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40 vessels transit Suez Canal
Date: 2014-02-16 13:43:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:558468
Forty ships transited the Suez Canal in two convoys on Sunday carrying 1.857 million tons. The south-bound convoy comprised 19 vessels carrying shipments weighing 613,000 tons, while the north-bound convoy comprised 21 vessels carrying 1.244 ....
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91-, 273-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2014-02-16 13:42:32 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:558464
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of 5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold 2 billion pounds of 91-day T-bills. The average yield was 10.195%, it said, adding it accepted bids at ....
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Beblawy reviews problems facing cinema industry
Date: 2014-02-16 13:30:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:558436
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy held a meeting Sunday with members of Chamber of Cinema Industry in the presence of ministers of trade and industry, antiquities, culture, planning and finance. The meeting came to follow up the recommendations ....
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Ministerial group for services holds 1st meeting under housing minister
Date: 2014-02-16 13:28:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:558428
The ministerial group for services held its first meeting under Housing Minister Ibrahim Mehleb on Sunday. The meeting was held to realize progress in the various development projects, said the minister. The group aims to eliminate ministerial ....
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Sisi honors retired military leaderships
Date: 2014-02-16 12:56:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:558343
Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi attended a ceremony to honor a number of retried military leaderships on Sunday. During the celebration, el-Sisi bestowed Second Class Republic Order on the retired ....
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Nile River water level drops
Date: 2014-02-16 12:45:01 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:38 - ID:558306
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 meters. The ....
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5 killed, injured in bomb blast northwestern Baghdad
Date: 2014-02-16 12:44:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:558048
Five Iraqis were killed and injured in a bomb explosion in Jakuk area, northwestern Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said Sunday. A bomb planted by unidentified people inside a bus wet off in Jakuk, killing a civilian and injuring at least four ....
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Morsi espionage trial postponed to Feb. 23
Date: 2014-02-16 12:43:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:558304
The Cairo Criminal Court decided Sunday to postpone until February 23 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 35 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members over espionage charges. The court said it will proceed with the hearing despite the ....
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Egypt, Luxembourg discuss air freight cooperation
Date: 2014-02-16 12:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:558300
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 into a pivotal airport for ....
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Kuwaiti FM meets Arab League chief on summit preparations
Date: 2014-02-16 12:39:02 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:558297
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Hamd al-Sabah discussed with Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi ongoing preparations for the 25th Arab summit to be held in March. Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah ....
