Miscellaneous
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IFC invests in ACWA power to support renewable energy throughout MENA
Date: 2014-07-07 18:21:39 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:134 - ID:816444
CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invest up to $100 million in ACWA Power, which will help the company significantly increase the amount of power it generates from renewable ....
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Misr El-Kheir to provide one million fast-breaking meals
Date: 2014-07-06 16:52:50 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:100 - ID:814143
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) – "Misr El-Kheir" foundation launched a large initiative for providing one million fast-breaking meals for the poor in Egypt during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The initiative includes distributing 200,000 food bags to ....
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Harvard evacuates several buildings after threat
Date: 2014-07-05 21:08:29 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:100 - ID:813245
WASHINGTON, July 5 (MENA) - U.S. Harvard University has reopened several buildings after receiving a bomb threat, the CNN reported on Saturday. Several buildings were evacuated at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday after a caller claimed he was armed and had ....
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Cairo University delegation visits Nigeria to discuss cooperation
Date: 2014-07-05 19:28:11 GMT - Nigeria - Miscellaneous - SN:89 - ID:813169
ABUJA, July 5 (MENA) - A Cairo University delegation chaired by Dean of the Institute of African Research and Studies Sayed Ibrahim Gaber is currently visiting Nigeria to discuss Aspects of cooperation with the Nigerian universities. In ....
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Nuweiba port received 618 travelers over past 2 hours
Date: 2014-07-03 11:43:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:50 - ID:809503
NUWEIBA, Egypt, July 3 (MENA) - Nuweiba port received 618 travelers, 34 trucks and ten vehicles and saw the departure of 853 travelers, 43 trucks and three vehicles on board of two ferries over the past 24 hours. Four trips have taken place ....
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Egypt to send teachers to Oman
Date: 2014-07-02 13:18:55 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:67 - ID:807991
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – The Egyptian Education Ministry has begun drafting a program to recruit highly qualified teachers to teach in the Sultanate of Oman at the behest of the Omani Ministry of Education. Egypt's Education Minister has said that ....
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Pope asks Iraq leaders to use dialogue to avoid further warfare
Date: 2014-06-29 17:57:18 GMT - Vatican - Miscellaneous - SN:89 - ID:803995
VATICAN, June 29 (MENA) - Pope Francis asked Iraq leaders to use dialogue to avoid further warfare there, Fox News reported Sunday. During his weekly address in St. Peter's Square after Mass, Pope Francis said: "The news from Iraq is ....
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Opera House to host Ramadan evenings
Date: 2014-06-28 09:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:16 - ID:801714
CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - The Cairo Opera House will host cultural evenings in the holy month of Ramadan. The events will include seminars on the moderate teachings of Islam. Culture Minister Gaber Asfour had agreed with President of the Cairo ....
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Saudis urged to look for Ramadan crescent
Date: 2014-06-26 08:40:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Miscellaneous - SN:31 - ID:798614
RIYADH, June 26 (MENA) - The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims in the kingdom to sight the crescent of Ramadan on Friday evening, the Saudi news agency reported. The court requested whoever sees the crescent of Ramadan by the naked eyes or ....
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Nile water level drops 1cm
Date: 2014-06-25 13:29:58 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:97 - ID:797398
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped Wednesday to record 174.16 meters, one centimeter less than Tuesday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 240 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake ....