Latest in Tag: Upper Egypt Highlight
Latest in Tag: Upper Egypt
Photojournalist captures life in Upper Egypt’s quarries
More than 20,000 unregistered workers risk life and limb to mine the mountain, often starting work as young as 9 years old
Convicted journalist appealing prison sentence: Lawyer
Journalist is charged with inciting sectarian strife and reporting false news
Security forces arrest two over tribal violence in Aswan
Feuding families agree on second truce in three months
180 electricity stations adopt Ericsson technologies in Upper and Middle Egypt.
Project is expected to advance the efficiency, control, and lifecycle of the power stations.
One more party backs Al-Sisi as both contenders continue vigorous campaigning
On day 11 of campaigning, Al-Sisi receives endorsement of a political party while Sabahy is scheduled to hold a rally in Sharqeya Governorate
UAE, Saudi Arabia provide Egypt with $2.6bn in grants in Q1 2014
Egypt has made various offers to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait regarding a number of projects, including the establishment of laboratories for refinement areas in Ain Sokhna, the North Coast, Alexandria and Upper Egypt.
Upper Egypt collision kills 19
Only survivor in critical condition
International experts to help plan government’s ‘Golden Triangle’ project to connect three major industrial centres
Prime minister meeting with ministers and government officials to discuss the project’s latest developments
Banque Misr provides EGP 285m of Islamic funding to Upper Egypt Electricity
The funding will be used to maintain and renovate the Al-Waledeya station’s first unit boiler, which will be carried out by the boiler’s original producer Mitsubishi.
20 arrested in Minya after deadly violence
Violence over the past weekend has left five people dead
Railway authority head blames ‘malfunctions’ for renewed suspension of Upper Egypt railway service
Service between the capital and Upper Egypt governorates had been suspended since 14 August before being resumed and later suspended again on Saturday
EIPR warns of rising sectarian violence
EIPR blames Islamist leaders for violence that was triggered by inciting hate speech, while security forces have been “negligent” in dealing with violence
15 injured in Minya sectarian clashes
A verbal dispute leads to clashes with live bullets and stones, three houses set on fire
Amnesty condemns rise of blasphemy cases
Human rights group demands charges be dropped, saying they violate freedom of expression
Cairo governorate launches ‘Cairo 2030’ conference
Governor: There’s a need to establish a law specific to the city
ASEC Cement signs cooperation agreement with Minya University
Cement manufacturer to deliver tailored activities for university students
New project to launch near Cairo International Airport in April
‘The global city project will take five to eight years and provide thousands of jobs,’ says Civil Aviation Minister Samir Imbabi
Energy Ministry: 5500 megawatts to be allocated to private sector
The ministry is expected to charge ten eligible companies with the task of administering the project, with operations in Beni Suef and Dairut to be run as a Build, Operate, Own, Transfer (also known as BOOT) scheme.
German development bank to fund more than 100 new schools in Upper Egypt
Ministry of Education building ‘modern schools’ in Sohag and Assiut to be completed in 2016
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya calls for burning charity blankets
One Million Blankets campaign is a UAE plot backed by “enemies of religion and state,” says Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya member
Egyptian premier meets with Nubians
Nubian representatives continue to be critical of government
Factories in Upper Egypt at risk of closure
Investors Associations blame government
This is Egypt: Sherif Karas
Photography in Egypt is often seen as a means to a commercial end, disregarding the fact the people behind the camera are artists. This is Egypt, as seen by talented photographers.
Sectarian tensions rise in wake of crime boss death
Christians claim security forces don’t offer them protection.
Charges dropped against Coptic boys
Nine and ten year old will not stand trial for contempt of religion
Crime boss in town of Mallawi at large
Local residents deny claims that Ali Abu Hussein is targeting only Christians
First long Nile cruise since 25 January docks in Menya
By Mohamed Abdel Monsef and Abdel Razek Elshoweikhy Minister of Tourism Hesham Zaazou passed a decision last Sunday to re-start long Nile cruises from Luxor and Cairo. Two days ago the first cruise arrived in Menya. General Director of Tourism at the governorate, Osama Wadie, said that the boat docked at the Ekhnaton port of …
Housing Authority completes the development of 153 villages in Upper Egypt
By Mohamed Darwish The Central Authority for Housing (CAH) concluded the development of 153 villages at the beginning of the month, costing EGP 2.5 billion. The development rate in 373 villages reached 45%, costing EGP 3.5 billion in the Sohag, Assuit, Qena, Luxor and Menya governorates. General Mahmoud El-Maghawry, Director of the CAH, said that …
Egyptian Copts celebrate Virgin Mary’s feast
The celebrations include a mass in church, with chants specific to the occasion, as well as the breaking of the fast in church. On the night prior to the mass, the night prayer, Asheyya in Arabic, prepares the faithful for communion.
Copts protest Dahshur ‘sectarianism’
Giza governor had implemented the mandates issued by President Morsy to form a committee responsible for surveying damage resulting from clashes in Dahshur