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  • 1,323 stranded people cross Rafah terminal on first day of exceptional opening

    Date: 2016-02-14 08:55:26 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:17 - ID:4309741

    RAFAH CITY, Feb 14 (MENA) - As many as 1,323 stranded people were allowed from and into the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing, according to an official source at the terminal. Extra staffers were deployed at the terminal to swiftly ....

  • Egyptian Businessmen Association meets with UNICEF Egypt representatives Sunday

    Date: 2016-02-13 16:52:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:78 - ID:4307469

    CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) – The Egyptian Businessmen Association will hold a meeting Sunday with representatives of UNICEF Egypt to discuss boosting the organization's efforts for sustainable development in Egypt. The meeting aims at enhancing UNICEF ....

  • Elephant damages 15 cars in China

    Date: 2016-02-13 16:50:09 GMT - China - Miscellaneous - SN:76 - ID:4307177

    BEIJING, Feb 13 (MENA) - A wild elephant has slightly damaged 15 vehicles after it wandered out of a nature reserve and lost its way on a crowded tourist route in southern China. The government of China's Xishuangbanna prefecture said that the ....

  • 222 Egyptians return home from Libya via Salloum crossing within 24 hours

    Date: 2016-02-13 14:18:35 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:64 - ID:4306501

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Feb 13 (MENA) – As many as 222 Egyptians return to Egypt coming from Libya via Salloum crossing within the past 24 hours, Matrouh Secretary Director Hisham Lotfi said. The number includes 168 legal arrivals and 54 illegal ....

  • 3 dead in Venezuela after contracting Zika

    Date: 2016-02-12 08:20:49 GMT - Venezuela - Miscellaneous - SN:9 - ID:4298877

    CARACAS, Feb 12 (MENA) - Three people have died in Venezuela from complications linked to Zika virus, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday – the first fatalities reported in the country in connection with the mosquito-borne virus, the Sun Daily ....

  • Water resources minister underlines need of spreading awareness on water conservation

    Date: 2016-02-08 12:25:59 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:44 - ID:4272945

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi underlined the important role played by the ministry in spreading awareness on water among citizens, especially the children and youths. He, meanwhile, underlined the ....

  • 30,000 tons of aluminum arrive to Safaga port

    Date: 2016-02-08 11:18:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:37 - ID:4272253

    HURGHADA/SUEZ, Feb 8 (MENA) - Safaga port received Monday a ship coming from India loaded with 30,350 tons of aluminum. The port also received two ships coming from the Saudi port of Dhabaa loaded with various goods, Spokesman of Red Sea Ports ....

  • Alexandria, Dekheila straits re-open after weather improves

    Date: 2016-02-08 08:01:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:12 - ID:4270933

    ALEXANDRIA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Alexandria and Dekheila harbors were re-opened on Monday after weather improved and wind velocity decreased. Spokesman for Alexandria Harbor Authority Medhat Attia said the authority decided to close the two harbors ....

  • Bad weather continues in N. Sinai

    Date: 2016-02-07 10:59:34 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:35 - ID:4265549

    ARISH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Heavy rain and a wave of severe cold and wind hit North Sinai Sunday. Commercial activities and markets were affected by the bad weather as most of the citizens preferred to stay home. The bad weather caused the closure ....

  • Global (1): Mars, Incorporated to remove all artificial colors from its human food portfolio

    Date: 2016-02-06 06:26:58 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:2 - ID:4258117

    Five-year effort will impact chocolate, gum, confection, food and drink brands MCLEAN, Virginia, Feb. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, Incorporated announced today that it will remove all artificial colors from its human food products as part of a ....

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