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Microbus drivers would pay 20 percent the value of fines imposed on them in return for six-month temporary permits under an agreement reached on Wednesday, the second day of their strike, a security...
Heavy thunderstorms and rain swept the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt on Tuesday, flooding the streets and causing a complete halt of traffic. It was also hit by dust storms that cut off power to the...
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Was in Cairo once when it rained hard. Had no water for a couple days after as everything turned to mud and clogged up all the pipes :(
Protests near presidential palace demand govt compensation, home ownership.
Two protests were held near the presidential palace on Sunday, as released detainees demanded compensation from the...
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All unocupied recently built apartments should be occupied by the homeless, do the so called 'legal owners really believe someone will come out of the woodwork to buy them, dream on!.....:cool:
The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources declared a state of high alert on Thursday in advance of what are predicted to be heavy rains and floods, according to state meteorological agency...
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Well, it has been almost 5 years since we had proper rain here. Lets hope that if it does occur no lives will be lost unlike last time when buildings collapsed.
I see it is the BBC Weather site that...
A source who used to work at the Petroleum Ministry said Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal's statement that the ministry holds a reserve of butane that could last for 15 days cannot be true.
The government is determined to restructure subsidies on petroleum products so that only those who truly need the subsidies would be able to benefit...
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Yes I agree Hafiz - how can Egypt go from an exporter with only minor shortages at home to an importer with major shortages - is it being stockpiled (legally by the Gov or illegally by people) , have...
Alexandria's governor to order removal of hazardous structures.
Following repeated building collapses in Egypt's second city, Alexandria governor says he will order removal of building deemed...
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That's it then 'Bang goes Geoff City, I't will be desolate with just sage brush blowing down main street and a bar with no beer and a couple of lonely cowboys...:cool:
The drinking water and sanitation facilities minister will ask the Cabinet to increase consumer tap water prices, as part of a broader effort to improve the budget deficit.
“The Holding Company for...
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This was on Nile News this morning but it stated that some of the 'upper class' areas and middle class also contain poor class people and the Government will have to sort it out so only the better...
The European Commission announced on Thursday the allocation of 10 million euros to improve the water and sanitation networks in Egypt to serve more than 15 million citizens.
Stefan Füle, head of...
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Weird or what 'give with one hand and take with the other. If you have never heard of 'fracking read on....:cool:
Egypt boasts 490 super-rich individuals with a total net worth of $65 billion, putting the country in second place in Africa in terms of ultra-rich people, according to a report by Wealth-X published...
A controversial draft bill, named the 'protecting society from dangerous people' bill, replicates the worst features of the widely-misused and now defunct emergency law, according to a statement...
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I was in gurna djedga's new police HQ today for 4 hours, they certainly don't know how to look after what could have been a nice nick, oh well it's an egyptian thing...they all seemed very nice and...
Anger today at the repeated removal of political graffiti from walls in Cairo, but I was struck by the comments at the end of the piece on Ahram Online from a supporter of street art... costume...
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