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  • 6,000 tons of butane gas arrive at Zaytiat port

    Date: 2015-04-23 08:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:26 - ID:2438645

    SUEZ, Egypt, April 23 (MENA) - Suez's Zeiteyat port received Thursday a ship laden with 6,000 tons of butane gas. The ship came from the Saudi port of Yanbu. Also, Adabiya port has received a ship carrying 412 tons of electrical equipment and ....

  • Interior, health ministers lead mourners at policemen funeral

    Date: 2015-04-22 11:47:50 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:42 - ID:2433365

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Interior Minister General Mady Abdel Ghaffar and Minister of Health Adel Adawi led mourners at the funeral of two policemen killed at a terror attack in Cairo's district of Ain Shams. The funeral procession were held at ....

  • Water in Qena not affected by sunken phosphate tanker - local official

    Date: 2015-04-21 18:26:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:136 - ID:2428949

    QENA, April 21 (MENA) - Chairman of Qena's drinking water and sanitation company Hani Mahmoud Hamdi on Tuesday said water was not affected by a phosphate tanker that sank earlier in the day in the Nile within the governorate. Hamdi added that all ....

  • Environment ministry to celebrate Earth Day tomorrow

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:48:03 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:87 - ID:2426969

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The Environment Ministry will celebrate the Earth Day Wednesday at Wadi Degla club in Maadi. A workshop and a cleanliness campaign will be held on the sidelines of the celebrations. The Earth Day is an annual event ....

  • 32 ships cross Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:46:15 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:84 - ID:2427121

    ISMAILIA, April 21 (MENA) - Thirty-two ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 1.791 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 25 vessels carrying 1.501 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included seven ....

  • Solar power future of Egypt's energy -- Expert

    Date: 2015-04-21 12:31:35 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:2424113

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Renewable energy, namely solar power is the future of energy in Egypt, an adviser to the environment minister said. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Hussein Abaza underscored the importance of adopting strategies of ....

  • Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:34:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:47 - ID:2425165

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Former advisor to editor-in-chief Nabil el Sharqawi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72 after a long illness. Sharqawi served the Middle East News Agency from 1970 till 2003 after graduating from Cairo University's ....

  • Oil slick reported in Suez marine area

    Date: 2015-04-21 09:56:36 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:27 - ID:2424165

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The Environment Ministry said on Tuesday it received a report on the presence of an oil slick in the Suez marine area. It was caused by a malfunction in the waste water treatment plant of the Suez Oil Processing ....

  • Alexandria University, DAAD discuss fostering academic ties

    Date: 2015-04-20 21:27:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:151 - ID:2422373

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 20 (MENA) – Acting president of Alexandria University Roushdy Zahran received on Monday a delegation of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), led by Cairo office director Roman Luckscheiter. Zahran asserted the ....

  • Damanhur University organizes seminar on security situation in neighboring countries

    Date: 2015-04-20 20:12:39 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:145 - ID:2422205

    DAMANHUR, Egypt, April 20 (MENA) – Damanhour University organized on Monday a cultural seminar at the Pharmacy Faculty titled "Neighboring Countries' Security Situation and its Reflections on Egypt". During the seminar, former head of the ....

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