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  • Transport min. decides to cancel uneconomic train lines

    Date: 2015-12-05 14:56:54 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:60 - ID:3866797

    CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) – Transport Minister Saad el Gyoushi decided to cancel the uneconomic train lines for low turnout and transfer them to the lines that have high turnout. In statements Saturday, Gyoushi said that some trains were operated and ....

  • Fishing in lake Borollos halted over bad weather

    Date: 2015-12-05 10:05:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:22 - ID:3864570

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 5 (MENA) - Fishing in Lake Borollos was halted due to due to high waves and strong winds. The fishing port of Borollos was also closed on Saturday. (MENA) N A E/A S E ....

  • Port Said security chief meets new MPs

    Date: 2015-12-05 08:08:18 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:12 - ID:3863694

    PORT SAID, Egypt, Dec 5 (MENA) - Port Said Security Chief Mahmoud el Deeb has met with new MPs, who were elected as part of the second phase of the parliamentary polls. During the meeting, el Deeb urged the new MPs to support security in the ....

  • Massive fire in 24 houses in Sohag put out

    Date: 2015-12-04 21:43:12 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:85 - ID:3863058

    SOHAG, Egypt, Dec 4 (MENA) - A massive fire that broke out Friday night in 24 houses in el Deir town, Sohag, were contained. No casualties were reported, but at least 30 heads of cattle were burnt to death. According to initial investigations, a ....

  • Metro Co. sets up kiosks for vendors at stations

    Date: 2015-12-04 20:42:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:81 - ID:3862770

    CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Egyptian Co. for Metro Management & Operation set up kiosks for street vendors at the metro stations within the company's strategy to cut its losses, the company's head Ali Fadali said on Friday. In statements, Fadali ....

  • Egyptian population to hit 90mn Sunday

    Date: 2015-12-03 11:24:18 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:40 - ID:3855141

    CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) – The number of Egyptian citizens inside the country will reach 90 million at 9:55 p.m. on Sunday, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said. CAPMAS will hold a press conference on Saturday to ....

  • 11,000 tons of butane gas arrive at Alex. port

    Date: 2015-12-03 11:01:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:3855001

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Dec 3 (MENA) - A ship coming from Algeria arrived at Alexandria port on Thursday with 11,000 tons of butane gas on board. The ship was unloaded after finalizing customs procedures, said an official at the Alexandria port. The ....

  • Governors' reshuffle to be approved by president soon: min.

    Date: 2015-12-02 19:16:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:108 - ID:3851718

    CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) – A Governors' reshuffle will be approved by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi soon, Local Development Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr said on Wednesday. The reshuffle is based on serious and real evaluation and has nothing to do with ....

  • Court upholds decision of awqaf minister to hold competitions for workers seeking to work in mosques

    Date: 2015-11-30 12:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:50 - ID:3832842

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Nov 30 (MENA) - The Administrative Court in Alexandria upheld a decision by the Awqaf minister to hold competitions for workers seeking to work in mosques. The court upheld the decision of the Awqaf minister to hold ....

  • 42 vessels cross Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-11-30 12:19:46 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:48 - ID:3832978

    ISMALIA, Egypt, Nov 30 (MENA) - Forty-two ships transited the Suez Canal in both directions on Monday with total cargo of 1.985 million tons, said a reliable source at the Suez Canal Authority. The south-bound convoy included 24 vessels carrying ....

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