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  • Egypt exports 50-million-pound charcoal - minister

    Date: 2015-05-06 07:49:59 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:15 - ID:2527613

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy underlined on Wednesday the importance of charcoal industry, making clear that Egypt exports 50-million-pound charcoal every year. Given the importance of this industry, the ministry, in ....

  • 7, including French tourist, wounded in car accident in Luxor

    Date: 2015-05-06 05:38:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:3 - ID:2527297

    LUXOR, May 6 (MENA) - Seven people, including one French tourist, were wounded in a road collision in the western bank of Luxor late on Tuesday. A taxi collided with a truck on the agricultural road. The wounded suffer from bruises. (MENA) S ....

  • Gov't eager to support scientific research, says Mahlab

    Date: 2015-05-05 12:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:67 - ID:2522901

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The government is eager to support scientific research in the political, social and economic fields, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference organized by Al Ahram Center for Political and ....

  • New generator to support Matrouh power grid

    Date: 2015-05-04 18:09:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:117 - ID:2517853

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, May 4 (MENA) - Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid said Monday that a 5,000-kilovolt-amps power generator was installed in Barani city. The generator cost EGP 862,000 and aims to support the governorate's electricity grid, the ....

  • Telecom Egypt continues installing fiber optics cables

    Date: 2015-05-04 13:08:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:60 - ID:2514709

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – Telecom Egypt, the country's main telephone company, announced the areas targeted this month for replacing the current network of copper cables with the new fiber optic cables to provide excellent quality of communication ....

  • Dangerous outlaw arrested with 90kg of bango in Damietta

    Date: 2015-05-04 06:50:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:14 - ID:2511905

    DAMIETTA, May 4 (MENA) – Security bodies in Damietta arrested a dangerous outlaw possessing 90 kg of bango, a gun and 5 pieces of ammunition. The outlaw confessed possessing the drug for the sake of trafficking. An investigation is underway with ....

  • Officials contact with citizens is must: PM

    Date: 2015-05-03 19:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:95 - ID:2510525

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Sunday said that officials should intensively contact with citizens to identify the problems facing them and their respective solutions. In a cabinet meeting, Mahlab said the government does ....

  • Irrigation min. says New Valley to get lion's share on reclamation national plan

    Date: 2015-05-03 17:14:18 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:80 - ID:2509885

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazy on Sunday said that the New Valley will get the lion's share in the national plan to reclaim one million feddans. In statements, Moghazy said that 400,000 feddans ....

  • Azhar undersecretary stresses need of supporting creativity among students

    Date: 2015-05-03 12:45:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:52 - ID:2507881

    ALEXANDRIA, May 3 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shouman underlined the need of supporting creativity among students and honing their skills. Shouman's remark came after following up the exam proceedings at the institute of Islamic ....

  • Governor inspects evacuation of residents at slum area

    Date: 2015-05-03 11:49:31 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:46 - ID:2507157

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – Cairo Governor Mostafa Saeed inspected the ongoing evacuation of residents at life-threatening areas in the Cairo slum neighborhood of Manshiyat Nasser, located at the bottom of the Mokattam Plateau. The residents of Ali Al ....

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