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  • Project to renovate Banque Misr HQ completed -- minister

    Date: 2014-05-20 13:47:09 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:122 - ID:732604

    CAIRO, May 20 ( MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim has announced the completion of a project to maintain, renovate and document the main HQ of Banque Misr. The main HQ is located on Mohamed Farid street in downtown Cairo. The ....

  • 10,000 container ships handled at Alexandria harbor

    Date: 2014-05-20 10:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:70 - ID:731817

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May 20 (MENA) - More than 10,000 container ships carrying various commodities were handled at the Alexandria harbor's various quays over the past 24 hours. Some 775 trucks carrying around 15,000 tons of wheat left the harbor to ....

  • Hurghada port reopens after 48-hour hiatus

    Date: 2014-05-20 08:59:44 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:33 - ID:731657

    SUEZ, May 20 (MENA) - The Red Sea Port Authority (RSPA) decided to re-open Hurghada port on Tuesday after a two-day shutdown due to sandstorms. Navigation at the port is going normal, head of the RSPA Hassan Fallah said. Passenger ships and ....

  • Artist Hussein el-Imam dies, funeral Sunday

    Date: 2014-05-17 20:08:45 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:114 - ID:727304

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) – Artist Hussein el-Imam has passed away and his funeral prayers will be paid on Sunday, Sameh el-Sereity, undersecretary of Egyptian Actors' Syndicate, told MENA on Saturday. The memorial service will be held on Wednesday, ....

  • ONA chief editor visits MENA HQ

    Date: 2014-05-16 14:21:00 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:80 - ID:725175

    CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) – Director General and Chief Editor of the Omani News Agency (ONA) Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Oraimi paid a visit Friday to the Middle East News Agency (MENA) headquarters and met with its board chairman and editor-in-chief Alaa ....

  • 8 bulletproof vests seized in Cairo Airport

    Date: 2014-05-15 11:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:72 - ID:722912

    CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Cairo International Airport customs seized on Thursday eight bulletproof vests, two military shirts and 22 military shoes with a Chinese passenger. All necessary legal measures have been taken. (MENA) AA/DA ....

  • British woman to be buried in beloved Luxor

    Date: 2014-05-14 17:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:167 - ID:721842

    LUXOR, May 13 (MENA) - Authorities in Luxor have agreed on a request by an Egyptian husband to bury his British wife in the city upon her desire. The woman had lived for years with her husband Salama Hagag Mahmoud in northern Luxor. She ....

  • 85 Indonesian tourists arrive at Cairo airport

    Date: 2014-05-14 14:03:27 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:126 - ID:721384

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Cairo International Airport received Wednesday 85 Indonesian tourists. The Indonesian tourists arrived from Dubai and Qatar, said a security source at the airport. The source also said that 96 Indian and Filipino ....

  • Red Sea coast monitoring panel formed

    Date: 2014-05-14 13:59:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:124 - ID:721103

    HURGHADA, May 14 (MENA) – Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah decided to form a committee under the province's Assistant secretary general to monitor the beaches during summer. The panel is to ensure security and safety and provide premium service to ....

  • Cairo-Alex road blocked following car accident

    Date: 2014-05-14 12:41:22 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:99 - ID:721234

    TANTA, Egypt, May 14 (MENA) – Kafr el-Zayyat residents in Gharbia governorate cut off the Cairo-Alexandria agriculture road on Wednesday following a car accident that left three people dead and nine others wounded. Troops managed to reopen the ....

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