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Upgrading works at High Dam port finished

Date: 2013-05-29 16:35:00 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:87 - ID:131204

Egypt-Aswan Dam-Port Upgrading works at High Dam port finished ASWAN, Egypt, May 29 (MENA) –– Upgrading works at the High Dam port have finished with an amounted cost of 300,000 pounds with the aim of expanding commercial movement with ....

CAPMAS releases statement on Tobacco use hazards

Date: 2013-05-29 16:20:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:82 - ID:130844

Egypt-Statistics-Smoking CAPMAS releases statement on Tobacco use hazards CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Wednesday released a statement to highlight the health hazards of ....

Citizens block Sharqiya-Daqahlia road, protesting water shortage

Date: 2013-05-29 15:53:03 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:73 - ID:131208

Egypt-Sharqiya-Protest Citizens block Sharqiya-Daqahlia road, protesting water shortage ZAGAZIG, Egypt, May 29 (MENA) –– Residents have congregated on the main road connecting Sharqiya and Daqahlia governorates, suspending traffic, to ....

46 ships transit Suez Canal

Date: 2013-05-29 15:49:19 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:71 - ID:131149

Egypt-Suez Canal 46 ships transit Suez Canal ISMAILIA, May 29 (MENA) - Forty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.359 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 21 ships, carrying 1.216 ....

Public prosecutor bans media advisor at African embassy from travel

Date: 2013-05-29 15:18:32 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:61 - ID:131028

Egypt-Airport Public prosecutor bans media advisor at African embassy from travel CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Cairo airport authorities on Wednesday banned a media advisor of an African embassy from traveling to Ghana following an order by the ....

Criminal court upholds banning Laithy, Wali, others from accessing their funds and assets

Date: 2013-05-29 15:01:38 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:55 - ID:131150

Egypt-Justice Criminal court upholds banning Laithy, Wali, others from accessing their funds and assets CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld a court ruling banning former agriculture ministers Ahmed el-Laithy ....

Sponge factory fire contained in 10TH of Ramadan City

Date: 2013-05-29 15:00:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:54 - ID:131153

Egypt-Fire Sponge factory fire contained in 10TH of Ramadan City ZAGAZIG, Egypt, May 29 (MENA) – A fire that erupted at a sponge factory in the 10th of Ramadan City has been put out, said the authorities. Five workers suffered ....

MENA hosts seminar on Islamic Sukuk on Thursday

Date: 2013-05-29 14:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:53 - ID:130975

Egypt-MENA-Seminar MENA hosts seminar on Islamic Sukuk on Thursday CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - The Middle East News Agency (MENA) will host on Thursday a symposium on Islamic Sukuk as a tool of finance and their role in the development process ....

Int'l cooperation min. meets Australian amb.

Date: 2013-05-27 19:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:110 - ID:128068

Egypt-Australia Int'l cooperation min. meets Australian amb. CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) – Planning and International Cooperation Minister Amr Darag met here Monday with Australian Ambassador to Egypt Ralph King, during which they discussed ....

Information min. meets Turkish PM advisor

Date: 2013-05-27 19:38:51 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:109 - ID:128042

Egypt-Turkey Information min. meets Turkish PM advisor CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) – Information Minister Salah Abd el-Maksoud met on Monday with Jamal al-Din Hashemi, Turkish prime minister advisor and in charge of public diplomacy ....