Minya
Minya gives out subsidized bread in garbage trucks, citing lack of alternatives
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Minya gives out subsidized bread in garbage trucks, citing lack of alternatives
Though Minya Governorate has applied the new smart card system for the distribution of subsidized bread, officials are still relying…
Pope extends visit to Minya for fourth day
Egypt
March 4, 2015
Pope extends visit to Minya for fourth day
Egypt’s Copts leader Pope Tawadros II decided to extend his first visit to Minya to four days, after he was…
Pope in Minya to offer condolences for victims killed in Libya
Egypt
March 2, 2015
Pope in Minya to offer condolences for victims killed in Libya
Egypt’s Copts leader Pope Tawadros II visited the city of Samallout in the Minya province on Sunday, to offer condolences over…
New archaeological findings in Minya
Archaeology
February 28, 2015
New archaeological findings in Minya
The Minya Governorate will declare new archaeological findings in the province on Sunday as part of a tourism conference extending…
Photo gallery: IS victims’ hometown clad in black
Egypt
February 16, 2015
Photo gallery: IS victims’ hometown clad in black
Families of 13 out of the 21 Coptic Egyptians beheaded by Islamic State in Libya mourn their loss at the…
Student dies of bird flu in Minya, 7th death in 2015
Egypt
February 9, 2015
Student dies of bird flu in Minya, 7th death in 2015
A secondary school student died of bird flu in the Minya governorate on Sunday, thus raising the death toll to…
New mummies discovered floating on an irrigation canal in Upper Egypt
Archaeology
February 4, 2015
New mummies discovered floating on an irrigation canal in Upper Egypt
Residents of Dier Mowass village in the Minya governorate were frightened to discover three wooden coffins floating on the surface…
Two men claim to have found Karun Treasure
Egypt
January 13, 2015
Two men claim to have found Karun Treasure
Facebook and Twitter users circulated a video of two Egyptian citizens who claimed to have found Karun Treasure, demanding a…
Power outages, LPG cylinder crises return in Qena, Minya
Egypt
December 18, 2014
Power outages, LPG cylinder crises return in Qena, Minya
Some governorates are experiencing a renewed shortage of butane gas cylinders, as power outages swept through towns and villages in…
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu in Minya, third death in three days
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Egyptian woman dies of bird flu in Minya, third death in three days
An Egyptian woman died of bird flu last Wednesday in Minya, Upper Egypt; the third death from the disease in…