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  • Sisi okays $500-mln loan from World Bank

    Date: 2014-11-11 22:16:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:149 - ID:1314725

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – President Abdel Fatah El Sisi has issued a decree that allows a $500-million loan from the World Bank to finance an expansion of natural gas pipeline network. About 77 percent of the soft loan is a grant to the government ....

  • Car bomb seized in el-Arish

    Date: 2014-11-11 21:51:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:1314721

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Security forces in el-Arish, North Sinai foiled Tuesday an attempt to detonate a car bomb in a populated area. A security patrol suspected in a taxi parking in one of the city streets. Conducting a check on the car, the ....

  • Mahlab meets directors of Danish companies in Egypt

    Date: 2014-11-11 21:42:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:146 - ID:1314609

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met Tuesday directors of Danish companies operating in Egypt. Danish Ambassador in Cairo Pernile Kerbel attended the meeting. During the meeting, Mahlab explained the latest economic and ....

  • Presidential decree allocates 2300 feddans for housing in Dabaa

    Date: 2014-11-11 21:36:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:145 - ID:1314605

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree on Tuesday allocating 2,300 feddans to be built as an urban community for the residents of Dabaa area. The new community is expected to accommodate workers of the nuclear ....

  • Shoukri to meet Wednesday UN special envoy for Syria

    Date: 2014-11-11 20:31:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:142 - ID:1314521

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri will hold a meeting on Wednesday with United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. The meeting is expected to cover latest developments in Syria. On ....

  • Egypt not to give up waterway to Greece - former official

    Date: 2014-11-11 19:42:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:1313917

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Former Chairman of the Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority (EGSMA) Ahmed Abdul-Halim has denied claims that Egypt would give up a waterway to Greece. In statements on Tuesday, Abdul-Halim refuted also reports ....

  • Mahlab reviews road maintenance plans, new metro project

    Date: 2014-11-11 19:38:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:134 - ID:1314301

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab held a meeting on Tuesday with Minister of Transport Hany Dahy to discuss plans set for road maintenance and underground metro projects. During the review, Dahy said projects to repair and ....

  • 1,200 km of national road network to be established - Min.

    Date: 2014-11-11 19:34:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:133 - ID:1314065

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Transportation Minister Hany Dahy has said the ministry has allocated 1,200 km to be part of the 3,400 km national road network project. "A committee was formed to study the project expenses," the minister added on ....

  • Suez theater demolished to build new one - Governor

    Date: 2014-11-11 19:24:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:1314053

    SUEZ, Nov 11 (MENA) - Suez Governor el-Arabi el-Sorori on Tuesday said Arbaeen theater was demolished according to a demolition order issued by Faisal neighborhood to be rebuilt. A new theater will be built in the same place at the expense of the ....

  • Any disruption of public order will not be tolerated: Interior min.

    Date: 2014-11-11 19:21:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:130 - ID:1313757

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mohamad Ibrahim has said any disruption to public order will not be tolerated. This came in a meeting he chaired of senior security officials to review the current security situation. Ibrahim warned ....

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