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  • IDSC: Suez Canal revenues down by 7.9% in September

    Date: 2014-11-13 11:33:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:1325381

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Suez Canal revenues dropped in September this year by 7.9% to record $469.7 million, compared to $510 million in August, the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) said. The number of ships that ....

  • Ship carrying 6,000 tons of butane gas arrive at Port Tawfik

    Date: 2014-11-13 10:27:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:1324641

    RED SEA, Egypt, Nov 13 (MENA) – Port Tawfik received a ship carrying 6,000 tons of butane gas from Saudi port of Yanbu, the Red Sea Ports Authority's Spokesman Abdul Rahim Mostafa said on Thursday. It also received another ship carrying 350 cars ....

  • Egypt slams Israeli decision to build 200 settlement units in East Jerusalem

    Date: 2014-11-13 10:25:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1324773

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Egypt slammed on Thursday Israel's decision to build 200 settlement units in East Jerusalem. This will hinder efforts aimed at reaching just and comprehensive peace in the region, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Ati ....

  • Egypt decries bomb blast near embassy in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-11-13 10:00:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1324425

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – Egypt has strongly condemned a terror attack that targeted the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli earlier in the day. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the attack is a blatant violation of international norms and laws and ....

  • Party urges Egyptians to support Army, political leaders

    Date: 2014-11-13 09:54:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:1324453

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Head of the Conference Party Omar Semida urged on Thursday all Egyptians to support the Army and political leaders during this critical stage of Egypt's history. In press statement, Semida called upon President Abdel Fattah ....

  • US economic delegation wraps up Cairo visit

    Date: 2014-11-13 09:35:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:1324125

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - A US economic delegation left here on Thursday following a four-day visit to Egypt. The delegation, under Senior Adviser to the US Secretary of State David Thorne, met with a number of governmental officials to discuss ....

  • 16 injured in metro blast stampede

    Date: 2014-11-13 09:27:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:1324261

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – At least 16 persons have been injured in a stampede after a bomb exploded in Cairo's underground metro station of Helmeyet el-Zaytoun on Thursday. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the injuries were all moderate and ....

  • Sound device behind metro blast - official

    Date: 2014-11-13 09:24:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:1324157

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - An Interior Ministry official said that a loud sound causing device was behind an explosion that took place at Helmeyet el-Zaytoun metro station early on Thursday. He added that some passengers were wounded due to their ....

  • Georgia amb. hails warm reception of Georgian tourists in Egypt

    Date: 2014-11-13 09:08:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:1323917

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Georgian Ambassador to Egypt Archil Dzuliashvili said that a 40-member delegation from the Georgian tourism companies arrived at Sharm El-Sheikh airport on Thursday . The delegation was accompanied by 100 other Georgian ....

  • Bomb blast in metro Helmeyet el-Zaytoun station

    Date: 2014-11-13 09:07:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:1323873

    CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) – A bomb exploded at Helmeyet el-Zaytoun metro station Thursday morning, spokesman for the Metro Authority Ahmed Abdel Hady told MENA. Four people were injured in the blast. Police and paramedics rushed to the area to deal ....

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