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  • July pensions to be paid earlier in month

    Date: 2015-07-01 08:00:51 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:23 - ID:2899417

    CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali ordered that July pensions would be paid on day 5 instead of day 10 because of the advent of Eid Al Fitr (Lesser Bairam), said the head of the Social Insurance Fund. This goes for ....

  • Pensions cashed starting this evening: minister

    Date: 2015-06-30 21:04:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:127 - ID:2898173

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali on Tuesday said that pensioners will receive their monthly payments starting this evening instead of July 10. Wali told MENA that the move was taken to allow pensioners to buy their ....

  • EGP 4.5 million found with UAE-bound travelers

    Date: 2015-06-30 19:55:13 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:120 - ID:2897757

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – Two Egyptians were arrested Tuesday at Cairo International Airport before they catch a UAE-bound flight over illicit currency trading. The police found about EGP 4.5 million in different currencies in packs hidden in ....

  • Policeman shot dead in Cairo's Helwan

    Date: 2015-06-30 19:11:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:115 - ID:2897789

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday shot dead a non-commissioned police officer in Helwan, Cairo, a senior security source said. Security services at Helwan Wax Museum in southern Cairo came under fire from gunmen, the source ....

  • Wafd party holds anti-terrorism rally. on Friday

    Date: 2015-06-30 16:33:04 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:102 - ID:2896925

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – Al-Wafd Party said in a statement Tuesday it would hold an anti-terrorism conference on Friday. Holding in the party's headquarters located in Dokki district, the conference was meant to underscore the national unity against ....

  • Metro company ready to re-operate Sadat Station after police approval

    Date: 2015-06-30 14:36:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:88 - ID:2896137

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - The metro company is ready to re-operate Sadat Station once it receives the go-ahead from security bodies. All workers at the station are regularly showing up for work, said Mohamed Abdel Hady, the spokesman for the metro ....

  • Transport minister visits Ramses Station

    Date: 2015-06-30 14:34:23 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:85 - ID:2896133

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Transport Minister Hany Dahy visited Ramses Station Tuesday to inspect work at the platforms and ticket windows. He stressed that passengers should receive excellent service. The minister also asked about security ....

  • Truck runs over 2 policemen in Qalyoubiya

    Date: 2015-06-30 13:38:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:74 - ID:2895233

    BANHA, Egypt, June 30 (MENA) - Two policemen were killed when a truck hit an automobile showroom setting it on fire Tuesday. A number of cars were set ablaze, Qalyoubiya police Chief Abdel Azim Nasr el Din said, adding that a housewife was also ....

  • Fire at car showroom in Qalyub; another controlled in Menoufia

    Date: 2015-06-30 10:38:44 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:45 - ID:2894009

    BANHA/SADAT, Egypt, June 30 (MENA) - A huge fire erupted Tuesday at a car showroom on Cairo/Alexandria agricultural highway in Qalyub. Civil defense forces are trying to contain the fire. Meanwhile, Menoufia civil defense forces put out a fire ....

  • Education minister welcomes overture for developing education

    Date: 2015-06-30 10:19:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:41 - ID:2893433

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Education Minister Moheb el Rafei welcomed an initiative by M.F.Khamis Foundation to develop the educational mechanism. During a meeting with the foundation's secretary general Mutasem Rashed, the minister said President ....

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