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Fuel shortage results in business closures, clashes, road blockages
Egypt

Fuel shortage results in business closures, clashes, road blockages

The escalating fuel crisis pushed bakeries to close their doors on Thursday, as protesters in several governorates blocked railways and…
Wasat Party chief after defeat: Serving people does not require official posts
Egypt

Wasat Party chief after defeat: Serving people does not require official posts

Head of the Wasat Party Abul Ela Mady, whose list lost in last week's elections in Minya, promised to continue working…
In Minya, election campaigns wear religious cloak
Egypt

In Minya, election campaigns wear religious cloak

Both Islamic and secular candidates in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya have shown heightened interest in using religion as…
A new eco-village in Upper Egypt renews interest in sustainable tourism
Environment

A new eco-village in Upper Egypt renews interest in sustainable tourism

For many years, Upper Egypt has not been on the radar in terms of concerted national development policies. But it…
Minya protesters block rails over gas shortage
Egypt

Minya protesters block rails over gas shortage

Hundreds of residents of Bergaya village blocked train traffic for two hours in Minya as they lay down on the…
Two killed in battles over scarce butane gas
Egypt

Two killed in battles over scarce butane gas

Two people have died and 16 others wounded in battles over scarce butane gas cylinders in several governorates. A 50-year-old…
April 6 Youth Movement in Minya receives anonymous threat
Egypt

April 6 Youth Movement in Minya receives anonymous threat

The April 6 Youth Movement members in Minya has received an assassination threat through an anonymous email message saying the…
Sit-in over Minya train accident deaths disrupts rail traffic
Egypt

Sit-in over Minya train accident deaths disrupts rail traffic

Railway traffic was disrupted on Wednesday after thousands of citizens gathered on railroad tracks in Bergayah village in Minya Governorate…
Egyptian court acquits policeman of murder
Egypt

Egyptian court acquits policeman of murder

The Minya Criminal Court on Monday acquitted a policeman on charges of allegedly murdering a man after brutally assaulting him…
Tantawi defends expansion of Emergency Law
Egypt

Tantawi defends expansion of Emergency Law

The head of Egypt's ruling military council on Monday defended the council's decision to broaden the notorious Emergency Law, despite…
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