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Eight killed in traffic accident south of Cairo
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Eight killed in traffic accident south of Cairo
Eight people were killed and 18 injured late Monday when a microbus collided with a car on the Qena-Safaga road…
Policeman killed in Upper Egypt illegal weapons raid
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Policeman killed in Upper Egypt illegal weapons raid
A police officer was killed and two others injured during a raid Sunday for unlicensed firearms, Egyptian security sources said…
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena
Egypt
May 23, 2011
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena
Qena - When Qena residents went to vote in the past, they generally had only one concern: that the tribe’s…
An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
Archaeology
May 21, 2011
An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
Outside the Upper Egyptian city of Qena - only 60km north of Luxor - lies Dendara, a unique temple from…
Egypt’s tribes fall back on traditional conflict resolution methods
Egypt
May 13, 2011
Egypt’s tribes fall back on traditional conflict resolution methods
Inside Abdel Rahim al-Qenawy mosque in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, members of the Taramsa and Homaydat tribes sit…
Alleged convert sparks controversy, not clashes in Qena
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Alleged convert sparks controversy, not clashes in Qena
Local leaders in Qena Governorate in Upper Egypt have resolved a conflict over a Christian woman who allegedly converted to…
Muslim-Copt coalition in Qena to combat sectarianism
Egypt
May 11, 2011
Muslim-Copt coalition in Qena to combat sectarianism
Representatives from Muslim and Coptic communities in Qena have formed a coalition to combat sectarianism and tribalism in all its…
Qena protesters demand State Security building for public use
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Qena protesters demand State Security building for public use
Around 1000 citizens in the city of Naga Hammadi, near Qena in Upper Egypt, have staged a protest before the…
PM heads to Qena in wake of governor protests
Egypt
May 3, 2011
PM heads to Qena in wake of governor protests
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf paid a visit to Qena Governorate in Upper Egypt on Tuesday. The visit was his…
New governors, old ways
Opinion
April 25, 2011
New governors, old ways
Curious is the process by which 13 new governors have been appointed across Egypt. It's as if most of them…