Miscellaneous

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  • Navigation at Nuweiba port regular, Sharm el-Sheikh, Ain Sokhna ports closed -- spokesman

    Date: 2014-03-13 17:44:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:117 - ID:607780

    EL-TOUR, Egypt, March 13 (MENA) – Navigation traffic at Nuweiba port is regular, the spokesman of the Red Sea Ports Authority said Thursday. About 625 passengers and 77 trucks arrived at the port while 895 passengers and 48 trucks left, Abdel ....

  • Greek unemployment rises to 27.5 percent

    Date: 2014-03-13 13:04:29 GMT - Greece - Miscellaneous - SN:76 - ID:607231

    ATHENS, March 13 (MENA) - Official figures show the unemployment rate in Greece increased to 27.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 as the economy struggled to emerge from a protracted recession. Thursday's figures from the statistics agency ....

  • We must implement green economy system by 2015 – Environment Minister

    Date: 2014-03-12 11:35:38 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:64 - ID:604855

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) – Minister of state for Environment affairs Laila Eskandar said Wednesday Egypt must implement the green economy system by 2015. An Egyptian high-level delegation participated in the 1st Global conference Partnership for ....

  • Egypt to take part in COTTM 2014 in Beijing next month

    Date: 2014-03-12 11:31:09 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:61 - ID:604893

    CAIRO, March 12 (MENA) - Egypt will be taking part in the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM 2014), which will take place in Beijing on April 9-11. China is considered a promising market for Egypt, said Abul-Maati Shaarawi, Egypt's ....

  • Education minister agrees to establish hotel school in Rosetta

    Date: 2014-03-12 11:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:60 - ID:604834

    DAMANHUR, Egypt, March 12 (MENA) - Education Minister Mahmoud Abul-Nasr has agreed to establish a hotel school in the city of Rosetta in Beheira governorate. Abul-Nasr, during a visit to the Delta governorate, also agreed to include an IT section ....

  • Ferryboat carrying 407 vehicles arrived at Alex harbor

    Date: 2014-03-12 09:19:31 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:24 - ID:604442

    ALEXANDRIA, March 12 (MENA) - Alexandria Harbor received on Wednesday a ferryboat coming from Greece carrying 407 vehicles of various models. Head of Alexandria Harbor Authority Major General Adel Yassein said the cargo of the ferryboat was ....

  • 1,424 passengers, 120 trucks handled at Nuweiba harbor over past 24 hours

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:37:51 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:76 - ID:603000

    AL-TOR, March 11 (MENA) - Media Spokesman of the Red Sea Harbors Authority Abdel Rehim Mostafa said 414 passengers and 102 trucks and coolers arrived at Nuweiba Harbor, while 1,010 passengers, including 240 pilgrims, and 18 trucks set sail over the ....

  • 41 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:69 - ID:602999

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, March 11 (MENA) - Forty-one ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday in two convoys carrying a cargo of around 1.324 million tons. The south-bound convoy comprised 22 ships carrying 1.024 million tons, while the north-bound ....

  • Campaign to fight stray dogs, rodents launched in Alex

    Date: 2014-03-11 10:43:18 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:602615

    ALEXANDRIA, March 11 (MENA) - The Veterinary Medicine Directorate at Alexandria has launched a campaign to fight stray and rabid dogs in a bid to protect lives of citizens, especially the elderly and children. Veterinary Directorate Chief Dr ....

  • 62,000 tons of fuel arrive in Alexandria port

    Date: 2014-03-11 10:31:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:47 - ID:602534

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 11 (MENA) - A Russian ship arrived Tuesday at Alexandria port with 30,000 tons of diesel on its board, said head of Alexandria port authority Adel Yassin. Another Turkish vessel sailed into the port with 32,000 tons of ....

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