Latest in Tag: Assiut Highlight
Latest in Tag: Assiut
Review: Assiut’s chidren memorialised in columns
Although the Assiut incident that left 52 children dead occurred several days ago, many columnists are still transfixed by the tragedy, its consequences and which institution is most to blame. The spilled blood is the president’s responsibility Mohamed Essmat Al-Shorouk newspaper It is unfair to put the full blame on the former Minister of …

Lawsuit filed against Morsy and Qandil for Assiut train crash
Train driver released

Compensation for Assiut crash victims confirmed
Qandil denies alleged figure of EGP 4,000

Train crash kills 51 children in Assiut
Minister of Transportation and Railway Authority chief both resign
Review: Columnists amplify criticism of Morsy’s Assiut speech
President Mohamed Morsy’s Assiut speech continues to occupy opinion writers in Egypt. Several writers analyse his intention to ask for more money for his Nahda (renaissance) project. Commentators scrutinise Morsy’s meetings with ex-rivals to discuss corruption and social justice. The president’s job is to implement, not threaten Emad Al-Din Hussein Al-Shorouk Hussein discussed President …

Three arrested at student protest in Assiut
Twitter activists call for the release of the students

Operation Smile: changing lives, one smile at a time
Assiut university hosts volunteers from around the world for an educational and surgical mission

Egypt’s buildings continue collapsing
More buildings collapse in both Alexandria and Assiut

Protest for sexual harassment victim
Assuit University students hold protest for girl shot dead for standing up to her harasser
Assiut villagers, civil servants protest corruption
By AP ASSIUT: Villagers in southern Egypt blocked a highway with burning tires and set fire to three government buildings Sunday to protest official corruption, witnesses said. Also in Assiut province, hundreds of civil servants went on strike for better living conditions, saying senior officials are distributing social benefits unfairly. Protesters in the area also …