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Health Ministry: Deaths hit 76 since start of heatwave
Date: 2015-08-13 08:17:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3150757
A total of 447 persons were hit on Wednesday by heat exhaustion due to the heatwave in Egypt, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Fifteen persons out of the 447 were killed while 220 were discharged from hospital after receiving ....
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Communications not affected by Attaba fire - official
Date: 2015-08-13 08:17:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3150749
Communications were not be affected by the fire that gutted the telephone exchange building in Attaba in central Cairo, the Telecom Egypt board chairman said. Mohamed Salem made the remark on Thursday while accompanying Telecommunications ....
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Cairo Metro not affected by Attaba fire
Date: 2015-08-13 08:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3150733
Cairo Metro in the central Cairo square of Attaba is not affected by fire that gutted Attaba telephone exchange building late Wednesday, the Cairo governor said Thursday. In statements after inspecting the fire scene, Galal Moustafa said there is ....
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Huge fire breaks out at Attaba telephone exchange
Date: 2015-08-13 08:14:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3150717
A huge fire erupted at Attaba telephone exchange building in central Cairo, causing suffocation cases, security a source said in statements to MENA on Thursday. No casualties were reported from the blaze, the source added. Civil protection ....
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Governor urges outlining security plan in S. Sinai
Date: 2015-08-12 15:04:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3147881
South Sinai governor Khalid Fouda urged on Wednesday outlining a comprehensive security plan to secure tourist sites in the governorate. This came during a meeting that was attended by a large number of senior security officials and ....
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Interior Ministry studying files of prisoners to be released on pardon, parole
Date: 2015-08-12 11:08:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3145737
The Interior Ministry is studying files of prisoners across the country to determine who should be released on presidential pardon on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the July 23 Revolution. So far 125 inmates will be released on the ....
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Cairo hosts 2nd Africa Smart Grid Forum
Date: 2015-08-12 09:34:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:3144877
The International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) will organize the second Africa Smart Grid Forum which the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity hosts on March 6-7, 2016. The African Electrotechnical Standardization Commission (AFSEC) will also ....
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Environment ministry to stiffen penalties against environmental rules violators
Date: 2015-08-12 08:36:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:3144365
The Environment Ministry will stiffen penalties against violators of environmental regulations in the face of black cloud. The black cloud, the inky haze of pollution, has been attributed to farmers burning rice straw after their harvest. The ....
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Awqaf Ministry bans mosque activities without prior permits
Date: 2015-08-11 17:28:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3142625
The Awqaf Ministry called Tuesday on all its bodies and directorates not to allow any social or preaching activities at mosques before obtaining permits, as the parliamentary elections are set to take place soon. "The move aims at protecting ....
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Irrigation Ministry working on implement 1mn-feddan project
Date: 2015-08-11 16:29:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3142337
The Irrigation Ministry is working around the clock to implement the one-million-feddan project. A number of rules should be taken into consideration when selecting areas that should be reclaimed as part of the project, said Irrigation Minister ....
