burial
A proper burial: Foreigners living in Hurghada request land grant for cemeteries
Egypt
October 20, 2020
A proper burial: Foreigners living in Hurghada request land grant for cemeteries
Foreigners living in Egypt’s Red Sea cities have appealed to the country’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, for the allocation of…
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
Middle East
May 25, 2020
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to…
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Egypt
April 18, 2020
Photos: Daqahlia villagers apologize to family of coronavirus victim for protesting funeral
Several residents of Shubra al-Bahou village in Daqahlia governorate apologized on Friday for their involvement in protests against the burial…
Police intervene to allow coronavirus victim burial in Kafr al-Dawwar
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Police intervene to allow coronavirus victim burial in Kafr al-Dawwar
Police intervened on Monday evening to allow the burial of a coronavirus victim after residents of a village in Kafr…
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Death in the Holy Land: Coronavirus changes burial for Jews, Muslims
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rising death toll in the coronavirus crisis is forcing a change in Jewish and Muslim burial…
Lawyer: Morsi’s family allowed to attend burial preparations
Egypt
June 19, 2019
Lawyer: Morsi’s family allowed to attend burial preparations
Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maksoud, lawyer for the family of former President Mohamed Morsi, stated that Morsi’s sons Abdallah, Omar, Ahmed, Ossama, alongside…
Man commits suicide at City Stars mall
Egypt
June 24, 2017
Man commits suicide at City Stars mall
A man in his thirties committed suicide in Nasr City by jumping off the seventh floor of City Stars Mall.…
Burial chamber of recently discovered 13th Dynasty pyramid in Dahshur unearthed
Archaeology
May 11, 2017
Burial chamber of recently discovered 13th Dynasty pyramid in Dahshur unearthed
The Ministry of Antiquities archaeological mission uncovered the burial chamber of a 13th Dynasty pyramid unearthed last month at Dahshur…
Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial three decades after death
World
November 8, 2016
Former Philippine dictator Marcos to get hero’s burial three decades after death
The Philippine Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for a hero's burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an…
Family of Egyptian victim in Paris attacks complains of govt neglect
Egypt
November 18, 2015
Family of Egyptian victim in Paris attacks complains of govt neglect
The family of Egyptian victim Saleh al-Gebaly, who was killed during last Friday's Paris attacks, has complained of the Egyptian…