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  • Alexandria, Dekeila ports closed due to bad weather

    Date: 2015-04-13 08:20:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:21 - ID:2368253

    ALEXANDRIA, April 13 (MENA) – Alexandria Port Authority decided to keep ports of Alexandria and Dekeila closed for the second day in a row due to bad weather conditions. The velocity of the wind reached 26 knots per hour. (MENA) M H K/S R E ....

  • Egypt to start buying wheat from local farmers as of tomorrow

    Date: 2015-04-13 07:44:09 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:17 - ID:2368069

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - Supply Minister Khaled Henfi will open on Tuesday the official season for importing wheat from local farmers to run for three months. The government, represented in the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), ....

  • 6 killed, 7 wounded in road collision on Sokhna road

    Date: 2015-04-13 07:09:18 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:14 - ID:2367829

    SUEZ, April 13 (MENA) - Six people were killed and seven others wounded in a car collision on Suez-Ain Sokhna road on Monday. The crash took place between a microbus, a truck and a private car. Some of the wounded are in a critical condition, ....

  • 15 mortars of remnants of war found in Arish

    Date: 2015-04-12 12:30:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:51 - ID:2363549

    EL ARISH, Egypt, April 12 (MENA) - Security bodies found Sunday 15 mortars of remnants of war in North Sinai. The mortars were found during a security campaign launched by security forces and the Armed Forces, a security source with North Sinai ....

  • EGP 150 million allocated to complete water projects in Fayyoum, says governor

    Date: 2015-04-12 12:29:45 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:50 - ID:2363753

    FAYYOUM, April 12 (MENA) - Fayyoum Governor Wael Makram said on Sunday that 150 million pounds were allocated by the Housing Ministry to complete the main drinking water network in the governorate. The 31-kilometer project will provide water to ....

  • Commodity aid distributed on families displaced from Rafah, Sheikh Zuwaid

    Date: 2015-04-11 18:37:08 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:97 - ID:2359825

    AL ARISH, Egypt, April 11 (MENA) – North Sinai Governorate distributed commodity aid on the families displaced from Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid cities after security operations launched in the governorate aiming to eliminate terrorism. In a press ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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