Miscellaneous

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  • Obama signs Congress review of Iran nuclear deal bill into law

    Date: 2015-05-23 06:51:15 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:2645317

    WASHINGTON, May 23 (MENA) - US President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation giving lawmakers a chance to review any nuclear deal the White House seeks to hammer out with Iran, CNBC reported. The US and five other world powers have ....

  • Kent earthquake 'causes homes to shake'

    Date: 2015-05-22 08:00:02 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:2640233

    LONDON, May 22 (MENA) - A 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Kent, the BBC quoted British Geological Survey (BGS) as saying. The tremor originated near Sandwich at a depth of 15km (9.5 miles) underground at 02:52 BST, it ....

  • Irrigation min. chairs Egyptian-Dutch advisory council for water management

    Date: 2015-05-21 13:13:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:65 - ID:2635641

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - The sixth meeting of the Egyptian-Dutch Advisory Council for Water Management held on Thursday in Luxor under the chairmanship of Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi. The meeting is being held as part of ....

  • Govt has no intention to privatize public sector companies, factories - textile workers' union chief

    Date: 2015-05-20 12:24:51 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:2627209

    CAIRO, May 20 (MENA) - The government has no intention to privatize companies and factories, which are affiliated to the public sector within the upcoming period, affirmed Head of the Textile Workers' Union Abdel Fattah Ibrahim. Prime Minister ....

  • Minister meets student winners of Intel ISEF awards

    Date: 2015-05-19 21:53:16 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:150 - ID:2624549

    CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) – Education Minister Moheb el Rafie met on Tuesday a second group of the Egyptian students who won prizes in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) held in Pittsburgh, USA. The students included ....

  • Global/PRNews(1):Lear Plans to Open Automotive Seat Cover Plant in Gostivar, Macedonia

    Date: 2015-05-19 06:16:15 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:4 - ID:2617365

    SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/MENA/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a leading global supplier of automotive seating and electrical distribution systems, today announced its plans to open a new automotive plant to produce seat ....

  • Matrouh police chief directs to control prices

    Date: 2015-05-18 18:29:47 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:134 - ID:2615361

    MARSA MATROUH, May 18 (MENA) – Matrouh Security Director El Anany Hamouda asserted on Monday the importance of controlling prices of vegetables and fruits. This came during his inspection tour to vegetables and fruits market in Marsa Matrouh ....

  • ‘Sammakin’ district development costs 6M pounds: min.

    Date: 2015-05-16 18:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:111 - ID:2601193

    SOUHAG, Egypt, May 16 (MENA) – Minister of State for Urban Development Laila Iskander has launched modernization of Sammakin district, Souhag governorate, Upper Egypt. The modernization costs 6 million pounds. As many as 206 families made up ....

  • Clintons make $25 million in year of giving speeches, filing shows

    Date: 2015-05-16 07:13:59 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:12 - ID:2596445

    WASHINGTON, May 16 (MENA) - Hillary and Bill Clinton earned over $25 million for delivering more than 100 speeches since 2014, according to financial disclosure forms released by the Clinton campaign, ABC News reported. Hillary Clinton, the ....

  • US House passes $600bn defense bill despite Obama’s veto threat

    Date: 2015-05-16 06:55:22 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:10 - ID:2596393

    WASHINGTON, May 16 (MENA) - The US House of Representatives has passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 269 to 151 on Friday despite US President Barack Obama threatening to veto the bill earlier in the week. "On the vote the yeas ....

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