Egypt
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PM phones electricity min. over power faults
Date: 2014-09-04 09:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:905931
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab phoned on Thursday Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker several times to follow up efforts exerted to repair power faults in several areas across the state. Investigations will be launched to determine the reason ....
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Electricity back to many cities - Spokesman
Date: 2014-09-04 09:37:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:905928
Spokesman for the Electricity Ministry Mohamed el-Yamani said on Thursday that power was back to many areas. "The other affected areas will be gradually provided with electricity," Yamani said in statements, He added that the vital cities will ....
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EMPC head says coordination underway with Nilesat to activate 'backup system'
Date: 2014-09-04 09:36:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:905927
Chairman of the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) Osama Heikal said on Thursday that coordination is underway with the Nilesat Company to activate the 'backup system' in the media city. "This will help the affected TV channels to transmit ....
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Leftist politician Abul-Ezz el-Hariri dies at 68
Date: 2014-09-04 08:22:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:905738
Prominent leftist politician and labor activist Abul-Ezz el-Hariri died Wednesday at 68 years old after a struggle with disease. Serving as a former member of parliament, socialist and labor activist, Abul-Ezz has a long record of fighting for ....
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Technical fault in Cairo transformer station that generates 500 kVs
Date: 2014-09-04 08:09:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:905712
The Electricity Holding Company said a technical fault hit a transformer station that generates 500 Kilovoltt in Cairo from 06.15 in the morning Thursday. The company said it is investigating the disruption and working on restoring power. ....
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Electricity min. orders reconnecting affected electrical circuits
Date: 2014-09-04 08:05:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:905706
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker visited on Thursday the Electricity Control Center in Cairo as he ordered reconnecting the electrical circuits, which were affected by a technical fault at a 500-kV Cairo transformer station early in the day. ....
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Metro service back to normal: official
Date: 2014-09-04 08:04:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:905702
Cairo Underground Metro service has returned to normal on all its lines after a 115-minute suspension during Thursday's morning rush hour. The head of the metro service company Ali Fadali told MENA that the technical power fault that caused the ....
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Power outage not to affect bourse trading session
Date: 2014-09-04 08:00:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:905695
Head of the Egyptian Stock Exchange Mohamed Omran said the power outage that gripped Cairo Thursday morning will not affect the trading session because it has are alternative electricity-generating sources. The trading session will not be ....
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Zewail in Cairo for first time in 18 months
Date: 2014-09-04 07:49:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:905670
Nobel prize laureate Ahmad Zewail arrived in Cairo Thursday for the first time after 16 months. Zewail suffered a cancerous tumor in the spinal cord. In statements upon arrival at Cairo Airport, he said he was optimistic about Egypt's future ....
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Third metro line service back in operation
Date: 2014-09-04 07:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:905662
The third line of Metro between Attaba to Ahram is now functioning at full capacity, spokesman for the Metro Authority Ahmed Abdel Hadi said. Earlier, the spokesman said the first and third Metro lines were halted due to an electrical fault in ....