Latest in Tag: Minya Highlight
Latest in Tag: Minya

New cement licenses threaten future Misr Cement market share: Beltone
Beltone said that ASEC contributed roughly 60% to Misr Cement’s revenues, which reached EGP 723.067m during Q1 of 2016.

25 suspects referred to prosecution following new sectarian strife in Minya
Violence erupted in the village of Koum Al-Loufy after residents circulated “rumours” of a church being built; four houses owned by Copts were set on fire

Mass trials resume in Cairo, Minya
Mass trials of hundreds at a time have been a reoccurring event since the clashes between the government and the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013

Low-ranking police officer dies in Minya police station following detention
In another incident, a detainee died in Alexandriaâs Al-Montazah police station, torture allegations surface

Housing Ministry, SFD sign protocol to develop 370 homes in Minya and Sohag
The overall objective of the project is to alleviate poverty by providing temporary jobs for youth in the target villages, says Soliman

7 new defendants in Minya sectarian strife incidents
Preliminary investigations confirm assault of elderly woman occurred despite the defendantâs refusal of the charge

We are not like you
As soon as I heard about the sectarian events in Abu Qirqas in Minya several events popped into my mind. I looked them up in newspaper archives and have collected them as they are presented below. Quoted from Al-Masry Al-Youm on 6 February 2008: âFour of Al-Ahly fans are arrested and accused of burning a …

All perpetrators of Minya sectarian strife will be held accountable: Al-Sisi
Producing documentaries on underprivileged residential areas âis not acceptableâ, says the president

Coptic Orthodox Church insists on law enforcement before reconciliation
Reconciliation sessions are meaningless, these cases need law enforcement first, says Archbishop Makarius of Minya

Reconciliation becomes focal point of Minya sectarian strife
Amid attempts to reconcile differences between Coptic and Muslim communities in Minya, thirteen have been arrested as residents demand ârule of lawâ Â

5 arrested in Minya sectarian strife as state push for extra-judicial community justice
Delegations from Al-Azhar are visiting Minya to ease tension between Muslim and Coptic families

Al-Sisi instructs perpetrators of sectarian strife in Minya to be held accountable
300 people looted and torched at least seven homes belonging to Coptic families

Sectarian strife in Minya leads to looting, torching houses and attacks on Christians
300 people looted and torched at least seven homes belonging to Coptic families

NCHR delegation calls to enhance living conditions, infrastructure of Port Said Prison
The delegation met with prisoners and detainees in a bid to survey conditions

5 preachers suspended in Minya for deviating from Friday sermon
One of the preachers talked about the âimportance of timeâ

Zawya brings European cinema to Tanta and Minya
By Rana Khaled Filmmakers and cinema critics have been complaining of the centralisation of the large cinema venues in Cairo and Alexandria for decades. Thinking out of the box, Zawya has launched the 8th edition of the Panorama of the European Film that will for the first time spread its wings outside of the capital …

Low to medium turnout in parliamentary elections runoff
Government announces another half day off to encourage voters

Work on church honouring murdered Egyptian Copts to begin in days
So far EGP 5m of the EGP 10m in construction costs were secured

New free zone in Minya attracts $750m in investments
Zoneâs cost of development will exceed EGP 450m, will be implemented in three phases over 10 years

8 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death over Minya violence
Clashes occurred following the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-inâs dispersal in 2013

After conflict with police, lawyers face new crisis with judiciary following verdicts
âContinuous insults to lawyers, intransigent laws threaten citizenâs right to defence,â says prominent lawyer

Trials paused for New Suez Canal inauguration resumed
Sunday trials include Port Said massacre, Matay police station and revolutionary activists

Investment Ministry receives 100 governorate projects for âUpper Egypt Developmentâ Conference
Assiut debuts Dry Bulk Port project with investments of $ 170m, Qena debuts cement plant with investment EGP 1bn

EGP 300m to construct Assiut road: Housing Ministry
Projectâs first phase to begin during FY 2015/2016 with investments of EGP 50m, says Madbouly
6 dead, 114 require medical treatment on second day of Eid Al-Fitr: Health Ministry
Cases were caused by range of issues, from food poisoning to road and fire accidents

Over 45,000 quarry workers may be suspended: Syndicate leader
Mineral resources law pushes quarry owners to pay certain amount for each sqm owned

Blom Bank Egypt to open 5 new mini-branches in 2015: CEO
Bank considering participation in massive projects in Egypt, whether directly or through syndications, says Ozalp
Carved into stone: Suffering in Minyaâs limestone quarries
Hundreds of Egyptian workers in different industrial sectors are taking to the streets, courts, and protesting in factories, to demonstrate anger at working conditions and insufficient payment. Although oppressed legally by law and pro government syndicates and management, alongside a physically heavy security presence, organised labour is still fighting for its rights, amid an obvious …

Imprisoned Christian journalist to face blasphemy charges
Former-Muslim previously charged with âinciting sectarian strifeâ appears to be state security target

Security forces criticised as Minya churches under attack
Three churches attacked in last three weeks by security forces and others