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  • Netherlands lifts travel ban on Egypt -- Tourism Ministry

    Date: 2014-09-05 21:41:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:908222

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Ministry said Friday Netherlands has amended travel warnings for Egypt positively. The travel ban was lifted for Cairo, Giza, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel, the ministry ....

  • 7 killed in tourist bus accident in Wadi El Natrun

    Date: 2014-09-05 21:37:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:908213

    DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) - As many as 17 people were discharged from hospital Friday after being injured in an accident of tourist bus that killed seven others on highway near Wady El Natroun, Beheira. The deceased included a two-year kid ....

  • Police arrest gang of felons over drug trafficking in Gharbiya

    Date: 2014-09-05 21:17:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:908207

    TANTA, Egypt, Sept (MENA) - Security forces arrested Friday a criminal group in Gharbiya over drug trafficking charges. Police seized 1,000 kg of marijuana with the detainees. They used to store the drugs at a citrus park near Zefta city, ....

  • Electricity min. says power grid capacity fully restored

    Date: 2014-09-05 20:56:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:908208

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker announced on Friday that the ministry has overcome the crisis that hit the national electricity grid on Thursday. In a statement, he pointed out that all maintenance works were finalized ....

  • 3 killed in accident on Safaga-Quseir highway - health official

    Date: 2014-09-05 20:38:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:108 - ID:908201

    HURGHADA, Sept 5 (MENA) – Head of the Health Ministry's urgent care and ambulance sector Mohamed Sultan said three people were killed in the bus accident that took place on Safaga-Quseir highway south of Red Sea earlier on Friday. No injuries ....

  • UNHCR official in Cairo to meet FM

    Date: 2014-09-05 20:22:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:908185

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres arrived here on Friday on a visit to Egypt during which he will meet with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday. The meeting is planned to ....

  • We will not use Renaissance Dam's water for irrigation - Ethiopian FM

    Date: 2014-09-05 19:21:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:908142

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 5 (MENA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom said Friday his country is building the Renaissance Dam only for generating hydroelectric power, stressing that the dam will not be used in irrigation. The water will be used ....

  • Police officer in custody for 4 days over claimed killing of conscript in Sinai

    Date: 2014-09-05 18:54:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:98 - ID:908126

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Assistant Interior Minister for Media and Public Relations Abdel-Fattah Osman said he had some comments on claims that a police officer has tortured a conscript to death in North Sinai. In a phone call with Al Hayat ....

  • Security forces disperse protest by MB members in Minya

    Date: 2014-09-05 18:36:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:908128

    MINYA, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) - Security forces on Friday dispersed a limited march staged by members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood in Minya province, Upper Egypt. The participants in the rally raised banners against the police and army. ....

  • 2 killed in car accident on Safaga-Quseir highway

    Date: 2014-09-05 18:30:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:96 - ID:908136

    HURGHADA, Sept 5 (MENA) – Two persons were killed and three others injured when a passenger bus overturned on Safaga-Quseir highway south of Red Sea on Friday. As many as 18 ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer the injured and the ....

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