Lake Nasser
Assistant Transitional Justice Minister for Human Rights resigns
Egypt
February 10, 2015
Assistant Transitional Justice Minister for Human Rights resigns
Assistant Minister of Transitional Justice for Human Rights Ashraf Ashmawy resigned on Monday evening citing health reasons. "I submitted my resignation…
Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill
Environment
April 11, 2013
Ministry: Hot weather, giant sponges cleaned up Lake Nasser diesel spill
Ninety percent of the diesel that spilled into Lake Nasser on Sunday has already evaporated due to high temperatures in…
Nubians demand constitutional recognition of land rights
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Nubians demand constitutional recognition of land rights
As the Nubian Unity Conference in Aswan concluded on Wednesday, participants asserted the necessity that the new constitution recognize the…
Tourists prevented from visiting Abu Simbel
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Tourists prevented from visiting Abu Simbel
Hundreds of villagers blocked the road to the famous Abu Simbel temples in Upper Egypt and prevented some 375 tourists…
Sharaf meets with Nubian delegation to discuss resettlement demands
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Sharaf meets with Nubian delegation to discuss resettlement demands
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf met on Sunday with a delegation of Nubians to discuss their demands, which include resettlement on…
Nubians continue resettlement protests in Aswan
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Nubians continue resettlement protests in Aswan
Nubians continued to protest before the governor’s office in the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan on Monday for the second…
Angry Nubians set fire to Aswan Governorate building
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Angry Nubians set fire to Aswan Governorate building
Dozens of Nubian protesters set fire to the headquarters of the Aswan Governorate on Sunday, blocking traffic and destroying the…
Aswan governor: Sharaf to discuss resettlement project with Nubian leaders
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Aswan governor: Sharaf to discuss resettlement project with Nubian leaders
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will meet with a delegation of 31 Nubian leaders after Eid al-Fitr, 30 August, to review…
Lake Nasser fish production up 23%
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Lake Nasser fish production up 23%
Aswan's Lake Nasser produced 23 percent more fish - a total of 18,000 tons - from May 2010 to June…
Nubians demand the right to return to their homeland
Egypt
April 7, 2011
Nubians demand the right to return to their homeland
Scores of Nubians on Thursday protested before the parliament building in Cairo, demanding that they be allowed to return to…