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Sufi orders form popular committees to protect Qena shrines
Egypt
April 19, 2011
Sufi orders form popular committees to protect Qena shrines
The Council of Sufi Orders has decided to form popular committees to protect shrines of venerated religious figures in Qena…
Military council negotiates with demonstrators in Qena
Egypt
April 19, 2011
Military council negotiates with demonstrators in Qena
Former MP Mostafa Bakry said on Tuesday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has sent him to Qena…
Christian governor to resign following Muslim protests
Egypt
April 19, 2011
Christian governor to resign following Muslim protests
A newly-appointed Christian governor in Egypt intends to resign Tuesday after several days of Muslim protests, the Egyptian news agency…
Qena citizens protest appointment of Christian governor
Egypt
April 17, 2011
Qena citizens protest appointment of Christian governor
Citizens from the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena held protests for the third day running on Sunday against the appointment…
Rights Council calls for trying suspects involved in sectarian violence
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Rights Council calls for trying suspects involved in sectarian violence
The Egyptian National Human Rights Council (NHRC) on Wednesday called for criminal trials for suspects who attacked a church in…
Man sentenced in rape case that sparked sectarian violence
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Man sentenced in rape case that sparked sectarian violence
A Coptic man was on Monday sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a Muslim girl, an incident which…
Run-offs update: Security forces sent in to contain Qena electoral violence
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Security forces sent in to contain Qena electoral violence
The High Elections Commission (HEC) announced on Sunday that a security force had been sent to control the situation in…
Electoral violence persists in Upper Egyptian city of Qena
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Electoral violence persists in Upper Egyptian city of Qena
Qena--The announcement of the preliminary result tallies of Sunday's election failed to quiet most districts in the Upper Egyptian city…
National Democratic Party sweeps Upper Egypt’s Qena governorate
Egypt
November 29, 2010
National Democratic Party sweeps Upper Egypt’s Qena governorate
Qena--Candidates of the ruling National Democratic Party swept Qena’s southern governorate in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. However,…