Miscellaneous

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  • Zahret el-Ola dies at 79

    Date: 2013-12-18 15:24:35 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:136 - ID:449006

    CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Veteran Egyptian actress Zahret el-Ola died Wednesday at the age of 79. Actor Sameh el-Sereiti, the secretary of the syndicate of artistic professions, told MENA the funeral will be held on Thursday at Abul-Makarem el-Zol ....

  • 3 municipal officials held for 4 days for forging documents

    Date: 2013-12-18 13:43:42 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:111 - ID:448609

    BANHA, Egypt, Dec 18 (MENA) - Three municipal officials in Kafr Shokr have been remanded in custody for four days while the prosecution investigates charges of fraud. Head of the engineering department at Kafr Shokr municipal council, an engineer ....

  • 10 arrested in Beni Sweif for sabotaging govt buildings

    Date: 2013-12-17 15:21:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:88 - ID:446509

    BENI SWEIF, Upper Egypt, Dec 17 (MENA) - Beni Sweif police Tuesday arrested 10 persons, including seven members of the Muslim Brotherhood, on charges of burning and sabotaging government facilities in August. The 10 were arrested as part of a ....

  • Head of demographic center says population dimesion should be included in national project

    Date: 2013-12-17 14:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:75 - ID:444558

    CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - A national project is needed in Egypt to help it face economic and environmental problems, says head of the Cairo Demographic Center Khaled Fahmy, stressing the population dimension should be included in this ....

  • UNESCO marks World Arabic Language Day tomorrow

    Date: 2013-12-17 11:51:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:41 - ID:444559

    CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - UNESCO will be marking the World Arabic Language Day on Wednesday. This year, UNESCO is emphasizing in particular the role of the media in favor of the reach and reinforcement of Arabic with the aim to support the Arab media ....

  • Promotion campaign mulled to attract Arab tourists to Red Sea resorts

    Date: 2013-12-16 15:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:111 - ID:443141

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah and Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou are planning for the launch of a major promotion campaign to lure Arab tourists to Red Sea resorts. Speaking to reporters after returning from a ....

  • Emergency in South Sinai ahead of cold weather expected Wednesday

    Date: 2013-12-16 14:13:21 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:100 - ID:442805

    EL TUR, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - A state of high alert has been declared in all cities in South Sinai in anticipation of a new wave of very cold and unstable weather expected on Wednesday as announced by the Weather Forecast Authority, Governor Khaled ....

  • 14 persons arrested for attacking security troops in Sohag town

    Date: 2013-12-16 10:00:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:42 - ID:442350

    SOHAG, Upper Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - Sohag police have arrested 14 persons who attacked security troops while on duty to end clashes between residents in Akhmim town. The fight had erupted after a girl was hit by a taxi. The girl had bruises in ....

  • 3 arrested while prospecting for monumets in Bassyoun

    Date: 2013-12-16 07:51:35 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:442092

    TANTA, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - Gharbiya police have arrested three workers as they were digging to search for monuments in Bassyoun city. Ahmed E., 24, Salah M. A., 38 and Ali H., 50, were prospecting for monuments in an abandoned house in ....

  • Veterinary campaigns to combat Brucellosis in Kafr Sheikh

    Date: 2013-12-15 21:01:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:128 - ID:441860

    KAFR El-SHIEKH, Dec 15 (MENA) - The health ministry directorate has started campaigns to conduct periodic checkups for cattle in Kafr El-Shikh to make sure if they are affected with brucellosis. "Farmers will be compensated, if their cattle are ....

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