Miscellaneous
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20 African states participate in establishing 1st fund to finance African cinema in Luxor
Date: 2014-03-22 16:23:00 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:74 - ID:624336
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, March 22 (MENA) - The so-called "ETISAL" initiative was inked Saturday to support the African film on the sidelines of Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) which is a cooperation protocol with 27 production and distribution ....
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39 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-03-21 15:32:19 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:109 - ID:622637
ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 21 (MENA) – Thirty-nine vessels transited the Suez Canal on Friday, carrying a total cargo of 2.386 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 20 ships, carrying 1.253 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included ....
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New party to protect antiquities to be established
Date: 2014-03-21 14:36:23 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:95 - ID:622547
CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Secretary of the antiquities committee of the Supreme Council Of Culture Abdel-Halim Nour Eddin announced Friday that he started procedures to establish a "Protectors of Heritage and Development" party. The main goal of ....
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Russian parliament approves Crimea annexation
Date: 2014-03-21 11:28:37 GMT - Russia - Miscellaneous - SN:50 - ID:621935
Moscow, March 21 (MENA) - Russia's upper house of parliament has voted to ratify the treaty incorporating Crimea into Russian territory, as Ukraine consolidated its alliance with the West by signing a political association agreement with the ....
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Russia, Germany discuss Ukraine crisis
Date: 2014-03-21 06:31:59 GMT - Russia - Miscellaneous - SN:5 - ID:621611
MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed over phone with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier the situation in Ukraine. Both ministers agreed on resuming discussions on the Ukraine crisis and means to ....
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First ever African elected as IPU Secretary General
Date: 2014-03-20 13:34:53 GMT - Switzerland - Miscellaneous - SN:73 - ID:620636
GENEVA, March 20 (MENA) - Cameroonian Martin Chungong has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the first African to hold the post in its 125-year history, African Press Organization reported on ....
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National Arabic music ensemble to perform at Alex Opera tomorrow
Date: 2014-03-20 09:17:51 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:38 - ID:620063
ALEXANDRIA, March 20 (MENA) - The National Arabic Music Ensemble led by Selim Sehhab will perform in the Alexandria Opera House on Friday. The concert will include songs of prominent Egyptian singers, including Abdel Halim Hafez. (MENA) SR/DA ....
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Information Minister meets with Indian Ambassador in Cairo
Date: 2014-03-19 15:08:03 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:110 - ID:618955
CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Information Minister Doria Sharaf al-Din met Wednesday with Indian Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri to discuss ways to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of media, drama and exchange of expertise. The ambassador ....
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Nile water level drops 1 cm
Date: 2014-03-19 12:20:53 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:62 - ID:618537
CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped Wednesday, recording 175.44 meters, one centimeter less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 140 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake ....
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46 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-03-18 14:07:48 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:93 - ID:616653
ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 18 (MENA) – Forty-six vessels transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.275 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 ships carrying 1.196 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ....