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  • 44 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-06-03 10:26:06 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:35 - ID:2720849

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, June 2 (MENA) - Forty-four ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of about 2.935 million tons. Spokesman for the Suez Canal Authority Tareq Hassanein said the south-bound convoy included 28 vessels ....

  • 47,576 traffic violations recorded in Egypt in past 24 hours

    Date: 2015-06-01 17:08:05 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:94 - ID:2709701

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - As many as 47,576 traffic violations were recorded over the past 24 hours throughout Egypt. Also, 48 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. Policemen continued to launch a wide-scale campaign to ....

  • Shoukry underlines close ties between Egypt, Saudi Arabia 4 last Cairo

    Date: 2015-05-31 17:01:32 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:109 - ID:2700829

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry denied the existence of an Egyptian-Russian initiative, but said there is a coordination with Russia, given its influence on the Syrian file. He also pointed to Russia's role in bringing together all factions of ....

  • Shoukry underlines close ties between Egypt, Saudi Arabia 3 Cairo

    Date: 2015-05-31 14:18:01 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:78 - ID:2700409

    Asked about attempts by a number of regional countries, especially Iran, to meddle in the affairs of a number of Arab countries, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that the meeting, which was held today, tackled all issues related to the ....

  • Factories discharging wastes into Nile River to punished, says minister

    Date: 2015-05-31 14:00:07 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:72 - ID:2701165

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) – Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy on Sunday said factories that discharge their wastes into the Nile River will be punished. "There will be no toleration of any plant that discharges wastes into the Nile River," the ....

  • Silk Road drug marketplace founder hit with life imprisonment

    Date: 2015-05-30 21:36:21 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:113 - ID:2697301

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - The convicted mastermind behind the world's largest online narcotics emporium has been sentenced by a federal judge to two terms of life in prison and three lesser sentences, USA Today reported. The judge also ordered ....

  • Love locks to be removed from Paris Pont des Arts bridge

    Date: 2015-05-30 18:16:51 GMT - France - Miscellaneous - SN:91 - ID:2696237

    PARIS, May 30 (MENA) - Couples celebrating a trip to Paris to celebrate their love will no longer be able to leave a padlock on a bridge over The Seine, after the city council announced plans to remove all of the mementos, the Daily Mail ....

  • Minister: Changing board of Telecom Egypt aims at improving services to citizens

    Date: 2015-05-30 14:29:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:55 - ID:2694405

    CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - Minister of Communications and Information Technology Khaled Negm said the main aim behind changing the government representatives in the board of Telecom Egypt is boosting the sector with new experiences to improve the ....

  • India heat-wave death toll nears 2K

    Date: 2015-05-30 12:11:44 GMT - India - Miscellaneous - SN:41 - ID:2694009

    NEW DELHI, May 30 (MENA) - Dizzying temperatures caused water shortages in thousands of Indian villages and killed hundreds more people over the past day, driving the death toll from a weekslong heat wave to at least 1,826, officials ....

  • 150 illegal immigrants rescued in Mediterranean off Turkish coast

    Date: 2015-05-30 08:50:35 GMT - Turkey - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:2692685

    ANKARA, May 30 (MENA) - Turkish coast guards in Antalya rescued 150 illegal immigrants, most of them Syrians, from drowning. The illegal immigrants were transferred to a place in central Antalya and the Turkish authorities started to quiz them. ....

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