Latest in Tag: Minya Highlight
Latest in Tag: Minya
In Pictures: Opposition groups mark 6 April anniversary
Marches commemorating the 6 April 2008 general strike in Mahalla take place across Cairo
Opposition groups mark 6 April anniversary
Marches to take place around the country
Police and civilians clash in Abu Qurqas
Ministry of Interior claims those present fired shots in an attempt to free detainees
CEMEX cement joins new Nile project
River navigation project expected to create 3,500 job, EGP 2.4bn funding from Egyptian and German governments
Bust of Taha Hussein disappears in Minya
Famous Egyptian thinker’s statue stolen from public square
Plans to use smart cards to distribute butane cylinders
The programme will be piloted Minya next month, with plans to spread it nationwide
Clashes and arrests in some governorates
Violent clashes resumed in some governorates after arrests and violence on Friday
Dozens arrested throughout the country
Some of the detainees were arrested without an arrest warrant; others were handed over to the police by FJP members
Dozens arrested throughout the country
Across the country detainees arrested without a warrant; others handed over to the police by FJP members
Clashes erupt in Minya, leaving a girl injured, after police officer is killed
Police and citizens squared off after the security forces damaged property and surrounded the house of a man accused of shooting a police captain dead
Violence in several governorates during Friday protests
Protesters face violence by security forces, FJP members and unidentified assailants
Calls for investigation of Minya demonstrators
Salafis disrupt unity concert
Sectarian tensions rise in wake of crime boss death
Christians claim security forces don’t offer them protection.
Copts, Islamists face off in Minya run-offs
MINYA: Copts and Islamists face off in southern province of Minya in the run-offs of the final stage of the parliamentary elections as a Coptic candidate fielded by the secular Egyptian Bloc competes with a Salafi candidate for the workers’ seat of the third constituency of the single winner seats. Minya, known to …
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya, Copts compete in Minya
MINYA: Competition intensified in Minya between the ultra conservative Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya’s Building and Development Party (BDP) and Coptic candidates in the Upper Egyptian province that enjoys the second highest Coptic population and the strongest concentration of the Islamic group. Contesting eight single winner seats in four constituencies are 243 candidates, while 10 parties are contesting …
Childhood Council to reconcile ‘missing’ Minya girls with families
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Two girls who had left their Upper Egypt homes and said they converted to Islam are to take part in “reconciliation sessions” with their families, a lawyer said. The two Christian girls from the southern governorate of Minya went willingly to the Qasr El-Nil Prosecution office in Cairo last Friday after their …
Minya Copts end protest after promises to find missing girls
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Hundreds of Copts ended their strike in front of the Minya Security Headquarters after promises to find two Coptic girls who went missing last Sunday. Clashes broke out between protesters and police forces Wednesday evening, leaving six Copts and three policemen injured, when police attempted to forcibly open one of the streets …