Miscellaneous

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  • US actor Tom Hanks to shoot his new movie in Hurghada

    Date: 2014-07-16 16:13:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:88 - ID:830788

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - Hurghada will be the location of famous US actor Tom Hanks' new film "A Hologram for the King". German filmmaker Thomas Sebastian expressed desire to shoot some underwater scenes of the movie in Hurghada as being a great ....

  • Nile water level drops 1cm

    Date: 2014-07-16 13:18:09 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:55 - ID:830203

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped Wednesday to 173.94 meters, one centimeter less than Tuesday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 245 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser ....

  • 360 cars arrive at Port Tawfiq

    Date: 2014-07-16 10:39:29 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:28 - ID:829809

    SUEZ CITY, Egypt, July 16 (MENA) - As many as 360 cars arrived at Port Tawfiq port Wednesday, said Hassan Falah, the chairman of the Red Sea Ports Authority. He said 288 passengers and 31 shipments arrived at the port as well. About 10,109 ....

  • Kiosks' license banned - Cairo Governor

    Date: 2014-07-13 16:16:06 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:69 - ID:825391

    CAIRO, July 13 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Galal Mustafa Saeed said Sunday the license of any kind of kiosks is strictly forbidden as streets do not have the room to absorb any more. The governor led a campaign to remove unlicensed kiosks in front of ....

  • Cinema Lido reopens after 20 years of closure

    Date: 2014-07-11 14:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:822589

    CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) – Cinema Lido, located downtown Cairo, will be reopened soon after it has been closed for 20 years. The Sound, Light and Cinema Co., chaired by Fawzy Abdel Hamid, decided to reopen the cinema after renovating it. The cinema ....

  • Egypt ambassador attends premiere of Opera Aida in Austria

    Date: 2014-07-10 15:57:56 GMT - Austria - Miscellaneous - SN:101 - ID:821271

    VIENNA, July 10 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador here Khaled Shamaa attended the premiere of Verdi's famous Opera Aida presented at the Austrian annual in St. Margarethen Opera Festival during the summer season in July and August. The Austrian annual ....

  • Moroccan swimmer starts expedition to support Egypt tourism

    Date: 2014-07-10 11:17:42 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:46 - ID:820591

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Moroccan triathlon and marathon athlete Hassan Baraka is due to go on a swimming expedition starting from the Egyptian resort of Dahab to the Saudi beach of Maqna in October. This comes as part of Baraka's efforts to ....

  • Mail Online apologises to Clooney

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:16:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:123 - ID:819833

    LONDON, July 9 (MENA) - US actor George Clooney has received an apology from the Mail Online website after he accused it of printing an inaccurate story about his forthcoming marriage to Amal Alamuddin. The story, which said the star's potential ....

  • All institutions must join together to confront drug problem - Minister

    Date: 2014-07-08 16:00:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:106 - ID:817711

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali said Tuesday the smoking and drug addiction are important issues that need all institutions and civil society to unite in light of the observed decline in the drug addiction age as it has ....

  • Italy to amend travel warnings to Sharm El-Sheikh - min.

    Date: 2014-07-08 11:34:13 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:62 - ID:817223

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Tuesday that Italy is about to amend its travel warnings to Sharm El-Sheikh and North Sinai. "This comes as a result of the foreign and tourism ministries' efforts to support the ....

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