Miscellaneous

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  • Egypt aviation min receives Palestinian transport min

    Date: 2014-02-09 13:38:20 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:545660

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Aviation Minister Abdel Aziz Fadel received here on Sunday Palestinian Transport Minister Nabil el Damidi to renew a civil aviation protocol signed in 1994. Damidi is also the head of the supreme council of ....

  • 54 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-02-09 12:43:42 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:56 - ID:545537

    ISMAILIA, Feb 9 (MENA) - Fifty-four ships transited the Suez Canal on Sunday, carrying a total cargo of 2.918 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 vessels with a total cargo of 1.489 million tons, while 26 vessels of the north-bound ....

  • Nile water level unchanged

    Date: 2014-02-09 11:54:49 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:545405

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 175.85 meters on Sunday, the same reading of Saturday. According to a report presented to the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry, water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today reached 140 ....

  • 32 Japanese tourists visit Luxor after lifting travel ban to Egypt

    Date: 2014-02-09 11:52:05 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:48 - ID:545277

    LUXOR, Feb 9 (MENA) – Two Japanese tourist groups arrived in Luxor on Sunday on a two-day visit to its tourist attractions after their government lifted its travel warning to Egypt. The 32 tourists are scheduled to visit temples of Luxor and ....

  • Brotherhood member arrested in North Sinai for protest incitement

    Date: 2014-02-09 11:41:41 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:47 - ID:545321

    EL ARISH, Feb 9 (MENA) - A Brotherhood member was arrested in North Sinai on charges of inciting protests against police and army forces, said a security source on Sunday. The source said in statements that the detainee was referred to the bodies ....

  • Gunmen open fire on Samallut police commissioner vehicle

    Date: 2014-02-09 11:39:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:45 - ID:545349

    MENYA, Egypt, Feb 9 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen opened fire late Saturday on the vehicle of Samallut police commissioner Mahmoud el-Gayyar who was fortunately not inside. The driver had taken him to his rest-house in Samallut after his work and ....

  • 33,000 tons of petroleum products arrive at Alexandria port

    Date: 2014-02-09 09:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:29 - ID:545044

    ALEXANDRIA, Feb 9 (MENA) - A ship sailed into Alexandria port on Sunday with 33,000 tons of petroleum products on board, head of the port authority Adel Yassin Hamad said. He said the shipment was unloaded with no hurdles, adding that ship ....

  • Passenger arrested for attempting to smuggle telescope

    Date: 2014-02-09 08:43:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:544846

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Cairo airport authorities foiled an attempt by an Egyptian passenger to smuggle a telescope inside his luggage while returning from Abu Dhabi. The customs officer suspected the man and found the telescope after searching his ....

  • Plastic art exhibition inaugurated in Luxor

    Date: 2014-02-08 22:21:36 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:147 - ID:544645

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) – A plastic arts exhibition was inaugurated in the courtyard of the youth city in Luxor on Saturday. The exhibition comes as part of a competition for youths of Egyptian universities. It is organized by the Youth Ministry in ....

  • 1,564 traffic violations seized in Alexandria

    Date: 2014-02-08 15:37:58 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:70 - ID:543983

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 8 (MENA) - Alexandria Traffic Administration launched a campaign to crack down on violators of traffic regulations and outdated car licenses. The campaign resulted in the capture of 1,564 cases of traffic ....

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