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Egyptian Nemat Shafik Becomes First Female Director of London School of Economics
Dr Shafik will leave her role as a deputy governor of the Bank of England in February 2017 to lead the LSE as Director starting from September 2017. In 2015, Dr Shafik was honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her outstanding contributions in her field of work. Originally from the coastal city Alexandria, the world renowned…
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First ‘Made in Greece’ Drone Presented at Thessaloniki Fair
The HCUAV RX-1 is 4 meters long, takes off at a speed of 2.8 meters per second and can develop a speed of 190 km per hour. With a range of 150 km and autonomy 11 hours, it can fly day and night and transmit real-time, relevant and detailed information, from a 2 km height. The…
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New governors for Cairo, Alexandria appointed during reshuffle
Maj Gen Ahmed Taymour has been standing in for the Cairo governor for the past six months, as the previous governor, Galal Al-Saeed, was appointed as minister of transportation. Former minister of transportation Atef Abdel Hamid was appointed as the new governor of the Cairo governorate. Maj Gen Ahmed Al-Hayatmi, governor of Suez, was dismissed…
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Sherif Osman, Rehab Ahmed, Fatma Omar and Shaman Ibrahim win medals at Rio Paralympics
(www.kingfut.com) The 33-year-old broke his own Paralympic and world records on his way to win gold. He lifted 203 kg in the first attempt and 211 kg in his final attempt of the 59 kg competition to win Egypt’s first medal at the 2016 Paralympics, which runs from September 7 to 18. The Egyptian champion…