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Three people killed, 43 injured in microbus-pickup truck collision
Egypt
July 3, 2023
Three people killed, 43 injured in microbus-pickup truck collision
Three people were killed and 43 others were injured when two microbuses and a pickup truck collided on the Edfu-Marsa…
Egypt’s Sound and Light Company releases new show schedule, offers shows in different foreign languages
Culture
September 25, 2020
Egypt’s Sound and Light Company releases new show schedule, offers shows in different foreign languages
The Egypt Sound and Light Company on Thursday announced an amended schedule for their sound and light shows, as well…
Sound and Light announce free admission for select groups at shows across Egypt
Archaeology
November 21, 2019
Sound and Light announce free admission for select groups at shows across Egypt
Egypt’s Sound and Light Company is offering free admission to shows at touristic sites across the country for people with…
Chicago University mission discovers two artifacts in Edfu
Archaeology
December 25, 2018
Chicago University mission discovers two artifacts in Edfu
The American Archaeological Mission of the University of Chicago, which works in the archaeological area of Tell Edfu in Aswan,…
New artifacts found in thwarted illegal excavations
Archaeology
November 29, 2018
New artifacts found in thwarted illegal excavations
Aswan’s Tourism and Antiquities Police secured new archaeological discoveries during a Wednesday raid on an illegal excavation, near the…
Breaking: Bus crash in Marsa Alam leaves 22 Bulgarians injured
Egypt
March 19, 2018
Breaking: Bus crash in Marsa Alam leaves 22 Bulgarians injured
Twenty-two Bulgarian tourists were injured in a bus crash on the Marsa Alam-Edfu Road on Monday morning. Several ambulances headed…
Any oil to spare? Throw it in the Nile, no one will notice or care
Environment
February 21, 2013
Any oil to spare? Throw it in the Nile, no one will notice or care
A five-kilometer-long oil spill was discovered near Edfu, a town north of Aswan, in October. Aside from the usual environmental…
Environmental center calls for investigation into Edfu oil spill
Environment
December 2, 2012
Environmental center calls for investigation into Edfu oil spill
The Habi Center for Environmental Rights filed a complaint last Sunday at the prosecutor general’s office to demand an investigation…
Military police forcibly disperse Coptic sit-in
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Military police forcibly disperse Coptic sit-in
Military police on Wednesday morning forcibly evacuated hundreds of Coptic demonstrators from the area outside the state TV building in…
Copts in Aswan demand construction of church
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Copts in Aswan demand construction of church
About 1500 Coptic Egyptians staged demonstrations before the Aswan municipality headquarters in Upper Egypt on Monday to demand the construction…