Miscellaneous

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  • Culture min. honors distinguished writers

    Date: 2014-12-23 19:42:26 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:169 - ID:1600889

    ASSUIT, Dec 23 (MENA) – Culture Minister Gaber Asfour honored Tuesday some Egyptian literati for their distinguished efforts in enriching the cultural life. This came during kicking off the activities of the 29th conference for Egyptian literati, ....

  • Putin decribes launching of Angara rocket as great event

    Date: 2014-12-23 08:29:58 GMT - Russia - Miscellaneous - SN:29 - ID:1594589

    MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - A new Russian heavy rocket was successfully test-launched from the Plesetsk space center on Tuesday as planned at 08:57am Moscow time, Tass News Agency reported. The head unit has separated from the third stage of the ....

  • MENA honored for role in "Return Favor" festival

    Date: 2014-12-21 07:18:05 GMT - Kuwait - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1579157

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21 (MENA) - "Return Favor" Festival honored the Middle East News Agency (MENA) for its good coverage of the event proceedings. The festival, organized by the Egyptian community in Kuwait to thank Arab countries that supported ....

  • 6,018 tourists arrive at Sharm El Sheikh Airport

    Date: 2014-12-20 10:30:02 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:1574701

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 20 (MENA) – Thirty-seven flights have arrived at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport over the past 24 hours, carrying 6,018 tourists of various nationalities. Meantime, 44 planes took off from the resort city's airport on ....

  • One killed while digging for antiquities in Qena

    Date: 2014-12-13 22:40:11 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:130 - ID:1531097

    QENA, Dec 13 (MENA) - One person was killed Saturday while attempting to dig for antiquities in the Upper Egyptian province of Qena. Upon a tip-off, civil protection forces rushed to the scene. Efforts are underway to recover the body. ....

  • Spanish warship transits Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-12-13 06:47:27 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1525541

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, Dec 13 (MENA) – A Spanish warship crossed the Suez Canal from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea back home after completing a several months' anti-piracy mission in the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden regions. The Spanish ....

  • US Justice Department allows native tribes to grow, sell marijuana

    Date: 2014-12-12 16:58:14 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:79 - ID:1524409

    WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The US Justice Department announced that Native American tribes would be allowed to grow and sell marijuana on their sovereign territories if they abide by the federal statutes laid out for the respective states that have ....

  • New HPV vaccine more effective against cancer

    Date: 2014-12-12 16:21:42 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:73 - ID:1524161

    WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (MENA) - The drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. has received approval for an updated version of its Gardasil vaccine that protects against an additional five strains of the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, Huffington Post ....

  • 22 suspects, 68 fugitives arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2014-12-09 22:02:54 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:147 - ID:1506109

    EL-ARISH, Dec 9 (MENA) – The security forces arrested 22 suspects and 68 wanted people during raids in North Sinai, a security source said on Tuesday. Also, about 282 traffic violations were recorded during the security campaigns. The campaigns ....

  • 1,500 people attend screening of "The Blue Elephant" within Marrakech Int'l Film Festival

    Date: 2014-12-08 18:21:44 GMT - Morocco - Miscellaneous - SN:139 - ID:1497889

    MARRAKECH, Dec 8 (MENA) – As many as 1,500 people attended the screening of the Egyptian movie "The Blue Elephant” in Marrakech on Monday. The film is participating in the official competition of the 14th edition of Marrakech International Film ....

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