Miscellaneous

  • Service : English General
  • Category : Miscellaneous
  • Hurghada-Ras Ghareb re-opened partially

    Date: 2014-03-10 15:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:134 - ID:601283

    HURGHADA, Egypt, March 10 (MENA) - The Red Sea Traffic Department has partially opened the Hurghada-Ras Ghareb road to traffic after having been blocked due to damage in some of its parts due to torrential rain particularly at kilometers 17 and ....

  • Nile water level drops 2 cms

    Date: 2014-03-10 11:43:02 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:600896

    CAIRO, March 10 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped to 175.54 meters on Monday, two centimeters less than Sunday's reading, said the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry. Water released from the High Dam today reached 145 million ....

  • CAPMAS chief back to Cairo after participating in UN Statistical Commission meeting

    Date: 2014-03-09 17:39:06 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:165 - ID:599612

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) Chairman Abu Bakr al-Guindy arrived in Cairo coming from New York after participating in the 45th session of the UN Statistical Commission. The meeting was ....

  • Floods in Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh did not affect air traffic - Civil Aviation Minister

    Date: 2014-03-09 17:36:44 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:163 - ID:599357

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said Sunday the wave of torrential rains and floods that hit east and south Egypt did not affect the air traffic in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada airports. In statements, Head of the ....

  • Sohag struck with heavy rain, snow flakes

    Date: 2014-03-09 17:26:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:157 - ID:599373

    SOHAG, Upper Egypt, March 9 (MENA) – Heavy rains and snow flakes coupled with lightening and thunder hit the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag on Sunday. Floods have struck several villages near the western mountain in Tahta, Sohag, today. Sohag ....

  • Outer Ring Road in Hurghada closed due to flooding

    Date: 2014-03-09 15:41:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:129 - ID:599356

    HURGHADA, March 9 (MENA) - The Red Sea Traffic General Directorate decided Sunday to close the Outer Ring Road in Hurghada due to floods hitting the governorate throughout the day. Hurghada, Safaga and Quseir suffered from a spate of bad weather ....

  • 3 cars, 4 motorcycles without plates, licenses seized in North Sinai

    Date: 2014-03-09 14:39:03 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:117 - ID:599223

    ARISH, Egypt, March 9 (MENA) – Three cars and four motorcycles without plates and licenses were seized in North Sinai. Violators were referred to the concerned authorities to take necessary action towards them, a security source said Sunday. ....

  • UN urges governments, civil society to cooperate in fighting corruption

    Date: 2014-03-06 18:02:47 GMT - Austria - Miscellaneous - SN:140 - ID:594217

    Vienna, March 6 (MENA) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) called Thursday for greater international cooperation by all governments and civil society organizations for fighting corruption. A coalition of civil society organizations and ....

  • New agreement to make use of water hyacinth

    Date: 2014-03-06 14:38:09 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:102 - ID:593729

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) – The National Research Council has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Council for Water Research with the aim of eradicating water hyacinth that blocks irrigation networks. The agreement stipulates making use ....

  • Nile water level unchanged

    Date: 2014-03-05 13:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:85 - ID:591689

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded on Wednesday the same reading of Tuesday, which is 175.56 meters. Water released from Aswan Dam reached 145 million cubic meters and water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today reached 145 ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD