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Upper Egypt train movement remains stalled due to protests
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Upper Egypt train movement remains stalled due to protests
Upper Egypt-bound trains are stalled for a second day due to protests blocking railroads in Qena and Sohag governorates, Egyptian…
Court annuls Qena election results, blocking famous NDP candidate
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Court annuls Qena election results, blocking famous NDP candidate
The Administrative Court of the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena issued a verdict on Monday night annulling parliamentary election results…
Railways opened in Qena, election results to be challenged in court
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Railways opened in Qena, election results to be challenged in court
Community leaders in Nagaa Hammadi, Abou Tesht and Deshna in the Qena Governorate have succeeded in convincing citizens to cease…
Protesters in Qena block railroad over ‘fraudulent’ elections results
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Protesters in Qena block railroad over ‘fraudulent’ elections results
Hundreds of supporters of losing candidates in the Upper Egyptian city of Nagaa Hammadi continued to block the railroad on…
With unprecedented turnout, Qena voters challenge tradition
Egypt
January 3, 2012
With unprecedented turnout, Qena voters challenge tradition
Residents reported high voter turnout Tuesday in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, a governorate that has recently witnessed unprecedented…
Weapons trading threatens electoral process in Qena
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Weapons trading threatens electoral process in Qena
Security forces in the city of Qena face the challenge of securing elections despite the proliferation of arms for use…
Authorities to release man charged with defaming military, rights group says
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Authorities to release man charged with defaming military, rights group says
Egyptian authorities will likely release Nasary Hassan, who was detained in March on charges of defaming the military, the Arabic…
Dozens block railway to protest train’s broken air conditioning
Egypt
October 23, 2011
Dozens block railway to protest train’s broken air conditioning
Dozens of railway passengers coming from Aswan to Cairo protested in Assiut against their train's broken air conditioning.
Brotherhood list close to victory in Doctors Syndicate elections
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Brotherhood list close to victory in Doctors Syndicate elections
The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate list for Doctors Syndicate elections is close to winning, according to early results of the elections,…
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, known as al-Kammouny, was executed on Monday. He was sentenced to death for igniting sectarian violence after…