Miscellaneous

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  • New chairman appointed at New Valley irrigation department

    Date: 2013-11-20 14:48:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:107 - ID:397877

    KHARGA, Egypt, Nov 20 (MENA) - Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Moteleb Wednesday decided to appoint Mahmoud Abdel-Sattar as chairman of the central irrigation department in the New Valley. Abdel-Sattar will succeed Mohamed Gamal who was moved ....

  • 48 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:43:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:89 - ID:397506

    ISMAILIA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Forty-eight ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.935 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 27 ships, carrying 1.468 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 21 ships, ....

  • Nile water level unchanged

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:32:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:82 - ID:397543

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 176.08 meters on Wednesday, the same as the recorded level of Tuesday. According to a report distributed by the Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry, water coming freshly to Lake ....

  • Education minister makes surprise visits to schools

    Date: 2013-11-20 13:18:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:78 - ID:397342

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Education Minister Mahmoud Abul-Nasr continued his surprise visits to schools Wednesday. He visited two schools in Moqattam and another two in Nasr City to make sure students have received all their school books. Abul-Nasr ....

  • Alex governor meets Georgian amb.

    Date: 2013-11-20 12:58:45 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:73 - ID:397343

    ALEXANDRIA, Nov 20 (MENA) - Governor of Alexandria Tareq Mahdi met Wednesday with Georgian Ambassador to Egypt Archil Dzuliashvili to discuss cooperation after a twinship agreement was signed between the Mediterranean city in Egypt and the Georgian ....

  • Egyptian passenger caught with pistol at Cairo airport

    Date: 2013-11-20 11:29:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:52 - ID:397260

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - An Egyptian passenger was caught at Cairo airport Wednesday with a sound pistol in his baggage. The passenger, Y. A., was coming from Italy on board an EgyptAir flight. The pistol was seized and an investigation was ....

  • Zazoua meets Hungarian ambassador to promote incoming tourism

    Date: 2013-11-19 15:09:20 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:139 - ID:395846

    CAIRO, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Tourism Hisham Zazoua met on Tuesday with Hungarian Ambassador in Cairo Peter Kveck to discuss how to promote tourism from Hungary. The meeting also tackled Egyptian tourism promotion plans in ....

  • Russian cruiser transits Suez Canal in 13-hour trip

    Date: 2013-11-19 13:00:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:100 - ID:395550

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) - Russian cruiser Varyag transited the Suez Canal coming from the Mediterranean Sea en route to the Red Sea as part of a south-bound convoy on Tuesday. The cruiser crossed the canal under tight security measures in ....

  • Nile water level down 1cm

    Date: 2013-11-19 12:38:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:91 - ID:395536

    CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - The Nile water level decreased by one centimeter on Tuesday, registering 176.08 meters. A report by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said that water released behind the Aswan Dam amounted to 110 million cubic ....

  • Tourist ship to arrive at Safaga Port tomorrow

    Date: 2013-11-19 12:37:51 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:90 - ID:395533

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) - A tourist ship will arrive at Safaga Port Wednesday, port director Mahmoud Abdel-Khaleq said Tuesday. As many as 345 tourists of different nationalities will arrive from Sharm el-Sheikh to visit resorts in ....

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