Nubia
Nubian protesters clash with Agriculture Ministry employees over land sale
Environment
July 18, 2012
Nubian protesters clash with Agriculture Ministry employees over land sale
Hundreds of Egyptian Nubians gathered outside the Ministry of Agriculture in Dokki Wednesday morning to protest against the sale of…
Demonstrators protest government sale of Nubian land
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Demonstrators protest government sale of Nubian land
Tens of Nubian protesters blocked traffic on Qasr al-Aini Street on Thursday afternoon, demanding a halt to the auctioning off…
Nubians boycott meeting with prime minister
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Nubians boycott meeting with prime minister
Nubian coalitions refused to participate in a meeting scheduled for Tuesday with Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri to discuss a draft…
Gold prospectors raise stakes in Nubian hinterland
Environment
September 21, 2011
Gold prospectors raise stakes in Nubian hinterland
Record high international gold prices have strengthened the precious metal’s appeal and propelled prospectors deep into the Egyptian wilderness in…
Author to push Nubians’ relocation demands
Egypt
May 25, 2011
Author to push Nubians’ relocation demands
Senior figures within Egypt's Nubian community have appointed activist and author Hagag Adol to press the government on demands that…
Investigations launched into alleged waste of money for Nubia
Egypt
March 29, 2011
Investigations launched into alleged waste of money for Nubia
Egyptian prosecutors have started investigations into the alleged squandering by former officials of LE1 billion allocated to the development of…
Displaced Nubians in Italy petition Mubarak for return to Lake Nasser
Egypt
September 22, 2010
Displaced Nubians in Italy petition Mubarak for return to Lake Nasser
During President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to Italy on Wednesday, displaced expatriate Nubians presented him with a list of demands, including…
First stage of Nubian relocation underway
Egypt
August 26, 2010
First stage of Nubian relocation underway
An multitude of congested domes, 25 kilometers south of Aswan at Wadi Qurqur, represent the beginning of a government plan…
Longing for Nubia
Egypt
March 1, 2010
Longing for Nubia
Today’s papers: Al Qaeda’s hoax, Nubian separatism
Egypt
February 11, 2010
Today’s papers: Al Qaeda’s hoax, Nubian separatism
State-run papers questioned the United States' motives in the Arabian Peninsula, calling the US-backed military campaign in Yemen a scheme…