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  • Transport minister inspects Port Said railway station

    Date: 2015-10-03 09:23:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:3458657

    PORT SAID, Oct 3 (MENA) - Minister of Transport Saad el Geyoushi on Saturday inspected Port Said railway station. The minister was accompanied by Port Said Governor General Magdy Nasser el-Din and Railway Authority Chairman General Ahmed ....

  • Huge fire extinguished in sponge, cotton factory in Qalyubia

    Date: 2015-10-03 07:59:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:11 - ID:3457949

    BANHA, Egypt, Oct 3 (MENA) – A huge fire that erupted on Saturday in a factory for sponge and cotton products in one of Qalyubia governorate's villages, northern Cairo, was put out. Ten fire engines were rushed to the scene of the fire, and ....

  • IDSC dismisses reports of storing water behind Ethiopia dam

    Date: 2015-10-01 15:21:17 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:3450013

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) dismissed online and social media reports on water shortage in a number of stations in the Greater Cairo. Reports claimed that starting to store water ....

  • Efforts underway to evacuate street vendors from Helwan squre

    Date: 2015-10-01 08:51:51 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:24 - ID:3447313

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Coordination is underway between Cairo governorate and security men to evacuate street vendors from El Mahatta Square in Helwan. The street vendors will be moved to the Toshka microbus stop, which accommodates 300 vehicles and ....

  • Minister says Sarabium siphon to secure water needed to cultivate 100,000 feddans in Sinai

    Date: 2015-09-29 15:40:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:69 - ID:3436885

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 29 (MENA) - Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said Tuesday that the New Sarabium siphon will be used to transfer water needed for irrigation and drinking in Sinai. The channeled water will serve an area of 100,000 feddans ....

  • 2,000 buses, 1,200 minibuses serve Greater Cairo in new academic year

    Date: 2015-09-28 12:07:12 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:59 - ID:3427901

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Over 2,000 public transportation buses serve Greater Cairo citizens with the start of the new academic year including 950 that were newly allowed to the service, Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa Saeed said. The daily capacity ....

  • Local development minister assigns inspection department to follow up preparations for parliamentary vote

    Date: 2015-09-28 09:26:28 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:3426441

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Local Development Minister Ahmed Zaky Badr has assigned the inspection department at his Ministry to follow up preparations for the first phase of the parliamentary elections slated for October 18-19. The first phase of ....

  • New Academic year starts in Egypt

    Date: 2015-09-28 06:30:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:18 - ID:3425473

    CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) - A new academic year started in Egypt Monday. Around 50,000 schools opened their doors to some 19 million students across the country. Education Minister el Helaly el Sherbiny told MENA his Ministry had taken all ....

  • Kafr Shukr head inspects Kafr Shukr central hospital

    Date: 2015-09-27 10:30:22 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:32 - ID:3421701

    BENHA, Egypt, Sept 27 (MENA) – Head of Kafr Shukr town of Qalubiya Mohamed el Hadi inspected on Sunday various departments of Kafr Shukr Central Hospital to reassure on its patients' conditions. During his inspection tour, Hadi ordered the ....

  • 8,500 tons of butane gas, 250 cars arrive to Suez ports

    Date: 2015-09-27 09:49:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:24 - ID:3421617

    SUEZ, Egypt, Sept 27 (MENA) - Zaytiat Port in Suez received a ship coming from the Saudi port of Yanbu carrying 8,500 tons of butane gas. Also, Port Tawfiq port received a ship coming from Jeddah loaded with 250 cars, Spokesman of Red Sea Ports ....

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