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  • Fire at chemicals factory controlled

    Fire at chemicals factory controlled

    Date: 2016-05-14 08:23:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4903653

    Civil defense troops were able to put out a fire that erupted early Saturday at a chemicals factory in el Nozha district of Cairo. No word of casualties has been reported as a result of the flames, a security source told MENA. The cooling ....

  • Interior Ministry denies news of huge fire at Shebin gas station

    Interior Ministry denies news of huge fire at Shebin gas station

    Date: 2016-05-14 08:21:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4903645

    The Interior Ministry has denied news about a huge fire at a gas station in the Delta city of Shebin el Kom. It was not a huge fire as posted by some websites, said the media office of the Ministry in a statement. A worker at the gas station used ....

  • Sisi attends opening of Armed Forces Engineering Authority's projects in Badr city

    Sisi attends opening of Armed Forces Engineering Authority's projects in Badr city

    Date: 2016-05-12 09:25:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4892413

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Thursday the inauguration of new projects carried out by the Armed Forces Engineering Authority in Badr city in north eastern Cairo. The event began with the recitation of verses of the Holy ....

  • 5.6-magnitude quake hits northeast Taiwan

    5.6-magnitude quake hits northeast Taiwan

    Date: 2016-05-12 07:46:10 GMT - Taiwan - International - SN:4 - ID:4891617

    A 5.6-magnitude quake hit northeast Taiwan on Thursday, with tremors felt in the capital, Taipei, euronews reported. The quake was centred 14 km northeast of the coastal town of Su-ao, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate ....

  • White House condemns Daesh violence in Iraq

    White House condemns Daesh violence in Iraq

    Date: 2016-05-12 07:42:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4891585

    The White House strongly condemned terrorist attacks that hit Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr City which killed more than 80 people and injured dozens more. The first bomb was in a pickup truck loaded with fruit and vegetables, The Daily Mail ....

  • US says no decision made on participation in France's Mideast conf.

    US says no decision made on participation in France's Mideast conf.

    Date: 2016-05-12 07:41:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:4891581

    The US Department of State was unable to say on Wednesday whether US Secretary of State John Kerry will attend a planned May 30 meeting in Paris over the Middle East peace process, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday. "We remain concerned about ....

  • Fire in backyard of High Court Building contained - Interior Ministry

    Fire in backyard of High Court Building contained - Interior Ministry

    Date: 2016-05-12 06:38:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4891361

    A fire that broke out late Wednesday in a car in the backyard of the High Court Building (Dar al-Qadaa al-'Ali) in downtown Cairo was contained, with no casualties reported, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement on Thursday, an official from ....

  • Sisi meets Kuwaiti justice minister

    Sisi meets Kuwaiti justice minister

    Date: 2016-05-11 13:50:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4888185

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received here Wednesday Kuwaiti Justice, Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Minister Yaqoub Abdulmohsen al Sane in the presence of Justice Minister Mohamed Hossam Abdel Rehim. During the meeting, the Kuwaiti minister ....

  • PM inspects fire scene in Hamzawi area

    PM inspects fire scene in Hamzawi area

    Date: 2016-05-11 12:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4887401

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail made a field visit to el Hamzawi area Wednesday to get firsthand information about the size of losses caused to buildings and stores as a result of a fire that erupted there on Sunday. The premier also followed up ....

  • EGX named vice-chairman of WFE sustainability group

    EGX named vice-chairman of WFE sustainability group

    Date: 2016-05-11 11:47:27 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:8 - ID:4886833

    Egypt has won the deputy chairman seat on the Sustainability Working Group (SWG) of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) for two years as of May 16. Awarding Egypt the seat underscores the international appreciation for Egypt's efforts with ....

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