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  • Unknown men attack money transfer vehicle, steal EGP 1.5 mln in Minya

    Date: 2014-10-16 17:31:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:1140217

    MINYA, Upper Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - A group of unidentified men on Thursday attacked a money transfer vehicle in the Upper Egypt Minya province's city of Samalut and stole EGP 1.5 million belonging to the National Bank of Egypt. The robbers ....

  • Tunisians interested in Egypt's civilization, culture - amb.

    Date: 2014-10-16 17:28:00 GMT - Tunisia - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:1139609

    TUNIS, Oct 16 (MENA) - Egypt's ambassador to Tunisia Ayman Mosharrafa said on Thursday the Tunisians were interested in Egypt's civilization and culture. Addressing foreign diplomats' wives at the Egyptian embassy, the ambassador said the January ....

  • Bid by 197 people to sneak into Libya via Egypt border foiled

    Date: 2014-10-16 17:23:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:1140001

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - Matrouh security forces foiled on Thursday an attempt by 197 people to infiltrate into Libya via Egypt's western border. The majority of the detained infiltrators was coming from Minya, Beheira, Beni Suef, ....

  • Italy supports post-30 June road map: amb.

    Date: 2014-10-16 16:56:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:1139605

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Italian government supports post-30 June revolution road map adopted by the Egyptian Authorities, Italy's ambassador to Egypt Maurizio Massari has said. Bilateral commercial relations would be discussed during the ....

  • Ali Hassan, Khaled el-Badry win MENA board elections

    Date: 2014-10-16 16:39:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:106 - ID:1139745

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Middle East News Agency Ali Hassan and Editor Khaled el-Badri have won MENA's board of directors elections for journalists. Winning for the fourth time in a row, Hassan came in the first place, ....

  • OAPP welcomes US Apache handover to Egypt

    Date: 2014-10-16 16:17:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:105 - ID:1138149

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments (OAPP) welcomed Thursday a US decision to hand over to Egypt Apache helicopters. "The decision asserts that the US has become aware of the danger of the terrorist groups in ....

  • MENA board chairman: Elections held in atmosphere of freedom

    Date: 2014-10-16 16:15:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:104 - ID:1139569

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Chief editor and board chairman of the Middle East News Agency (MENA) Alaa Haidar said MENA board and general assembly elections Thursday were held in a calm atmosphere. In statements Thursday, Haidar said the voters cast ....

  • Egyptians in France to apply for IDs

    Date: 2014-10-16 15:53:50 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:1139349

    PARIS, Oct 16 (MENA) - Egyptians in France were Thursday requested to apply for national IDs October 21-28. Egypt's consul Serinad Gamil said in statements to MENA the consulate facilitates IDs issuance. She added that the consulate would ....

  • Petroleum minister denies existence of fuel crisis in Egypt

    Date: 2014-10-16 15:48:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:1139589

    SOHAG, Upper Egypt, Oct 16 (MENA) - Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Sherif Ismail denied the existence of a fuel crisis throughout Egypt's governorates. The fuel shortage was only during Eidul-Adha (Greater Bairam) and ended by pumping ....

  • Irrigation ministry praises atmosphere of dam negotiations

    Date: 2014-10-16 15:45:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:1138469

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Member of the tripartite committee on Ethiopia Renaissance Dam Alaa Yasin described the atmosphere of the second round of negotiations on the project as positive. In statements to MENA on Thursday, Yasin, who is an ....

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