Miscellaneous

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  • Hurghada port re-opened as weather improves

    Date: 2014-02-17 08:45:20 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:23 - ID:559502

    HURGHADA, Feb 17 (MENA) – Hurghada port was re-opened Monday after a 24-hour closure due to bad weather. Navigation at the port is going on normally now that the weather has improved. On Sunday, the wind speed rose to 28 knots and the waves ....

  • 24,000 heads of cattle vaccinated against Aphthovirus in Menya

    Date: 2014-02-16 22:40:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:180 - ID:559183

    MENAY, Upper Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - Health reports in Menya governorate said that 24,352 heads of cattle were vaccinated against Aphthovirus. This move comes as part of the governorate's efforts to protect the livestock in the Upper Egyptian ....

  • Two Egyptian postgraduate students win international award in Siemens competition

    Date: 2014-02-16 21:04:45 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:165 - ID:559072

    FAYYOUM, Feb 16 (MENA) - Two postgraduate students in Fayoum University have won an international award in Siemens competition. Both of them have innovated a new solar panel tracking system. The two students are doing their Master's degree in the ....

  • Natural gas delivered to 57 hotels

    Date: 2014-02-16 17:59:59 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:135 - ID:558844

    HURGHADA, Feb 16 (MENA) – Secretary General of Red Sea province Samia Mehrez met on Sunday with representatives of hotels and resorts in Hurghada to discuss delivering natural gas to hotels in the tourist hub. The first phase of the project ....

  • Villa collapses in Alex.; no casualties

    Date: 2014-02-16 14:43:52 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:96 - ID:558311

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) – A three-story villa collapsed in Alexandria on Sunday with no casualties reported. The empty villa collapsed due to demolition works by its owner. The owner is being summoned for questioning over the incident. ....

  • We coordinate with concerned ministries to confront seasonal flu – Health Minster

    Date: 2014-02-16 14:32:31 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:93 - ID:558315

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Minister of Health Maha Rabaat said Sunday the ministerial services group had discussed all steps to confront the seasonal flu, and is satisfied about the coordination among the ministries concerned, especially with the ....

  • 40 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-02-16 13:41:32 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:77 - ID:558295

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) – Forty ships transited the Suez Canal in two convoys on Sunday carrying 1.857 million tons. The south-bound convoy comprised 19 vessels carrying shipments weighing 613,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy ....

  • Alexandria seaports reopen after weather amilioration

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:56:54 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:71 - ID:558104

    ALEXANDRIA, Feb 16 (MENA) - The seaports of Alexandria and Dekheila have been reopened Sunday after being closed for bad weather. The closure yesterday came due to poor vision, strong winds and heavy rains on the northern coat of Egypt. The ....

  • Nile River water level drops

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:68 - ID:558239

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped to 175.78 meters on Sunday, one centimeter less than yesterday's reading, said the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry. Water released from the High Dam today reached 140 million cubic ....

  • Egypt, Luxembourg discuss air freight cooperation

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:67 - ID:558193

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Civil Aviation Minister Abdel-Aziz Fadel probed Sunday with Luxembourg Consul to Egypt Francois de Maurissens a joint air freight project. The ministry's national strategy for air freight aims to transform Cairo airport ....

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