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  • Tourist flow hits record high over past 6 months -- Minister

    Tourist flow hits record high over past 6 months -- Minister

    Date: 2014-10-31 12:44:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:1237601

    Tourist flow to Egypt has increased tangibly over the past six months, according to the Minister of Tourism, Hisham Zaazou. Zaazou said the incoming tourism increased by 193.5 percent in September on the same month last year. Flow rates for ....

  • Suez factory fire under control

    Suez factory fire under control

    Date: 2014-10-31 11:54:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:1237337

    A huge fire that erupted in an oil factory in Adabiya, Suez, Friday was controlled but eight firefighters suffered smoke inhalation in the process. The flames are still being extinguished to prevent their extension to nearby factories, Suez ....

  • Security beefed up in Qalyubia before MB protests

    Security beefed up in Qalyubia before MB protests

    Date: 2014-10-31 11:53:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:1237325

    Security measures have been beefed up in Qalyubia Province, north of Cairo, in anticipation of any riots amid protests called for by supporters of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group, the province's security chief said on Friday. Security was ....

  • Egypt UN envoy, ITC director discuss cooperation

    Egypt UN envoy, ITC director discuss cooperation

    Date: 2014-10-31 11:51:18 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:1237313

    Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Amr Ramadan discussed with International Trade Center (ITC) Executive Director in Geneva Arancha Gonzalez the Egyptian government's commitment to political reforms needed for economic progress as well as ....

  • Security measreus stepped up in Suez

    Security measreus stepped up in Suez

    Date: 2014-10-31 08:26:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:1235857

    Suez security forces have reinforced their presence in the vicinity of el-Shaheed Ahmad Hamdi Tunnel and all roads between Suez and Sinai. Security patrols were seen deployed on all roads and checkpoints were established on the roads linking Suez ....

  • 5 MB members arrested in Aswan

    5 MB members arrested in Aswan

    Date: 2014-10-30 17:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:1234121

    Aswan security forces on Thursday arrested five members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group over charges of rioting and staging anti-government protests. The arrests came during a wide-scale crackdown in cooperation with the national ....

  • Security measures beefed up in N. Sinai as curfew enters sixth day

    Security measures beefed up in N. Sinai as curfew enters sixth day

    Date: 2014-10-30 17:52:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:1234117

    Security measures are being beefed up on the streets and entrances of North Sinai as a curfew imposed after deadly attacks entered its sixth day in a row. The residents are warned against violating the curfew hours. A three-month state of ....

  • Mahlab expands tasks of deputy at electricity ministry

    Mahlab expands tasks of deputy at electricity ministry

    Date: 2014-10-30 16:44:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:1233781

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has decided to give new tasks to Deputy Electricity Minister. The tasks included following up and supervising the private sector projects of new and renewable energy along with raising the efficiency of power ....

  • Army carries out amphibious exercises

    Army carries out amphibious exercises

    Date: 2014-10-30 16:30:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:1233709

    Third Field Army units carried out amphibious military drills in South Sinai as part of the war games codenamed "Badr 2014." Mechanical infantry and armored units carried out a landing operation to counter a stimulated attack by hostile air ....

  • Egypt probes further cooperation with Russia

    Egypt probes further cooperation with Russia

    Date: 2014-10-30 16:30:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:1233701

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab underlined the importance of cooperating with the Russian side during the current phase and benefiting from visits exchanged by the two countries' officials. During the first meeting of the "Russia unit" at the ....

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