16 new projects to investors

    Date: 2015-12-12 19:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:100 - ID:3914585

    LUXOR, Dec 12 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr said on Saturday that 16 new projects will be presented to Egyptian, Arab and foreign investors and businessmen during an investment conference in Upper Egypt slated for early 2016. "All studies ....

  • New Damietta expansions approved: governor

    Date: 2015-12-12 16:40:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:81 - ID:3913702

    DAMIETTA, Dec 12 (MENA) – Damietta Governor Ismail Abdel-Hamied Taha said Saturday six new extensions for the Damietta City were approved by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail. The new six districts will be al-Shu’ara, South Sananiya, North Sananiya, ....

  • Haemophilia treatment drug available; no shortage -- health ministry

    Date: 2015-12-12 16:38:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:79 - ID:3913710

    CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - There is no shortage of Factor drug which is used in treating haemophilia, said the health ministry on Saturday. Rebuffing reports of the alleged scarcity, the ministry said the drug is available in amounts that exceed the ....

  • Alexandria Univ. president meets Dutch ambassador

    Date: 2015-12-11 19:45:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:78 - ID:3908846

    ALEXANDRIA, Dec 11 (MENA) - President of Alexandria University Professor Rushdy Zahran held a meeting Friday with Gerard Steeghs, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Egypt. The meeting took up details of a Dutch grant to provide equipment to three ....

  • PM urges finalizing study on Long Live Egypt Fund enteprises

    Date: 2015-12-10 11:09:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:43 - ID:3899637

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ordered to finalize within 10 days a study on establishing small enterprises to be funded by "Long Live Egypt Fund". The small enterprises would be outlets for commodities at low prices in ....

  • Badr urges facilitating licenses issuance to improve level crossings nationwide

    Date: 2015-12-10 09:36:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:29 - ID:3898677

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) – Local Development Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr called on governors to facilitate all measures related to the issuance of the necessary licenses to develop railroad crossings nationwide. In a statement, Badr said he asked the ....

  • Cabinet holds weekly meeting

    Date: 2015-12-09 08:37:27 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:3890398

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) – The Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Wednesday to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security files. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, will also probe several reports related to citizen ....

  • Fire at Aswan archbishopric doused

    Date: 2015-12-08 16:45:05 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:99 - ID:3887414

    ASWAN, Egypt, Dec 8 (MENA) - Civil defense forces put out Tuesday a fire that erupted at an administrative building of an archbishopric in Aswan. No casualties were reported. Eight fire engines rushed to the scene to control the fire. The ....

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