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  • 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 ....

  • Freedom party condemns killing of Nour party candidate in North Sinai

    Date: 2015-10-25 10:47:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:33 - ID:3598245

    CAIRO, Oct 25 (MENA) - Member of the higher body of Freedom party Ahmed el Beheiri condemned the killing of Al Nour party candidate in North Sinai by a takfiri element. In statements on Sunday, Beheiri asserted that this terrorist act would not ....

  • 680 German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2015-10-22 15:18:49 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:57 - ID:3583701

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) - Four charter flights landed at Luxor International Airport on Thursday, carrying as many as 680 German tourists to visit archaeological places in the tourist city. The direct charter flights came from the ....

  • 1st well operated with solar energy opened in Toshka

    Date: 2015-10-22 14:32:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:51 - ID:3582533

    TOSHKA, Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi gave the green light to use solar energy in operating groundwater wells. The first state-owned well, operated by remotely-controlled solar power, was opened in ....

  • Assiut put on high alert in anticipation of torrents

    Date: 2015-10-22 11:35:13 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:3581785

    ASSUIT, Oct 22 (MENA) – Assuit Governor Yasser el Desouki asserted on Thursday that the governorate is on full alert to deal with any anticipated torrents. He ordered undersecretaries of irrigation, health, supply and social affairs ministries to ....

  • Damietta port receives 5 ships

    Date: 2015-10-21 15:11:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:85 - ID:3576877

    DAMIETTA, Egypt, Oct 21 (MENA) - Three container and two cargo ships arrived at Damietta Port on Wednesday, Damietta Port Authority Spokesman Mamdouh el Shiti said. In statements on Wednesday, Shiti said that five other ships left the harbor. ....

  • Amer Group to build 5 hospitals in Egypt

    Date: 2015-10-21 12:30:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:56 - ID:3575521

    CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - Real estate developer Amer Group will invest EGP 2.5 billion in establishing five large hospitals in different parts of Egypt, group chairman Mansour Amer said. It is part of the group's measures to pump more investments in ....

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