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  • Sisi meets Libyan PM

    Date: 2014-10-08 11:32:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:1083109

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi met Wednesday with visiting Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thini. Talks focused on means to support the political process in Libya to stop violence and achieve stability in the Arab ....

  • 23 potable water, sanitation projects to be opened within 3 months

    Date: 2014-10-08 10:57:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:1082645

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - The Housing Ministry said that 23 potable water and sanitation projects would be opened within the next three months at a total cost of about EGP 3 billion in 13 provinces. Six potable water projects worth EGP 1.325 billion ....

  • Egyptian diplomat calls for intellectual plan to counter terrorism

    Date: 2014-10-08 10:56:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:1082637

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - A former assistant foreign minister Wednesday stressed the importance of setting up a comprehensive intellectual plan to uproot terrorism. This will be the major effort in Egypt's battle against extremist terrorist ....

  • Finance minister to unfold Egypt's economic reform program at WB, IMF meetings

    Date: 2014-10-08 10:25:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:1082473

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Finance Minister Hani Qadri will take part on Thursday in the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. In statements on Wednesday, Qadri said he will take part in a series of ....

  • EgyptAir operates airlift to ferry pilgrims back home

    Date: 2014-10-08 10:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:1082209

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - An EgyptAir airlift is operative as of Wednesday to ferry Egyptian pilgrims back home. As of today, 14 regular and additional flights will be operated to Jeddah airport, said Hisham Nahhas, the chairman of EgyptAir ....

  • Lottery pilgrims dissatisfied over services at Mina, Arafat

    Date: 2014-10-08 10:01:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:1082205

    MECCA AL-MUKARAMA, Oct 8 (MENA) - Lottery pilgrims have expressed dissatisfaction over the services offered to them while performing rituals in Mina and Arafat. MENA correspondent has interviewed a number of lottery pilgrims, whose number hit ....

  • Mokattam road closed to traffic for 3 days: Cairo governor

    Date: 2014-10-08 09:59:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:1082165

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Cairo governor Dr. Galal Mostafa Saeed said Wednesday that the up and down lanes of Mokattam road will be closed to traffic for three days to remove the hanging rocks on Mokattam hill below TV and Radio towers. The closure ....

  • Tuesday's total lunar eclipse not seen in Egypt, Arab region - official

    Date: 2014-10-08 09:52:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:1082301

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - A total lunar eclipse occurred Tuesday but was not observed in Egypt and the Arab region, Chairman of National Research Institute Of Astronomy & Geophysics (NRIAG) Hatem Ouda said. The eclipse, the second this year, took ....

  • Sudanese FM arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2014-10-08 09:32:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:1082197

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Kirti arrived here on Wednesday for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. The two sides will discuss boosting bilateral cooperation. (MENA) SR/MH ....

  • Rafah border terminal reopens

    Date: 2014-10-08 09:23:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:1082133

    RAFAH, Oct 8 (MENA) - Rafah border terminal between Egypt and Gaza Strip was re-opened on Wednesday after it has been closed since Friday till October 6 over Eid holiday and October War Victory anniversary. Since July 10, the Egyptian authorities ....

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