Egypt
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New grain storage system to save EGP 4bln in annual losses: Agriculture Minister
Date: 2013-11-17 18:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:392433
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MEN) - The government has started the implementation of an urgent program through which it is planning to reduce wheat waste. Agriculture Minister Ayman Abu-Hadid said the government sustains losses of EGP 4 billion annually due to ....
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Foreign ministry undersecretary meets Russian popular diplomacy delegation
Date: 2013-11-17 18:14:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:133 - ID:392424
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Fatima el-Zahraa Etman met on Sunday with a Russian popular diplomacy delegation currently visiting Cairo. The meeting touched on the importance of such visits to promote relations and ties ....
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Damanhour transport firm workers start strike
Date: 2013-11-17 18:06:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:392390
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Nov 17 (MENA) - Workers of a transport firm run by the governorate in Damanhour have started an open-ended strike as of Sunday in protest against what they term "the bad management of the firm". The strike caused a traffic jam in ....
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Gov't works with team spirit to establish water projects: Irrigation min.
Date: 2013-11-17 17:53:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:128 - ID:392430
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdul Motaleb asserted that the government is working with a team spirit to achieve the required harmony particularly when it comes to establishing projects, especially ....
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Bahaaeddin to embark on EU tour
Date: 2013-11-17 17:34:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:125 - ID:392253
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Ziad Bahaaeddin will embark on a European Union (EU) tour that will take him to several members to discuss cooperation ties. Bahaaeddin told a press conference Sunday the ....
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Cairo Underground back to normal after 10m suspension
Date: 2013-11-17 17:32:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:124 - ID:392401
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Cairo Underground movement has returned to normal after a 10-minute suspension on Helwan-El Marg line, sources at the underground metro authority said. The suspension came due to rainfall that caused power cut for 10 ....
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Mumps cases rise to 102 in Luxor
Date: 2013-11-17 17:30:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:123 - ID:392432
LUXOR, Nov 17 (MENA) - Mumps cases have risen to 102 in Luxor, according to the province's health insurance director Dr. Ahmed Khodary on Sunday. Also, 10 cases of hepatitis (A) have been reported in some schools, he said. (MENA) AA/RE ....
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Polio vaccination campaigns kicked off in Beheira, Sharqiya
Date: 2013-11-17 17:29:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:392428
DAMANHOUR/GAGAZIG, Egypt, Nov 17 (MENA) - A campaign to vaccinate against polio was opened by Beheira Governor Mostaf Hadhood on Sunday. A similar campaign has been kicked off in Sharqiya. (MENA) AH/RE ....
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10 MB supporters remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigations into Friday's events
Date: 2013-11-17 17:22:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:392224
ALEXANDRIA, Nov 17 (MENA) – Alexandria Public Prosecution ordered the detention of 10 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood for 15 days pending investigations into the clashes which took place in the coastal city last Friday. Alexandria ....
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Egypt keen on drafting strong constitution -- labor federation
Date: 2013-11-17 17:14:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:392279
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – Head of the General Federation for Trade Unions Abdel Fatah Ibrahim said that the Egyptian people are determined to have a powerful constitution that protects the laborers' social and economic rights. "The laborers are ....