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Limited fire at Aswan University Hospital controlled
Date: 2015-07-06 06:53:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:10 - ID:2929169
ASWAN, Upper Egypt, July 6 (MENA) - Civil defense troops were able to put out a fire that erupted on the rooftop of Aswan University Hospital. No word of casualties was reported. Seven fire trucks rushed to the scene and the fire was ....
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Border guards foil illegal immigration attempt by 26 persons
Date: 2015-07-06 06:37:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:6 - ID:2929105
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, July 6 (MENA) - Abu Qir border guards foiled an attempt by 26 persons to illegally immigrate to Italy via the Mediterranean. The guards caught 15 Egyptians, seven Syrians, one Sudanese, 2 Eritreans and one Ethiopian while ....
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Number of bird flu hotbeds 'down' - ministry
Date: 2015-07-05 15:11:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:67 - ID:2926249
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - The number of bird flu hotbeds went down in summer, as the virus became active in winter, announced the Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministry. Most of the infected cases of bird flu are due to random breeding, which ....
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EGP 1bn scientific research in FY 2015-2016 : minister
Date: 2015-07-05 14:47:29 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:2926217
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - About 1 billion pounds will be allocated for scientific research in FY 2015/2016 budget, announced Scientific Research Minister Sherif Hammad. The new budget will contribute to solving the problems facing the Egyptian ....
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El Geish tunnel closes for month
Date: 2015-07-05 14:39:17 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:2926245
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - El Geish tunnel on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road will be closed from July 7 to August 5 as a new tunnel is being established, Director of the Traffic Department Saeed Teama said on Sunday. He added that traffic ....
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Draft law strengthens adulteration of drugs punishment
Date: 2015-07-05 14:27:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:61 - ID:2926101
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ibrahim el Henidi said Sunday the legislative reform committee received from the Health Ministry a number of draft laws that strengthen punishments on adulteration of ....
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Damietta Port receives 7 vessels
Date: 2015-07-05 14:22:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:60 - ID:2926181
DAMIETTA, Egypt, July 5 (MENA) - Damietta Port received on Sunday seven vessels, including five container ships and two cargo ships, Spokesman for Damietta Port Authority Mamdouh el Sheity said. He added that eight vessels left the port with two ....
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Preservation of Egyptian State is Nour Party's strategic goal - party leader
Date: 2015-07-05 13:24:40 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:55 - ID:2925677
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Head of Nour Party Younis Makhyoun stressed on Sunday that preserving the Egyptian State and protecting its entity from collapsing is a strategic goal for the party. In press statements, he said the party launched an ....
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ERTU head urges relieving head of News Sector from post
Date: 2015-07-04 20:00:37 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:77 - ID:2921797
CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - Essam el Amir, head of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union, on Saturday urged Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to relieve Safaa Ahmed Salah Hegazy from her post as head of ERTU's News Sector. In a memo sent to Mahlab, Amir ....
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PM tours Giza's Imbaba, Waraq districts
Date: 2015-07-04 18:51:52 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:72 - ID:2921709
CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday toured Giza's districts of Imbaba and Waraq. Mahlab was accompanied by the ministers of Awqaf and youth as well as Giza's governor and security chief. In Imbaba, the premier ....