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Irrigation ministry on high alert ahead of expected dust storm

Date: 2025-04-29 20:06:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:11159001

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam issued on Tuesday directives to all ministry leaderships and heads of departments across the nation to raise the state of readiness to address any emergency that might occur within the coming ....

Customs back to normal as victims' families set to receive compensation

Date: 2025-04-29 19:56:18 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:11158989

TEHRAN, April 29 (MENA) - Authorities at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port said that customs procedures were “back to normal” on Tuesday after a large explosion and fire on Saturday killed at least 70 people and wounded 1,000 others. Ninety per cent of ....

Parliament passes law to create unified real estate database

Date: 2025-04-29 19:50:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:64 - ID:11158779

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) – Egypt’s House of Representatives approved a government-drafted law to establish a unified national ID system for all real estate across the country. The new law creates a central database covering all types of properties. ....

Egypt, Thailand hold 7th round of political consultations in Cairo

Date: 2025-04-29 19:32:51 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:63 - ID:11158866

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The seventh round of political consultations between Egypt and Thailand was held in Cairo on Tuesday. The Egyptian side was headed by Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian, Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Affairs ....

State places great importance on exhibition industry: EECA chairman

Date: 2025-04-29 19:28:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:11158212

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Chairman of Egypt Expo and Convention Authority (EECA) Essam el Naggar stressed that the state places great importance on the exhibition industry, considering it a strategic driver for investment and economic development. ....

House okays 5 bills on oil & gas exploration

Date: 2025-04-29 19:21:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:61 - ID:11158520

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The House of Representatives approved, during its plenary session on Tuesday, five bills allowing the petroleum minister to contract with some companies for oil and gas exploration in certain regions nationwide. Under the ....

UNRWA: Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade

Date: 2025-04-29 19:19:38 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:11158799

GENEVA, April 29 (MENA) - The siege on Gaza is the silent killer of children and of older people, said Juliette Touma, spokesperson for the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). “Families - whole families, seven or eight people - are ....

Assistant FM calls on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

Date: 2025-04-29 19:17:18 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:59 - ID:11158432

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Legal Adviser at the Office of the Foreign Minister Yasmine Moussa called on Israel to allow the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and adhere to the Fourth Geneva Conventions, which stipulate the necessity of ....

Health Ministry advises citizens to limit outdoor activity amid expected dust storm

Date: 2025-04-29 19:11:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:11158928

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar urged on Tuesday citizens to stay at home and avoid getting out unless it was necessary as a dust storm is expected to hit Egypt Wednesday. Speaking to Sada el Balad ....

State min. for military production visits Shubra Company for Engineering Industries

Date: 2025-04-29 19:09:11 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:57 - ID:11158208

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa said that the recent advancements in various industries and the localization of modern technologies within the military production sector are due to the ....