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  • Egypt's amb. to UNESCO participates in UNESCO ceremony marking World Radio Day

    Date: 2015-02-14 17:46:14 GMT - France - Miscellaneous - SN:96 - ID:1963185

    PARIS, Feb 14 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to UNESCO Mohamed Sameh Amr and Director-General Irina Bokova took part in a UNESCO ceremony marking the World Radio Day held under the title “Radio and Youth". Amr said that the UNESCO is keen on ....

  • Remains of Roger Hanin arrive in Algeria

    Date: 2015-02-13 11:39:12 GMT - Algeria - Miscellaneous - SN:43 - ID:1955193

    ALGIERS, Feb 13 (MENA) - The remains of the French actor, Roger Hanin, who died Wednesday in Paris at the age of 89, arrived Friday by plane to Algeria for burial, Ennahar Online quoted an airport source as saying. The coffin of the late actor ....

  • Alex, Dekheila straits remain closed due to bad weather

    Date: 2015-02-11 08:57:07 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:1939733

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 11 (MENA) - Alexandria and Dekheila ports are still closed to navigation for the second day in a row due to high waves and strong winds, said the Alexandria Port Authority. The closure decision was made to avoid any ....

  • Rain hits Alex, northern coast

    Date: 2015-02-11 08:53:53 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:16 - ID:1939725

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 11 (MENA) - Light to medium rain has been reported in Alexandria and different parts of the western Northern Coast. A spree of bad weather that started in Egypt Tuesday continued Wednesday. Strong winds and low ....

  • Fire exchange blocks East Agricultural Road movement in Qena

    Date: 2015-02-09 18:55:50 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:184 - ID:1930709

    QENA, Egypt, Feb 9 (MENA) - Security Director in Qena Hassan el Sohagy has said fire exchange between security forces and outlaws have blocked East Agriculture Road movement. Security forces in Otisht have been backed by Criminal Investigation ....

  • 48 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-02-09 10:07:00 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:47 - ID:1925801

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 9 (MENA) - Forty-eight ships crossed the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.718 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 29 ships carrying 1.647 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 19 ....

  • Russia to give ‘adequate’ response to NATO’s expansion

    Date: 2015-02-06 11:12:27 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:37 - ID:1907077

    MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - NATO's recent decision to set up additional command centers in six different countries will inevitably lead to "adequate" changes in Russia's military planning, the country's envoy to the alliance, Sputnik agency quoted ....

  • International East Timor independence hero submits resignation as PM

    Date: 2015-02-06 08:09:44 GMT - East Timor - Miscellaneous - SN:15 - ID:1905865

    DILI, Feb 6 (MENA) - East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao resigned as prime minister Friday, stepping down ahead of an expected restructuring of the government next week, ABC News reported. The former guerrilla leader spearheaded East ....

  • Beijing denies 1st domestic Ebola case

    Date: 2015-02-06 06:44:40 GMT - China - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1905481

    BEIJING, Feb 6 (MENA) - Beijing's health authorities has denied rumor that the city had reported its first Ebola infection case after an emergency plan to tackle the outbreak of the deadly disease was circulated among some residents, the Global ....

  • Kerry to visit Kiev on latest Ukrainian developments

    Date: 2015-02-04 21:00:36 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:174 - ID:1897409

    WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Kiev on Thursday to discuss the latest developments of the Ukrainian crisis. The issue of sending lethal defensive weaponry to Kiev to help fight off pro-Russia rebels is ....

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