Miscellaneous

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  • UNESCO launches 'United for Heritage' initiative

    Date: 2015-05-06 22:47:00 GMT - France - Miscellaneous - SN:176 - ID:2535057

    PARIS, May 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched an initiative to protect heritage under the rubric "United for Heritage" in the presence of Director General Irina Bokova. Present ....

  • RISE launches several scientific projects to serve society - chief

    Date: 2015-05-06 15:39:18 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:119 - ID:2532757

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE), which was established by the American University in Cairo, launched several scientific projects to serve the society and support research in the field of sustainable ....

  • 36 fugitives arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2015-05-05 21:44:43 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:147 - ID:2526881

    EL ARISH, May 5 (MENA) – Security forces in North Sinai arrested 36 fugitives, a security source said on Tuesday. The security campaign targeted the entrances and exits of El Arish and its surrounding areas. Also, 201 traffic tickets were issued. ....

  • 100 million dollars Japanese grant to develop irrigation in Baltim

    Date: 2015-05-05 20:51:47 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:144 - ID:2526777

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, May 5 (MENA) – A delegation from the Japanese embassy visited Baltim Tuesday and announced granting irrigation stations there 100 million dollars, head of Baltim city in Kafr el Shiekh Samir Ghobashi said. Ghobashi said that the ....

  • 38 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-05 10:12:36 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:40 - ID:2521061

    ISMAILIA, May (MENA) - Thirty-eight ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.960 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 vessels carrying around 1.286 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included ....

  • 40 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-04 11:01:39 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:43 - ID:2513765

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 4 (MENA) – Forty ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.846 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 30 vessels carrying 2.279 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included five ships ....

  • PM approves new formation of TRA board

    Date: 2015-05-03 15:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:70 - ID:2509093

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab approved on Sunday the new formation of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) board of directors. The new board will be chaired by the Minister of Communications and Information ....

  • Half of total number of peasants own less than 15 % of farmland - report

    Date: 2015-05-03 14:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:59 - ID:2507785

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - About half of the total number of Egyptian farmers own less than 15% of the agricultural lands, according to a report issued by the Agriculture Ministry. The percentage shows the high rate of poverty in the rural area, ....

  • 8,500 tons of butaine gas arrives at Zeiteyat port

    Date: 2015-05-02 09:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:27 - ID:2500377

    SUEZ-HURGHADA, May 2 (MENA) - Suez's Zeiteyat port received on Saturday a ship laden with 8,500 tons of butane gas. The ship came from the Saudi port of Yanbu. Meanwhile, Sharm el Sheikh Port received a ship carrying 156 tourists from various ....

  • Mercury spacecraft ends mission with a bang

    Date: 2015-05-01 15:12:57 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:66 - ID:2497565

    LONDON, May 1 (MENA) - A US spacecraft’s pioneering mission to Mercury came to a dramatic end as it smashed into the planet’s surface at a speed of about 8,750mph. The Messenger probe made the planned crash-landing after it finally ran out of ....

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