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PM orders poll on daylight saving time
Date: 2015-04-11 18:16:51 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:89 - ID:2359493
CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab instructed on Saturday the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center to carry out a poll on whether or not to apply the daylight saving time. In April 2011, the cabinet headed by ....
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Sharqia, Gharbia hit by rough weather
Date: 2015-04-11 13:16:17 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:48 - ID:2357637
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, April 11 (MENA) - Heavy rain and strong winds are leaving behind flooded streets and power outage in Sharqia and Gharbia governorates, north of Cairo. Sharqia governorate was hit particularly hard, with heavy rains, power cut and ....
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Alex, Dekheila straits reopened as weather improves
Date: 2015-04-11 11:15:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:34 - ID:2356885
ALEXANDRIA, April 11 (MENA) - Alexandria and Dekheila straits were reopened for maritime movement after high waves subsided and strong winds eased, said the Alexandria Port Authority. Alexandria Port Authority decided to close the navigation in ....
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Marg to be linked with Downtown Cairo by 2 bus routes -- governor
Date: 2015-04-11 08:10:25 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:15 - ID:2355093
CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - A Moasaset el Zakah Corridor in Marg has been finalized, said Cairo Governor Mostafa Saeed. He further said that a bus route will be running from Moasaset el Zakah to Attaba Square and then to Abbasiya Square. Also, ....
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Alex, Dekheila straits still closed over bad weather
Date: 2015-04-11 07:57:28 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:16 - ID:2355177
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 11 (MENA) - Alexandria and Dekheila straits continued to be closed on Saturday for the third day in a row due to high waves and strong winds, said the Alexandria Port Authority. The closure decision was taken to avoid any ....
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Huge fire erupted in 11 houses in Luxor; no casualties
Date: 2015-04-10 23:18:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:131 - ID:2354389
LUXOR, Egypt, April 10 (MENA) - Luxor civil defense forces on Friday contained a huge fire that erupted in 11 houses in Madamoud village. No casualties were reported. The fire erupted in a house surface and extended to the other houses. (MENA) M ....
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Ain Sokhna port closed over bad weather
Date: 2015-04-09 20:24:14 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:140 - ID:2348637
SUEZ, Egypt, April 9 (MENA) – Ain Sokhna Port was closed over bad weather, the Red Sea Ports Authority said in a statement Thursday. With wind speed of 25 knots and waves reaching 3 meters high, the weather is expected to impact navigation ....
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2.4 tons of spoiled fish, meat seized in Giza
Date: 2015-04-09 15:50:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:103 - ID:2347193
GIZA, Egypt, April 9 (MENA) – A total of 2.416 tons of spoiled salted fish and meat was seized in different parts of Giza on Thursday. According to a report by the veterinary medicine department in Giza, 2.14 tons of salted fish unfit for human ....
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Transport min. confers with EBRD officials on boosting cooperation in field of transport
Date: 2015-04-09 13:02:11 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:69 - ID:2344961
CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – Minister of Transport Hani Dahi conferred Thursday with officials of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on means to boost cooperation in the field of transport. Chairman of the National Authority ....
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48 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2015-04-09 12:08:15 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:58 - ID:2344973
ISMAILIA, Egypt, April 9 (MENA) – Forty-eight vessels crossed the Suez Canal on Thursday, carrying a total cargo of 3.053 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 14 ships carrying 996,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy included 34 ....
