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  • Sheikh Zuweid square in N. Sinai named after late Maj. Gen. Mohammed el Sawarka

    Date: 2020-08-18 18:23:24 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:64 - ID:8552455

    NORTH SINAI, Aug 18 (MENA) - The North Sinai governorate on Tuesday decided to name Sheikh Zuweid square after late Maj. Gen. Mohammed el Sawarka in appreciation of his sacrifices. Major General Sawarka was born on July 15,1962 and graduated from ....

  • Health official urges pregnant women's engagement in maternal health initiative

    Date: 2020-08-17 19:16:10 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:67 - ID:8551029

    EL ARISH, Egypt, Aug 17 (MENA) - Deputy Director of Health Care in North Sinai Dina Ayman underlined the importance of pregnant mothers' participation in a presidential initiative focused on the health of pregnant women and their unborn ....

  • Source denies displacement of family in Fayyoum after car accident

    Date: 2020-08-16 17:59:55 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:73 - ID:8549526

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) – A well-informed source denied on Sunday news claiming that a mayor of a village in Fayyoum governorate ordered the displacement of a family after one of its members unintentionally run over a young girl. The source noted ....

  • Building collapses in Cairo's Qasr el Nile neighborhood

    Date: 2020-08-15 10:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:22 - ID:8547543

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - A building collapsed Saturday in Cairo's downtown neighborhood of Qasr el Nile. The civil protection units rushed to the scene and cordoned off the environs of the building. Also, traffic diversions took place following the ....

  • Manpower, environment ministers discuss environment mechanisms

    Date: 2020-08-12 13:58:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:8544108

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan had talks on Wednesday with Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad on drawing up mechanisms to merge informal sectors of the waste system into a formal sector to promote the effectiveness and ....

  • NPA chief: Senate elections shows state's keenness to boost democracy

    Date: 2020-08-11 14:57:17 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:48 - ID:8542790

    CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Head of the National Press Authority Abdel-Sadek el Shorbagy hailed on Tuesday the work inside the polling stations as smooth, saying the elections reflect the State's keenness to lay down basics of stability and democracy. ....

  • Al Rehab residents cast their ballots in Senate elections

    Date: 2020-08-11 13:52:01 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:40 - ID:8542704

    CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Al Rehab City residents cast their ballots in the Senate elections that started Tuesday and will last till Wednesday. The voters adhered to the social distancing rules and precautionary measures against the coronavirus. ....

  • 60 polling stations ready for Senate elections in New Valley

    Date: 2020-08-10 18:12:41 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:72 - ID:8541104

    KHARGA, Egypt, Aug 10 (MENA) - As many as 60 polling stations have been prepared in the New Valley Governorate to receive 177,000 eligible voters during the Senate elections slated for Tuesday and Wednesday. All polling stations have been ....

  • Interior Ministry to take legal action against bus drivers for not wearing masks

    Date: 2020-08-09 14:40:18 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:43 - ID:8539611

    CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) – The Interior Ministry will take legal action against 1,833 public transport drivers for not wearing face masks while on duty over the past 24 hours. This is part of precautionary measures taken by the Egyptian government in ....

  • 19 food facilities closed in Aswan for not meeting health terms

    Date: 2020-08-09 12:37:12 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:8539346

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Aug 9 (MENA) – The medical control authority in Aswan launched week-long campaigns across the Upper Egyptian city to make sure stores and outlets selling foodstuffs were heeding terms and regulations. Nineteen closure orders ....

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