Egypt
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Huge fire erupts in building in central Cairo
Date: 2015-05-20 11:05:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2627497
A huge fire erupted in a building on Sabtiya Street in central Cairo earlier Wednesday. Firefighters are acting to put out the flames in el Gomrok building. Twelve fire engines rushed to extinguish the blaze, said director of the general ....
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MENA, PETRA discuss cooperation
Date: 2015-05-20 11:04:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2627485
MENA Board Chairman and Editor In Chief Alaa Haidar met on Wednesday with Jordanian Minister of Information and Communications Mohammad Al Momani at MENA premises in Cairo. The two sides discussed means of bolstering cooperation between MENA and ....
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26 people busted over illegal immigration attempt
Date: 2015-05-20 10:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2627333
Some 26 Sudanese and Syrian nationals were arrested while trying to illegally migrate near Kafr el Sheikh coast into Italy. During investigations, the 26 people admitted that unidentified brokers took 2,500 dollars from each to help them ....
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German MP: Sisi's visit to Germany very important
Date: 2015-05-20 10:46:17 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:2627289
German Parliament member and head of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce Peter Ramsauer on Wednesday held that Egypt is an important economic partner with Germany. In statements to MENA correspondent here, Ramsuer, also a former transport ....
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Higher education minister injured in car accident
Date: 2015-05-20 10:02:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2626861
Higher Education Minister El Sayyed Abdel Khaleq was injured Wednesday in a car accident in New Cairo. A security source told MENA that the minister's car was smashed when it collided with another car on the highway. The minister was rushed to ....
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Zend sworn in before Sisi as new justice minister
Date: 2015-05-20 09:52:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2626253
Counselor Ahmed el Zend took on Wednesday the constitutional oath before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi as the new justice minister. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab attended the swearing-in ceremony, said Presidential spokesman Alaa ....
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Alex power pylon detonated
Date: 2015-05-20 09:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2626745
A 220 kilovolt power transmission pylon in Alexandria - north of Cairo - was detonated late Tuesday. Board chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), Ahmed Hanafy, said three explosive devices were planted around the base ....
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Tourism ministry new portal about to be finalizeded
Date: 2015-05-20 09:39:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2626585
A new portal of the Tourism Ministry is about to be finished, according to a report referred to Tourism Minister Khaled Rami on the ministry's activities. The report also tackled all the ministry's activities during the first quarter of 2015, ....
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Sisi meets with US central command chief
Date: 2015-05-20 09:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:2626241
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets later on Wednesday with General Lloyd Austin of US Central Command, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef. The President will also meet with members of the Egyptian Olive Council. ....
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Environment Minister says Egypt acting to honor environmental commitments
Date: 2015-05-20 08:43:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2626049
Egypt is working to honor its commitments where the file of climate change is concerned, said Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy Wednesday. Fahmy, who is in France to attend meetings between world governments and the business sector, told MENA on ....