Miscellaneous

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  • Ship carrying 63,000 tons of wheat arrives at Safaga port

    Date: 2014-10-24 15:14:13 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:75 - ID:1191349

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Oct 24 (MENA) - A ship sailed into Safaga port on Friday, carrying 63,000 tons of wheat, spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Abdel Rehim Moustafa said. The shipment, coming from France, is being examined to see whether or not ....

  • 1, 337 passengers arrive at Safaga port

    Date: 2014-10-24 12:12:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:54 - ID:1189865

    HURGHADA, Oct 24 (MENA) - As many as 1,337 passengers, mostly Egyptians working in Gulf countries, arrived at Safaga harbor on Friday, Red Sea Ports Authority spokesman Abdel-Rehim Moustafa said. The passengers came from the Saudi port of Dabaa ....

  • Sports gala held by Egypt's veterans marking October war victory

    Date: 2014-10-22 14:48:39 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:74 - ID:1177517

    CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Egypt's veterans association organized a sports gala Wednesday on the pitches and playgrounds of the Armed Forces on the occasion of Egypt's celebrations of the 41st victory of the 1973 October war. The activities featured ....

  • 38 rare coins seized at Cairo Airport

    Date: 2014-10-22 13:42:20 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:57 - ID:1176941

    CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - A passenger was arrested at Cairo International Airport while trying to smuggle 38 rare ancient coins out of the country. The passenger was en route to Saudi Arabia. The coins date back to Muhammad Ali dynasty's era. ....

  • 2,000 Hajj workers arrive at Safaga port

    Date: 2014-10-22 10:27:34 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:1175481

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Oct 22 MENA) - As many as 2,000 Egyptian Hajj-season workers arrived Wednesday at Safaga Port. The passengers, who left Saudi Arabia's Dhaba Port for Egypt, came on board of Al Yossefyah ferry, said spokesman for the Red Sea ....

  • Red Sea National Parks authority returns wild birds, animals to natural environment

    Date: 2014-10-22 10:26:07 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:27 - ID:1175097

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Red Sea National Parks authority has decided to return a number of rare wild hawks, birds and animals to their natural habitat at the Red Sea northern national parks. The decision was made after a number of ....

  • Delegation of Egyptian artists arrives in Mauritania

    Date: 2014-10-22 06:17:54 GMT - Mauritania - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1173985

    NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 22 (MENA) - A Delegation of Egyptian artists arrived here on Wednesday to take part in the Mauritanian Cinema Festival. Egyptian Ambassador here, who welcomed the delegation at the passport, said the Egyptian participation will ....

  • Indian TV station films ancient, tourist sites in Egypt

    Date: 2014-10-21 17:25:09 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:124 - ID:1171877

    CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - A team of Indian television channel "Travel XP" will visit Egypt to film its most important ancient and tourist sites upon an invitation from the Ministry of Tourism. The visit is part of the Ministry's efforts to bring ....

  • Tutankhamun's tomb to be closed for restoration - official

    Date: 2014-10-21 15:44:58 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:90 - ID:1171497

    CAIRO, Oct 21 (MENA) - An Antiquities Ministry official said on Tuesday that Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor's famous Valley of the Kings will be closed from November 1 till December 15 for restoration works. Head of the Department of Antiquities at ....

  • 701 passengers arrive at Nuweiba port over past 24hrs

    Date: 2014-10-21 12:00:42 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:1169413

    NUWEIBA, Egypt, Oct 21 (MENA) - As many as 701 passengers, 86 trucks and 23 cars arrived at Nuweiba Port over the past 24 hours. Also, 280 passengers, 65 trucks and six cars left the port, spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Abdel-Rehim ....

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