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  • 557 trucks arrive, leave Red Sea ports

    Date: 2020-02-02 10:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:25 - ID:8294511

    HURGHADA, Feb 2 (MENA) - As many as 557 cargo trucks and 21 cars arrived at and left the different Red Sea ports Sunday. Four ships left Safaga port earlier in the day, the Red Sea Ports Authority said. A vessel arrived at Nuweiba Port ....

  • World's shortest man dies in Nepal at 27

    Date: 2020-01-17 19:04:35 GMT - Nepal - Miscellaneous - SN:31 - ID:8273918

    KATHMANDU, Jan 17 (MENA) - The world's shortest man who could walk, as verified by Guinness World Records, died Friday at a hospital in Nepal, his family said. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 67.08 centimetres (2 feet 2.41 inches), died of ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila ports closed over bad weather for 2nd straight day

    Date: 2020-01-07 10:30:50 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:8259311

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 7 (MENA) - The Alexandria Port Authority decided to close Alexandria and Dekheila ports due to bad weather and high wind velocity for the second day in a row. The decision is meant to ensure safety of maritime navigation, the ....

  • Bloomberg: World's richest 500 people saw their wealth jump 25 percent in 2019

    Date: 2019-12-29 09:33:47 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:17 - ID:8247781

    WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (MENA) - In 2019, the world's richest 500 people saw their collective net worth jump by 25 percent or dlrs 1.2 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Combined, the collective net worth of the world's 500 ....

  • EgyptAir celebrates 75th anniv. of ICAO foundation

    Date: 2019-12-07 14:09:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:22 - ID:8219774

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - EgyptAir celebrated on Saturday the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The ceremony was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Younes el Masri, who praised efforts ....

  • Egyptian activist Soraya Bahgat wins prize from Finland for advocating women rights

    Date: 2019-12-05 12:49:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:8217275

    CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Finnish activist Soraya Bahgat has won a prize from Finland in recognition of her efforts in the field of defending women rights and values of tolerance. Bahgat is the founder of Tahrir Bodyguard, a movement ....

  • ASRT participates in ESCWA's meetings on technological innovation & entrepreneurship in Jordan

    Date: 2019-12-04 13:24:23 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:44 - ID:8215857

    CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - A delegation from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) participated in meetings held in Jordan on technological innovation and entrepreneurship and the role of science and technology parks for sustainable ....

  • CONFREMO recommends developing digitization inside universities in member states

    Date: 2019-12-04 10:58:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:23 - ID:8215652

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Conference of Rectors in the Middle East Region (CONFREMO) has recommended developing digitization inside the universities of the member states. In a press statement on Wednesday, Alexandria University ....

  • World countries mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday

    Date: 2019-12-02 09:59:34 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:8212612

    CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - World countries will mark on Tuesday the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). The theme for the 2019 IDPD is "Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on ....

  • Ambassador opens Egypt’s pavilion at int’l handicraft exhibition in Milan

    Date: 2019-11-30 16:11:07 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:27 - ID:8210656

    CAIRO, Nov 30 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Italy Hesham Badr on Saturday opened Egypt’s pavilion at the international handicraft exhibition in Milan. Consul General in Milan Ehab Abo Serie also participated in the opening of the pavilion at ....

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