Miscellaneous

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  • Border guards seize 1.5 tons of narcotics in Ain Sokhna

    Date: 2013-09-19 10:13:58 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:26 - ID:296638

    SUEZ, Sept 19 (MENA) - Border guards seized 1.5 tons of narcotics after a chase of drug-traffickers in Ain Sokhna, in the Canal governorate of Suez, on Thursday. The Border Guard Intelligence Office in Suez received information about a plan by a ....

  • NCW to discuss amendments to include in constitution

    Date: 2013-09-18 17:43:02 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:126 - ID:295692

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) – The National Council for Women (NCW) headed by Ambassador Mervat Tallawy, in collaboration with a coalition of women's organizations, will jointly meet next Saturday to outline a vision of amendments they believe should be ....

  • UNESCO confirms Malawi Museum looted

    Date: 2013-09-18 17:25:17 GMT - France - Miscellaneous - SN:119 - ID:295809

    PARIS, Sept 18 (MENA) - UNESCO has announced that experts sent to Egypt to investigate the looting of the country’s Malawi National Museum in Minya have returned with some bad news. Nearly all of the collections at the Malawi museum were looted ....

  • One person wounded in mine explosion in Salloum

    Date: 2013-09-18 16:41:25 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:107 - ID:295785

    MERSA MATROUH, Egypt, Sept 18 (MENA) - A mine exploded in the desert area in Salloum n Wednesday wounding an illegal immigrant who was attempting to cross the borders into Libya. The immigrant, an Egyptian from Menia, was moved to the Salloum ....

  • Pope Francis calls for peace through dialogue in Syria

    Date: 2013-09-18 16:04:32 GMT - Italy - Miscellaneous - SN:96 - ID:295638

    Vatican/Syria Pope Francis calls for peace through dialogue in Syria VATICAN CITY, Sept 18 (MENA) - Speaking before a crowd of 40,000 in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis on Wednesday issued another impassioned call for peace through ....

  • 50 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-09-18 15:24:28 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:85 - ID:295641

    Egypt/Canal 50 ships transit Suez Canal ISMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 18 (MENA) - Fifty ships sailed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday carrying a total cargo of 2.743 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 vessels with a total ....

  • Alain Delon hospitalized over cardiac problems

    Date: 2013-09-18 12:35:03 GMT - France - Miscellaneous - SN:41 - ID:295179

    France/Actor Alain Delon hospitalized over cardiac problems PARIS, Sept 18 (MENA) - French actor Alain Delon was hospitalized over cardiac problems, French press reported Wednesday. Sources close to Delon said the 77-year-old man ....

  • Egyptian archaeologist announces success of 'Amenhotep Baby' mummy restoration

    Date: 2013-09-18 11:50:32 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:31 - ID:294963

    Egypt/Archaeology Egyptian archaeologist announces success of 'Amenhotep Baby' mummy restoration CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeologist has announced the success of the restoration of "Amenhotep Baby" mummy, which was destroyed ....

  • American poverty figure edges up to 46.5 million

    Date: 2013-09-18 10:27:30 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:19 - ID:294903

    US/Poverty American poverty figure edges up to 46.5 million WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - The number of Americans in poverty rose slightly last year to 46.5 million, according to US Census data, despite a stock market recovery, the BBC ....

  • Third army in Suez provides 150,000 kinds of basic commodities at low prices

    Date: 2013-09-17 19:39:58 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:123 - ID:294037

    Egypt /Suez/Army Third army in Suez provides 50,000 kinds of basic commodities at low prices SUEZ, Egypt, Sept 17 (MENA) - A discount of more than 20 percent will be applied to 150,000 kinds of commodities, basically needed by Egyptian ....

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