Assiut
Two killed, 3 injured following Morsy’s victory
Egypt
June 24, 2012
Two killed, 3 injured following Morsy’s victory
A student was shot dead, and two others were injured, in the village of Gao Al-Nawarwah, Assiut, following an exchange…
Elections commission recounts 4 ballot boxes in Assiut
Egypt
June 22, 2012
Elections commission recounts 4 ballot boxes in Assiut
Presidential Elections Commission Secretary General Hatem Bagato said Friday that the commission has recounted ballots from four ballot boxes in…
Paper trail celebrations
Archaeology
June 10, 2012
Paper trail celebrations
Sayed Ali Salem Effendi, head of the Nile Cotton Ginning Company, set up a huge colorful pavilion in the garden…
Sectarian fights over proselytizing injure 12 at Assiut University
Egypt
June 10, 2012
Sectarian fights over proselytizing injure 12 at Assiut University
Clashes broke out Saturday between Muslim and Coptic students in the Assiut University women’s dorms after a Coptic student reportedly…
Appeals court upholds three-year sentence for Coptic student defaming Islam
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Appeals court upholds three-year sentence for Coptic student defaming Islam
An Egyptian court on Tuesday upheld a three year sentence against a 16-year-old Christian student for posting a drawing on…
Cement workers set palm trees ablaze in fiery protest
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Cement workers set palm trees ablaze in fiery protest
Hundreds of temporary employees at the new Assiut Cement Company in Upper Egypt on Wednesday lit palm trees on fire…
Clashes between Assiut families result in burning of 37 homes
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Clashes between Assiut families result in burning of 37 homes
Members of two extended families in a village in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut clashed Monday, causing injuries and…
Moussa receives warm welcome in Sohag but Assiut’s reaction chilly
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Moussa receives warm welcome in Sohag but Assiut’s reaction chilly
Presidential frontrunner Amr Moussa has intensified his electoral campaign in Upper Egypt, which seems to be one of his major…
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Dayrout in Assiut Governorate gathered…
Christian student sentenced to jail for insulting Islam
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Christian student sentenced to jail for insulting Islam
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his…