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  • 7 ships arrive at Damietta Port

    Date: 2015-06-18 14:29:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:67 - ID:2822609

    DAMIETTA, Egypt, June 18 (MENA) - Seven ships - four general cargo and three container ships - sailed into Damietta Port on Thursday, Port Authority spokesman Mamdouh el Sheety said. Also, six ships - one container and five general cargo vessels - ....

  • 4,663 encroachments removed from River Nile banks - ministry

    Date: 2015-06-18 14:27:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:66 - ID:2822421

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced Thursday that 4,663 encroachments were removed from the banks of the River Nile out of a total of 50,399 ones along the water way since January 5. This comes as a ....

  • Power production expected to exceed consumption Thurs.

    Date: 2015-06-18 14:15:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:2822417

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The production of electricity on Thursday is expected to surpass the consumption by 751 MW, the Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency said. The expected maximum electricity load for today will ....

  • New breeds of cows, buffaloes imported to increase dairy products - Guild

    Date: 2015-06-18 14:10:29 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:63 - ID:2822433

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - The General Union of Peasants announced Thursday that it will import new breeds of cows and buffaloes that give more quantities of milk. The new breeds will be distributed among poor framers so as to improve their living ....

  • Alex. governor reveals project to develop Mina el Basal district

    Date: 2015-06-18 13:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:62 - ID:2822253

    ALEXANDRIA, June 18 (MENA) - Alexandria Governor Hany el Messiry said Thursday there was a project to develop Mina el Basal district, western Alexandria. During a tour with Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi, Messiry said French aid agency ....

  • Irrigation min. inspects clearance of Mahmoudiyah canal

    Date: 2015-06-18 13:21:02 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:60 - ID:2822081

    ALEXANDRIA, June 18 (MENA) - Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi inspected on Thursday the clearance works of al Mahmoudiyah Canal. In statements, Moghazi said this move aims at restoring the brightness of Alexandria. He noted that all needed ....

  • Mahlab receives report on poverty eradication initiative

    Date: 2015-06-18 12:43:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:53 - ID:2821693

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab received on Thursday a report from Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali on an initiative meant to eradicate poverty in Egypt's remote areas. The Shahr el Kheir, or the month of good deeds, ....

  • 6,500 tons of butane gas arrive at Zeiteyat Port

    Date: 2015-06-18 11:22:01 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:42 - ID:2820989

    SUEZ, Egypt, June 18 (MENA) - Suez's Zeiteyat Port received on Thursday a ship laden with 6,500 tons of butane gas. The ship came from the Saudi port of Yanbu. Meanwhile, a vessel loaded with 3,000 cars arrived Port Tawfik coming form Jeddah ....

  • 49 days left for opening new Suez Canal project, says army

    Date: 2015-06-18 11:19:59 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:41 - ID:2820981

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Only 49 days are left for the inauguration of the new Suez Canal project, the Armed Forces said on Thursday. Dry digging operations at the main canal line were over after lifting 250 million cubic meters, the army said in ....

  • Judicial committee inspects activities of human rights center over foreign funding

    Date: 2015-06-18 10:42:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:38 - ID:2820713

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - A committee that headed to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies to inspect its activities was assigned by an investigating judge over a foreign funding case that dates back to 2011, the Social Solidarity Ministry ....

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