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Assiut Univ., Tokyo Tech sign co-op memo
Date: 2014-06-24 16:19:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:119 - ID:795642
ASSIUT, June 24 (MENA) - President of Assiut University Mohamad Abdel-Samea Eid has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). The memo aims at promoting coordination between the two sides, exchanging ....
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Project to deliver solar power to disadvantaged villages in Aswan starts
Date: 2014-06-24 16:18:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:795738
ASWAN, Egypt, June 24 (MENA) – Aswan Governor Mostafa Youssri said that a new project to deliver solar power to villages suffering from lack of electricity kicked off. The project is financed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a grant ....
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Libya renounces Haftar deadline for Turks, Qatari nationals
Date: 2014-06-24 16:17:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:795231
TRIPOLI, June 24 (MENA) – Libya's Foreign Ministry has announced that remarks by an aide to retired general Khalifa Haftar giving Turkish and Qatari nationals 48 hours to leave the country "do not represent Libya's official stance." Libya's ....
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Egypt seeks renewable energy boost
Date: 2014-06-24 16:15:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:116 - ID:795646
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) – Head of the New and Renewable Energy Authority Shabaan Khalaf has said the authority had outlined plans to increase contribution of renewable energy by 25 per cent of the total electricity generation by the year 2027. "The ....
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Nile level remains unchanged
Date: 2014-06-24 16:12:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:795624
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 174.17 meters on Tuesday, the same as the reading of Monday. Water released from Aswan Dam reached 240 million cubic meters and water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today reached 188 ....
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Beheira court frees 29 MB members, leaders
Date: 2014-06-24 16:10:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:795743
DAMANHUR, June 24 (MENA) – A Beheira court on Tuesday ordered the release of 29 members and leaders of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. The MB leaders include former MP Ahmed Khater, Bar Association council member Antar Issawi, and ....
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Iraq needs political, not military solution - Kerry
Date: 2014-06-24 16:07:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:795519
IRBIL, June 24 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry told the BBC there must be regional unity to expel the ISIL group who has taken large swathes of northern and western Iraq. He said there was no military solution, stressing the need for a ....
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2 MB students arrested with bombs in Behira
Date: 2014-06-24 15:58:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:795662
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, June 24 (MENA) - Two students belonging to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group were arrested Tuesday in Beihra province. They were nabbed near the province's City Hall with masks, two bombs and violence-inciting leaflets ....
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Nour Party says Sisi sets up example by giving up half of his monthly salary
Date: 2014-06-24 15:56:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:795661
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Giving up half of his monthly salary and half of his property to Egypt, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has set up an example of serving one's country, said Secretary General of the Nour Party Galal Mora Tuesday. It is high ....
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National campaign to clean Nile water from pollutants launched
Date: 2014-06-24 15:55:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:795625
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - A national campaign to clean the Nile River water from pollutants was launched, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr. Hossam-eddin Moghazy said. The campaign was launched in cooperation with the ministries of ....