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  • Fire at Gharbiya textile factory controlled; 3 injured

    Date: 2015-10-25 21:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:123 - ID:3603221

    TANTA, Egypt, Oct 25 (MENA) - Civil defense forces put out Sunday a fire that erupted at an unlicensed textile factory in Samanoud town of Gharbiya governorate, with three people injured. Six fire trucks rushed to the scene to control the ....

  • 5 persons killed in Alexandria rains

    Date: 2015-10-25 19:04:34 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:110 - ID:3602585

    CAIRO, Oct 25 (MENA) - Five people were killed after heavy rains lashed the Mediterranean city of Alexandria in the wee hours of Sunday, the Health Ministry said. Three people were electrocuted when a power cable of Moharram Bey tramway station ....

  • PM calls on AOI to fulfill drainage needs in Alexandria

    Date: 2015-10-25 19:03:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:109 - ID:3602497

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct 25 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Sunday phoned chief of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) Abdel Aziz Seif El Nasr to urge him to fulfill the needs of the sewage company in Alexandria. As many as ....

  • Awqaf Authority denies deducting salaries of its employees

    Date: 2015-10-25 18:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:106 - ID:3602181

    CAIRO, Oct 25 (MENA) – Al Awqaf Egyptian Authority denies reports about deductions from the salaries of its employees. In a statement on Sunday, the authority said that Prime Minister Sherif Ismail directed the Finance Ministry to pay the ....

  • Matrouh governor signs 15 MOUs to establish investment projects

    Date: 2015-10-25 17:58:02 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:102 - ID:3602049

    MATROUH, Egypt, Oct 25 (MENA) - Matrouh Governor Alaa Fathy Abu Zeid signed 15 memoranda of understanding to establish developmental projects in the coastal city. This came during the closing session of the Matrouh International Economic Conference ....

  • State of emergency declared in Luxor over bad weather

    Date: 2015-10-25 17:25:15 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:100 - ID:3602177

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Oct 25 (MENA) – A state of emergency was declared in Luxor over the bad weather and heavy rainfall in the city. Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr also suspended river navigation until the weather becomes more stable. He inspected ....

  • Attempt by 238 people to sneak into Italy aborted

    Date: 2015-10-25 14:26:43 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:75 - ID:3599725

    CAIRO, 25 Oct (MENA) - As many as 238 people were arrested on Sunday while trying to illegally immigrate to Italy via the Mediterranean sea. There were 100 Egyptians among the infiltrators. The infiltrators have been referred to the bodies ....

  • Alexandria on high alert due to bad weather

    Date: 2015-10-25 13:50:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:65 - ID:3599557

    ALEXANDRIA, Oct 25 (MENA) - Alexandria was placed on high alert after heavy rains lashed the Mediterranean city in the wee hours of Sunday. In press statements, Alexandria Governor Hany el-Messiry said contacts are underway with the Ministry of ....

  • 5 killed, injured in power cable accident in Alexandria

    Date: 2015-10-25 11:51:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:50 - ID:3598877

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct 25 (MENA) - Three people were electrocuted on Sunday when the power cable of Moharram Bey tramway station fell and touched rain water. The bodies were carried to Kom El Dekka morgue and the power was cut off in the area to ....

  • EGP 1.02m earmarked for environment improvement programs - minister

    Date: 2015-10-25 10:54:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:3597777

    CAIRO, Oct 25 (MENA) - Minister of Local Development Ahmed Zaki Badr said the total investment allocations for implementing a program on improving the environment during the current fiscal have reached EGP 1.02 billion. In press statements on ....

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