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  • Gas station fire put out in Minya

    Gas station fire put out in Minya

    Date: 2014-12-09 10:59:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:1501901

    Firefighters contained a fire that erupted at a gas station in Minya on Tuesday, Minya's Police Chief Ossama Metwali said. He said no casualties were reported in the fire. The owner of the station said a short circuit might have been the cause ....

  • Two-storey building collapses near downtown Cairo

    Two-storey building collapses near downtown Cairo

    Date: 2014-12-09 10:58:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:1501893

    A two-storey building near downtown Cairo collapsed on Tuesday, Cairo's General Administration for Civil Protection chief Mamdouh Abdel-Qader said. He said rescue teams are working to retrieve a woman who was believed to be trapped underneath the ....

  • Limited fire at Ramses train contained, no casualties or damage

    Limited fire at Ramses train contained, no casualties or damage

    Date: 2014-12-09 09:54:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:1501061

    Firefighters put out a limited fire that erupted in a train at Ramses railway station in Cairo on Tuesday, Ahmed Hamed, the head of the National Railway Authority, said. He added the fire erupted in a train carriage but firefighters contained ....

  • Police officer killed, 2 policemen wounded in Sharqiya attack

    Police officer killed, 2 policemen wounded in Sharqiya attack

    Date: 2014-12-09 09:24:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:1500657

    A police officer was killed and two policemen were wounded as gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in Sharqiya on Tuesday. The three were trying to check a suspicious car on the Cairo-Belbeis road but when they approached it its riders opened ....

  • Transport minister agrees with China's Huawei on smart transport system

    Transport minister agrees with China's Huawei on smart transport system

    Date: 2014-12-09 09:03:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:1500417

    Minister of Transport and Communications Hani Dhahi met on Tuesday with representatives of China's Huawei company, one of the world’s top three manufacturers and suppliers of telecommunication equipment for wired, mobile, and optical communication ....

  • Sisi meets with Sinai tribal elders

    Sisi meets with Sinai tribal elders

    Date: 2014-12-09 08:17:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:1499941

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet Tuesday with Sinai tribal elders and leaders at the presidential premises in Heliopolis, said Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Alaa Youssef. ....

  • Ties binding Egypt, China deeply-rooted, says minister

    Ties binding Egypt, China deeply-rooted, says minister

    Date: 2014-12-09 08:10:17 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:1499877

    Trade and Industry Munir Fakhri Abdel-Nour said ties binding Egypt and China are "deeply-rooted". He made his comment during a diner hosted by Egyptian ambassador to China Maghdi Amer for the ministerial delegation visiting China to prepare for ....

  • Press Council urged to announce final board formations

    Press Council urged to announce final board formations

    Date: 2014-12-09 07:54:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:1499737

    Boards of five state-owned press institutions have submitted a petition to the Supreme Council of the Press demanding it to speed up choosing the rest of their board members. The petition was signed by Rose Al-Youssef, Dar Al-Tahrir, Dar Al- ....

  • Sisi says to back official press: Press Council

    Sisi says to back official press: Press Council

    Date: 2014-12-09 07:52:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:1499729

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted that the State will back its press institutions, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of the Press Salah Issa told MENA. Issa's remarks came following a meeting with Sisi on Monday to discuss problems ....

  • Sisi considers youths’ societal ideas

    Sisi considers youths’ societal ideas

    Date: 2014-12-09 07:04:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:1499417

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Monday with a number of youths who proposed societal initiatives to overhaul the state’s different development sectors. Among the proposals were developing charity work, fighting traffic congestion and paying ....

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