Miscellaneous

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  • US Justice Department allows native tribes to grow, sell marijuana

    Date: 2014-12-12 16:58:14 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:79 - ID:1524409

    WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The US Justice Department announced that Native American tribes would be allowed to grow and sell marijuana on their sovereign territories if they abide by the federal statutes laid out for the respective states that have ....

  • New HPV vaccine more effective against cancer

    Date: 2014-12-12 16:21:42 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:73 - ID:1524161

    WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. has received approval for an updated version of its Gardasil vaccine that protects against an additional five strains of the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, Huffington Post ....

  • 22 suspects, 68 fugitives arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2014-12-09 22:02:54 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:147 - ID:1506109

    EL-ARISH, Dec 9 (MENA) – The security forces arrested 22 suspects and 68 wanted people during raids in North Sinai, a security source said on Tuesday. Also, about 282 traffic violations were recorded during the security campaigns. The campaigns ....

  • 1,500 people attend screening of "The Blue Elephant" within Marrakech Int'l Film Festival

    Date: 2014-12-08 18:21:44 GMT - Morocco - Miscellaneous - SN:139 - ID:1497889

    MARRAKECH, Dec 8 (MENA) – As many as 1,500 people attended the screening of the Egyptian movie "The Blue Elephant” in Marrakech on Monday. The film is participating in the official competition of the 14th edition of Marrakech International Film ....

  • Awqaf minister allocates EGP 24M for good loans, mosques' maintenance

    Date: 2014-12-06 22:54:34 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:133 - ID:1484673

    CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamad Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday allocated EGP 24 million for good loans and mosques' maintenance nationwide. As many as EGP 10 million were allocated for good loans to the ministry's employees and EGP 14 ....

  • South Sinai to mark anniversary of Saint Catherine

    Date: 2014-12-06 20:54:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:124 - ID:1484453

    EL-TOR, Dec 6 (MENA) - South Sinai will organize a ceremony to mark the anniversary of Saint Catherine's birthday. As many as 1,500 tourists are expected to partake in the event which is meant to promote religious tourism, said South Sinai ....

  • Power transformer in Mansoura on fire

    Date: 2014-12-06 17:18:21 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:94 - ID:1483401

    MANSOURA, Egypt, Dec 6 (MENA) - Civil Protection Unit in Daqahliya contained a fire Saturday in a power transformer in Awish el-Hagar village, Mansoura. An investigation is underway. (MENA) AI/RG ....

  • Agriculture min. to open 1st Japanese food factory Saturday

    Date: 2014-12-05 14:09:47 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:60 - ID:1477269

    CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - Agriculture Minister Adel el-Beltagi will open on Saturday the first Japanese food factory in the 6th of October city. According to a statement by the Egyptian Agriculture Ministry on Friday, the plant was established upon a ....

  • Famous Lebanese signer Nancy Ajram visits Hussein Cancer Center

    Date: 2014-12-04 06:26:52 GMT - Jordan - Miscellaneous - SN:9 - ID:1467441

    AMMAN, Dec 4 (MENA) - Famous Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram visited the King Hussein Cancer Center to fulfill the wish of patient Noor, an eight-year girl suffering from a blood cancer. Princess Ghaida bent Talal, head of the center's board of ....

  • Panel to be formed over mass fish death in Nile River

    Date: 2014-12-03 21:14:30 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:154 - ID:1466873

    CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy on Wednesday decided to set up a panel to determine the cause of a mass fish death in the Nile river. The panel will group senior experts from the ministries of health, environment and ....

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