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Citizens petition for return to military rule across country
Egypt

Citizens petition for return to military rule across country

Citizens in a growing number of governorates are signing petitions to call for a return to military rule. In Qalyubiya,…
Sohag police officers block railways, demand arms
Egypt

Sohag police officers block railways, demand arms

Dozens of low-ranking police officers in Sohag City blocked the railway lines in Aref Square on Thursday evening, demanding the…
Protesters block roads and rails in push for better security
Egypt

Protesters block roads and rails in push for better security

Protesters gathering on train tracks in Sohag brought rail traffic to a halt Tuesday, National Railways Authority President Hussein Zakaria…
Prisoner killed in jail break attempt
Egypt

Prisoner killed in jail break attempt

A prisoner was shot dead during an escape attempt on Friday at Akhmim Prison in Sohag. While the police force…
Upper Egypt line halted when train car derails
Egypt

Upper Egypt line halted when train car derails

Train traffic was blocked in both directions between Cairo and Upper Egypt for about three hours on Wednesday, after a…
Journalist’s funeral turns into protest against Brotherhood
Egypt

Journalist’s funeral turns into protest against Brotherhood

Thousands of Sohag Governorate residents mourned photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif Thursday during a funeral in his hometown. Abu Deif, was…
Oil spill approaches Sohag
Environment

Oil spill approaches Sohag

The Sohag Governorate has announced it had prepared large quantities of sponge and chaff to contain oil that spilled into…
One dead after gunfight in Sohag
Egypt

One dead after gunfight in Sohag

  One worker was killed and eight other people wounded on Sunday in a gun fight between the families of…
Protests over power cuts continue
Egypt

Protests over power cuts continue

Protests continued Monday night over power cuts in governorates across Egypt as some residents filed police reports demanding action from…
Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam
Egypt

Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam

A court in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag on Wednesday has renewed for 15 days the detention of a…
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