Minya
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains
Workers from the Nile Cotton Ginning Company in Minya, Upper Egypt blocked the railways on Tuesday, protesting frequent late payment…
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Egypt
March 6, 2012
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Foot-and-mouth disease, a viral infection that infects and kills cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, has spread in five villages in…
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
Archaeology
March 5, 2012
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a…
Tuk tuk brawl leads to death of 3, imposition of curfew in Minya villages
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Tuk tuk brawl leads to death of 3, imposition of curfew in Minya villages
The number of people who died from clashes that broke out on Sunday between residents of two villages in the…
Security services thwart sectarian strife as church reopens in Upper Egypt
Egypt
February 15, 2012
Security services thwart sectarian strife as church reopens in Upper Egypt
Security services in a village in Minya, Upper Egypt, on Wednesday managed to prevent the escalation of sectarian strife following…
Customers burn Minya gas station in fuel shortage fight
Egypt
February 15, 2012
Customers burn Minya gas station in fuel shortage fight
Several customers set a gas station south of Matay city in Minya Governorate on fire Wednesday after fighting with a worker…
Violence against women costs Egypt an annual LE150 billion
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Violence against women costs Egypt an annual LE150 billion
A research paper prepared by Hamdi al-Henawy, professor of social economy, has shown that violence against women costs Egypt an…
Egyptians across the country protest for better working, living conditions
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Egyptians across the country protest for better working, living conditions
Many Egyptian governorates on Thursday witnessed protests demanding better living conditions, better work conditions and higher wages. In Assiut, Upper…
Butane shortage protest halts Upper Egypt rails
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Butane shortage protest halts Upper Egypt rails
Minya residents protesting the shortage of butane gas cylinders blocked train traffic in Upper Egypt Thursday. “Resident gathered at 9:50…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Train traffic returned to normal Monday after Minya residents ended a sit-in they had been holding on the tracks. The…