Miscellaneous

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  • 40 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-04 11:01:39 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:43 - ID:2513765

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 4 (MENA) – Forty ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.846 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 vessels carrying 2.279 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included five ships ....

  • PM approves new formation of TRA board

    Date: 2015-05-03 15:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:70 - ID:2509093

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab approved on Sunday the new formation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) board of directors. The new board will be chaired by the Minister of Communications and Information ....

  • Half of total number of peasants own less than 15 % of farmland - report

    Date: 2015-05-03 14:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:59 - ID:2507785

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - About half of the total number of Egyptian farmers own less than 15% of the agricultural lands, according to a report issued by the Agriculture Ministry. The percentage shows the high rate of poverty in the rural area, ....

  • 8,500 tons of butaine gas arrives at Zeiteyat port

    Date: 2015-05-02 09:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:27 - ID:2500377

    SUEZ-HURGHADA, May 2 (MENA) - Suez's Zeiteyat port received on Saturday a ship laden with 8,500 tons of butane gas. The ship came from the Saudi port of Yanbu. Meanwhile, Sharm el Sheikh Port received a ship carrying 156 tourists from various ....

  • Mercury spacecraft ends mission with a bang

    Date: 2015-05-01 15:12:57 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:2497565

    LONDON, May 1 (MENA) - A US spacecraft’s pioneering mission to Mercury came to a dramatic end as it smashed into the planet’s surface at a speed of about 8,750mph. The Messenger probe made the planned crash-landing after it finally ran out of ....

  • Reporters Without Borders: Journalists in Libya prey to warring militias.

    Date: 2015-04-30 21:59:01 GMT - Libya - Miscellaneous - SN:150 - ID:2494013

    TRIPOLI, April 30 (MENA) - Reporters Without Borders has said that journalists working in Libya is a prey to warring militias, said a report on Thursday. The violent acts against journalists has significantly increased since 2011. The worsening ....

  • Zaityat port in Suez receives 6000 tons of butane gas

    Date: 2015-04-30 13:57:50 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:81 - ID:2490957

    SUEZ, April 30 (MENA) – Zaityat port in Suez received Thursday a ship carrying 6000 tons of butane gas coming from the Saudi port of Yanbu. On the other hand, Sokhna port in Suez received a ship coming from the Saudi port of Jeddah carrying 982 ....

  • Egypt, Iraq 'united' in confronting terrorism - Oraby

    Date: 2015-04-30 13:09:36 GMT - Iraq - Miscellaneous - SN:69 - ID:2490077

    BAGHDAD, April 30 (MENA) - Egypt and Iraq are united in confronting terrorism, said former Egyptian foreign minister Mohamed el Oraby. Combating terrorism is the only way to attain economic development and political stability, he added. He, ....

  • German president visits Bardo Museum in Tunis

    Date: 2015-04-29 14:40:58 GMT - Tunisia - Miscellaneous - SN:94 - ID:2483937

    TUNIS, April 29 (MENA) - German President Joachim Gauck visited on Wednesday Bardo National Museum. He contemplated the memorial plaque of the victims of the terrorist attack that took place in the museum on March 18. During his visit, Gauck ....

  • Egyptian community calls for establishing Egyptian school in Spain

    Date: 2015-04-29 11:12:42 GMT - Spain - Miscellaneous - SN:47 - ID:2481461

    MADRID, April 29 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Community in Spain Fathy Seliman called for establishing an Egyptian school in Spain. He further said that establishing an Egyptian school in Spain is important to teach the Egyptians living in Spain ....

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