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  • Dust storms hit Farafra Oasis, other parts of New Valley

    Date: 2020-06-01 20:07:59 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:57 - ID:8452999

    KHARGA, Egypt, June 1 (MENA) - Powerful dust storms hit on Monday the Farfra Oasis and some western parts of the New Valley governorate. The storms caused low visibility on highways. The governorate was placed on alert for fear of any ....

  • Interior ministry disinfects prisons nationwide to confront Covid-19

    Date: 2020-06-01 15:57:26 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:40 - ID:8452619

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry on Monday continued to disinfect prisons nationwide as part of the state's efforts to combat the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The disinfection process targeted all prisons' facilities, including ....

  • PM follows up operation of one-window system at logistic centers

    Date: 2020-06-01 15:07:06 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:37 - ID:8452641

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has chaired a meeting to follow up the operation of one-window system at logistic centers. The meeting, held on Monday, was attended by Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, Communication and ....

  • Supply ministry: Citizens will not be allowed to enter commercial chains without face masks

    Date: 2020-06-01 15:01:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:36 - ID:8452587

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Supply Minister Ali el Moselhy on Monday said that people will not be allowed to enter stores without wearing face masks. The decision falls within the framework of the state's comprehensive plan to halt the spread of the ....

  • Legal measures taken against two persons for running educational center in Cairo

    Date: 2020-06-01 14:51:53 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:35 - ID:8452618

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Security forces took on Monday legal measures against two persons, who ran an educational center in Cairo's Abdeen district in violation of the cabinet's decision to close all educational facilities nationwide to prevent the ....

  • COVID-19 economic impact ups rate of human trafficking crimes: NCCPIM

    Date: 2020-06-01 11:16:33 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:23 - ID:8452211

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - The economic impact of the novel coronavirus crisis is likely to lead to an increase in the rate of human trafficking crimes, said Head of the National Coordinating Committee for Combating and Preventing Illegal Migration and ....

  • Education minister: High school exams to be held on June 21

    Date: 2020-05-31 19:52:58 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:82 - ID:8451667

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Education Minister Tarek Shawky stressed Sunday that the high school (Thanaweya Amma) exams will be held on June 21 as scheduled. Shawky dismissed as "baseless" all reports circulated on social media on the postponement of ....

  • Food factory fire in Qalyubia contained

    Date: 2020-05-31 18:27:20 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:70 - ID:8451572

    QALYUBIA, Egypt, May 31 (MENA) - Firefighters on Sunday managed to douse a fire that broke out in a food factory on the Agricultural Road in the vicinity of Qaha city, which lies in Qalyubia governorate, north of Cairo. Seven fire trucks were ....

  • MENA premises disinfected after 2 employees tested positive for coronavirus

    Date: 2020-05-31 18:09:42 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:68 - ID:8451458

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - The Middle East News Agency's (MENA) premises was fully disinfected on Sunday after two employees tested positive for coronavirus. The disinfection process was carried out as a protective measure in the light of directives ....

  • NCW decries terrorizing child with special needs in Qalyub

    Date: 2020-05-31 14:24:56 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:45 - ID:8451150

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - The Committee on Women with Disabilities of the National Council for Women (NCW) has condemned the cruelty of terrorizing a child with special needs in Qalyub, a city in Qalyubia Governorate, by using a dog just to mock ....

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