Miscellaneous

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  • Nile River water level drops

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:68 - ID:558239

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped to 175.78 meters on Sunday, one centimeter less than yesterday's reading, said the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry. Water released from the High Dam today reached 140 million cubic ....

  • Egypt, Luxembourg discuss air freight cooperation

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:67 - ID:558193

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Civil Aviation Minister Abdel-Aziz Fadel probed Sunday with Luxembourg Consul to Egypt Francois de Maurissens a joint air freight project. The ministry's national strategy for air freight aims to transform Cairo airport ....

  • Luxor receives first French charter flight

    Date: 2014-02-16 11:27:59 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:557986

    LUXOR, Feb 16 (MENA) – Luxor city received on Sunday the first French charter flight from Paris after a several months’ hiatus. As many as 127 French tourists arrived in Luxor to visit archaeological sites in the city including a 12-member media ....

  • Mersa Alam airport receives 3000 tourists of various nationalities

    Date: 2014-02-16 10:27:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:40 - ID:557821

    HURGHADA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Mersa Alam Airport received on Sunday 3000 tourists of various nationalities on board 22 flights. In statements on Sunday, Director General of Mersa Alam Airport Hussein Refqi said 2700 tourists left earlier in the day ....

  • Archaeologists urge probe into disappearance of ancient dinar

    Date: 2014-02-16 10:17:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:38 - ID:557811

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - A a probe should be started into the disappearance of an ancient Islamic gold coin from the Islamic Art Museum in Cairo after a powerful bombing that hit the site on January 24, said archaeologists on Sunday. The dinar ....

  • Cairo investigators seize 5 tons of Bangu before being distributed on Cairo districts

    Date: 2014-02-16 10:07:48 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:35 - ID:557822

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Cairo investigation led by General Mohammad Qassim seized five tons of Bangu before being sold at New Cairo district. Upon a tip-off to Cairo investigation department, police forces captured some security elements driving a ....

  • Hurghada harbor closed due to bad weather

    Date: 2014-02-16 09:35:07 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:31 - ID:557745

    HURGHADA, Feb 16 (MENA) - Hurghada Harbor authorities decided on Sunday to continue the closure of the harbor before navigation due to bad weather. Hurghada Harbor Chief Major General Youssef Abdel Moniem decided to close the harbor after waves ....

  • 4 Red Sea harbors reopened after 5-hour halt

    Date: 2014-02-16 08:27:55 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:557605

    SUEZ, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - Head of the Red Sea Harbors Authority Major General Hassan Falah said four harbors in Suez were reopened after they have been closed for five hours, asserting that navigation movement at the Red Sea harbors is ....

  • Nile water level drops 1 cm

    Date: 2014-02-15 15:48:53 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:71 - ID:556935

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped to 175.79 meters on Saturday, one centimeter less than yesterday's reading, said the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry. Water released from the High Dam today reached 145 million ....

  • Children exposed to more brain-harming chemicals than ever before -- TIME

    Date: 2014-02-15 14:09:24 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:58 - ID:556715

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - A new report finds the number of chemicals contributing to brain disorders in children has doubled since 2006, TIME reported. In recent years, the prevalence of developmental disorders such as autism, attention ....

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