Miscellaneous
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MENA honored for role in "Return Favor" festival
Date: 2014-12-21 07:18:05 GMT - Kuwait - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1579157
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21 (MENA) - "Return Favor" Festival honored the Middle East News Agency (MENA) for its good coverage of the event proceedings. The festival, organized by the Egyptian community in Kuwait to thank Arab countries that supported ....
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6,018 tourists arrive at Sharm El Sheikh Airport
Date: 2014-12-20 10:30:02 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:1574701
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 20 (MENA) – Thirty-seven flights have arrived at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport over the past 24 hours, carrying 6,018 tourists of various nationalities. Meantime, 44 planes took off from the resort city's airport on ....
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One killed while digging for antiquities in Qena
Date: 2014-12-13 22:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:130 - ID:1531097
QENA, Dec 13 (MENA) - One person was killed Saturday while attempting to dig for antiquities in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. Upon a tip-off, civil protection forces rushed to the scene. Efforts are underway to recover the body. ....
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Spanish warship transits Suez Canal
Date: 2014-12-13 06:47:27 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1525541
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Dec 13 (MENA) – A Spanish warship crossed the Suez Canal from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea back home after completing a several months' anti-piracy mission in the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden regions. The Spanish ....
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US Justice Department allows native tribes to grow, sell marijuana
Date: 2014-12-12 16:58:14 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:79 - ID:1524409
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The US Justice Department announced that Native American tribes would be allowed to grow and sell marijuana on their sovereign territories if they abide by the federal statutes laid out for the respective states that have ....
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New HPV vaccine more effective against cancer
Date: 2014-12-12 16:21:42 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:73 - ID:1524161
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. has received approval for an updated version of its Gardasil vaccine that protects against an additional five strains of the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, Huffington Post ....
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22 suspects, 68 fugitives arrested in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-12-09 22:02:54 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:147 - ID:1506109
EL-ARISH, Dec 9 (MENA) – The security forces arrested 22 suspects and 68 wanted people during raids in North Sinai, a security source said on Tuesday. Also, about 282 traffic violations were recorded during the security campaigns. The campaigns ....
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1,500 people attend screening of "The Blue Elephant" within Marrakech Int'l Film Festival
Date: 2014-12-08 18:21:44 GMT - Morocco - Miscellaneous - SN:139 - ID:1497889
MARRAKECH, Dec 8 (MENA) – As many as 1,500 people attended the screening of the Egyptian movie "The Blue Elephant” in Marrakech on Monday. The film is participating in the official competition of the 14th edition of Marrakech International Film ....
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Awqaf minister allocates EGP 24M for good loans, mosques' maintenance
Date: 2014-12-06 22:54:34 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:133 - ID:1484673
CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamad Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday allocated EGP 24 million for good loans and mosques' maintenance nationwide. As many as EGP 10 million were allocated for good loans to the ministry's employees and EGP 14 ....
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South Sinai to mark anniversary of Saint Catherine
Date: 2014-12-06 20:54:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:124 - ID:1484453
EL-TOR, Dec 6 (MENA) - South Sinai will organize a ceremony to mark the anniversary of Saint Catherine's birthday. As many as 1,500 tourists are expected to partake in the event which is meant to promote religious tourism, said South Sinai ....