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SCA: 1,645 ships transited Suez Canal in January
Date: 2020-02-03 14:15:54 GMT - Egypt - Suez Canal - SN:48 - ID:8296435
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Feb 3 (MENA) - Up to 1,645 ships, carrying about 105.7 million tons, crossed the Suez Canal from both directions in January, compared to 1,516 ships during the same month in the past year, recording an increase of 8.5 percent in ....
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Rashwan: Laws have power to rein in media outlets that violate standard regulations
Date: 2020-02-03 14:05:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:47 - ID:8296244
ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - Chairman of Egypt's Syndicate of Journalists and head of the State Information Service (SIS) Diyaa Rashwan said Monday local laws have sufficient powers to rein in media outlets which violate common rules dealing with ....
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Ghada Wali takes office at UNODC
Date: 2020-02-03 13:47:00 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:8296390
VIENNA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Ghada Wali officially took up on Monday her position as the secretary-general of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime at the UN headquarters in Vienna. In a statement, Wali expressed her happiness the prestigious ....
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CoS witnesses main phase of Second Field Army tactic training
Date: 2020-02-03 13:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:45 - ID:8296248
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) – Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Armed Forces Lt. General Mohamed Farid on Monday witnessed the main phase of the tactic training of one of the units of the Second Field Army. The training is part of the annual exercises of the ....
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Arab Medical Union launches awareness campaign against coronavirus
Date: 2020-02-03 13:26:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:8296304
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Arab Center for Health Awareness of the Arab Medical Union launched on Monday an awareness campaign against the coronavirus after its outbreak in many countries worldwide. The campaign was launched on social media pages ....
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US dollar remains stable during Monday transactions
Date: 2020-02-03 13:04:57 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:43 - ID:8296127
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The US dollar exchange rate remained stable at the beginning of Monday's transactions at Egypt's major banks. At the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr the dollar price recorded EGP 15.75 for buying and EGP 15.85 for ....
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Education Ministry: Schools to open for 2nd term on schedule after end of mid-year holiday
Date: 2020-02-03 12:59:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:42 - ID:8296163
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Education Ministry dismissed reports about delaying the second term of the current school year 2019-2020. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said schools will open in accordance with the set schedule on Saturday, ....
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Egypt partakes in WWD celebration
Date: 2020-02-03 12:59:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:8296061
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Environment Minister Yasmin Fouad said Egypt will partake in the World Wetlands Day (WWD) given the environmental importance of the wetlands. The Environment Ministry is set to hold several events in the Egyptian Ramsar ....
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Health min. follows up anti-coronavirus measures at Alamain airport
Date: 2020-02-03 12:40:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:8296231
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) – Health Minister Hala Zayed has checked preventive safety measures taken at El Alamein International Airport to receive Egyptians returning from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of new coronavirus outbreak. Spokesman ....
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UK gov't donates £20 mn to boost coronavirus vaccine search
Date: 2020-02-03 12:26:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:39 - ID:8296181
LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) - UK's government has pledged £20 million to develop new vaccines to combat the world’s deadliest diseases, amid concerns over the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the new ....
