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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • EGP 2.78 bln allocated to replace street lamps nationwide -- Min.

    Date: 2015-04-09 11:53:48 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:54 - ID:2344673

    CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – Minister of Local Development Adel Labib said the ministry has allocated 2.78 billion pounds to replace street lamps nationwide. In statements on Thursday, Labib added that the lamps will be replaced with other lamps that ....

  • 4 Suez ports reopened after weather improved

    Date: 2015-04-09 08:50:47 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:26 - ID:2342925

    SUEZ, April 9 (MENA) – Four ports in Suez governorate were reopened on Thursday after an improvement in weather conditions. The reopened ports are Adibiya, Zaytiyat, Port Tawfiq and Ain Sokhna harbors, said spokesman for the Red Sea Port ....

  • 1 killed, 8 wounded in road collision in Sohag

    Date: 2015-04-09 05:02:08 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:3 - ID:2342053

    SOHAG, April 9 (MENA) - One man was killed and eight were wounded in a road collision between a truck and a microbus in Sohag early Thursday. The accident is blamed on the driver of the over-speedy microbus, who run away from the scene before the ....

  • PM says heavy fuel, cooking gas cylinder crisis now under control

    Date: 2015-04-08 11:14:44 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:32 - ID:2337053

    CAIRO, April 8 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stressed that all follow up reports indicate that the crisis of heavy fuel and cooking gas cylinders is now under control. Mahlab, during the weekly cabinet meeting, gave orders to provide all ....

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