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50 ships transit Suez Canal

Date: 2014-07-08 13:48:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:817683

ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 8 (MENA) - Fifty ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.582 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 ships, carrying 1.160 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 22 ships, ....

Kafr El-Sheikh drivers strike for new transport tariffs

Date: 2014-07-08 13:42:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:82 - ID:817525

KAFR EL SHEIKH, July 8 (MENA) – A number of drivers in Kafr El-Sheikh province started a strike on Tuesday over the new transport tariffs. Kafr El-Sheikh governor Mohamad Ezzat Agwa approved a new tariff for the internal transports in the ....

2 killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis

Date: 2014-07-08 13:35:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:817585

GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis has left two Palestinians killed and dozens injured, Palestinian medical sources reported. As many as 30 injured, mostly women and children, were rushed to Nasser Medical Complex in ....

Nile water level drops 2cm

Date: 2014-07-08 13:32:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:817611

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped Tuesday to 174.04 meters, two centimeters less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 245 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser ....

Makeshift bomb explodes in Minya; no injuries reported

Date: 2014-07-08 13:30:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:817590

MINYA, July 8 (MENA) - A makeshift bomb exploded Tuesday in the city of Maghagha, Minya with no casualties reported. Police combed the area in search for any other explosives. The public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. ....

Fitch: Egypt's fuel price hikes are positive for credit profile

Date: 2014-07-08 13:28:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:78 - ID:817532

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Fitch Ratings said Tuesday the recently announced fuel price hikes are an important step toward reducing subsidies that contribute to Egypt's substantial fiscal deficit - a key rating weakness. Tackling subsidies is a key ....

CAPMAS: 6.82% increase in industrial production in 2013 Q 4

Date: 2014-07-08 13:25:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:817520

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS ) said on Tuesday that the industrial production had increased during the fourth quarter of 2013 by 6.82% hitting 80.81 billion pounds, compared to 75.64 ....

31 killed, injured in Israeli raids on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-08 13:18:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:817366

GAZA, July 8 (MENA) – One member of Ezz-Eddine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, was killed and 30 other Palestinians were injured in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The Spokesman for the Palestinian ministry of ....

Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks

Date: 2014-07-08 12:57:02 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:817473

VIENNA, July 8 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have held a fresh round of meeting over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV has reported. Zarif and Ashton resumed discussions ....

Egypt restores 8 stolen antiquities from Denmark

Date: 2014-07-08 12:52:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:817354

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) – Egypt has managed to restore eight wooden pieces of antiquity from Denmark after vigorous efforts exerted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions abroad in coordination with the Ministry of State for Antiquities. ....