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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....