Miscellaneous

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  • Scans reveal Egyptian sarcophagus contains remains of 16-week-old embryo

    Date: 2014-05-09 17:22:37 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:91 - ID:712400

    LONDON, May 8 (MENA) - CT scans revealed a genuine Egyptian artifact that contains the rare remains of a mummified fetus thought to have been just 12 weeks into development when it died, Daily Mail reported on Friday. The 20-inch (52cm) mummy is ....

  • Senior FM official discusses with BA head arrangements for Arab intellientsia conf.

    Date: 2014-05-08 15:45:08 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:113 - ID:710451

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - First Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry Fatima-el-Zahra Etman met with Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Ismail Serageldin and a number of officials responsible for the library. They discussed arrangements to ....

  • Electricity Ministry pushes way for energy-saving LED light bulbs

    Date: 2014-05-08 12:40:42 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:69 - ID:710224

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The Electricity Ministry launched on Thursday a new initiative aiming at replacing compact fluorescent lamps with energy-saving LED light bulbs as part of efforts to rationalize energy consumption. In a statement, the ....

  • Banning Saint Demiana festival this year right decision - official

    Date: 2014-05-08 11:45:45 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:59 - ID:710080

    DAQAHLIA, Egypt, May 8 (MENA) - Banning this year's celebrations of Saint Demiana annual festival in the archaeological monastery named after her is a right decision, an inspector in the Antiquities Ministry Sameh el-Zahar said. Information was ....

  • Natacha Atlas to give concert in Sharm El-Sheikh

    Date: 2014-05-07 11:29:03 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:58 - ID:707956

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) – Famous singer Natacha Atlas will perform on May 13 at a concert to be hosted by Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The event is co-sponsored by theTourism Ministry, the Tourism Promotion Authority and the Arabic ....

  • 37 Azhar students expelled from Islamic studies faculty

    Date: 2014-05-06 16:37:22 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:92 - ID:706915

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, May 6 (MENA) - President of al-Azhar University Osama el-Abd expelled on Tuesday 37 students of the Islamic studies faculty in Zagazig for staging protests, inciting violence, destroying public facilities and storming the office of ....

  • 50 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-05-06 11:25:54 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:48 - ID:706217

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) - Fifty vessels passed through the Suez Canal on Tueday, carrying a total cargo of 2.398 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 24 ships with a combined cargo of 1.033 million tons while the 26 ships of the ....

  • 12,000 tons of butane gas, 12,000 tons of coal arrive to Suez, 50,000 tons of goods exported

    Date: 2014-05-06 08:12:33 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:20 - ID:705713

    SUEZ, Egypt, May 6 (MENA) - As many as 12,000 tons of butane gas and 12,000 tons of coal arrived to Zaityat port in Suez and 50,000 tons of goods were exported, Red Sea Ports Authority announced. Two oil ships coming from Saudi Arabia were laden ....

  • Limited fire inside German container ship in Ismailia contained

    Date: 2014-05-06 07:29:10 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:14 - ID:705636

    ISMAILIA, May 6 (MENA) - Firefighters in Ismailia contained a limited fire that broke out inside the German container ship Hanjin Athens with no injuries reported. Head of the Suez Canal Authority Lt General Mohab Memish said the ship is far from ....

  • 5 killed, injured in bloody clashes between 2 families in Qalubia over ownership of piece of land

    Date: 2014-05-05 13:30:56 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:92 - ID:704383

    BANHA, Egypt, May 5 (MENA) - Bloody clashes took place early in the morning on Monday in Khosos city in Qalubia between Khatab and el-Bakoshi families over the ownership of a piece of land. Weapons and Molotov cocktails were used in the ....

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