Saeed Nafea
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…
Sit-in over Minya train accident deaths disrupts rail traffic
Egypt
October 26, 2011
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…
Interior Ministry bribed Beni Suef victims to change testimonies, says lawyer
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Interior Ministry bribed Beni Suef victims to change testimonies, says lawyer
Emad Ibrahim, a lawyer representing revolutionary martyrs in Beni Suef, dropped a bombshell on Tuesday during the fourth session of…
1 killed, 4 injured in sectarian clash in Upper Egypt
Egypt
August 8, 2011
1 killed, 4 injured in sectarian clash in Upper Egypt
Secretarian clashes on Sunday left a Copt killed, four Muslims injured and six houses burned in Minya, Upper Egypt. Eyewitnesses…
Police disperse Muslims besieging church in Minya
Egypt
June 23, 2011
Police disperse Muslims besieging church in Minya
Police on Thursday dispersed hundreds of Muslims besieging the Mar Girgis church in Bani Ahmed village, Minya. They were protesting…
Court postpones trials of security leaders charged with killing demonstrators
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Court postpones trials of security leaders charged with killing demonstrators
The Minya Criminal Court in Upper Egypt on Tuesday decided to postpone to 13 September the trial of several senior…
Security finds antiquities at farmer’s house
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Security finds antiquities at farmer’s house
Security forces on 8 June discovered five statuettes and eight ancient coins at a farmer’s house in the village of…
Church source: Husband of woman who allegedly converted to Islam disappears
Egypt
May 4, 2011
Church source: Husband of woman who allegedly converted to Islam disappears
A source at a church in Egypt's Minya governorate has reported that the husband of Kamilia Shehata, whose own disappearance…
Brotherhood leader says group will not seek presidency
Egypt
April 27, 2011
Brotherhood leader says group will not seek presidency
The Muslim Brotherhood does not intend to field a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, the group's top leader said.…
18 detained in Minya sectarian clashes
Egypt
April 21, 2011
18 detained in Minya sectarian clashes
Upper Egypt's military prosecution ordered on Tuesday the detention of 18 people for 15 days pending investigations into sectarian clashes…