Nubians
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 enter third day of protest at Aswan Governorate building
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Nubians enter third day of protest at Aswan Governorate building
Nubian demonstrators are protesting for the third day in front of the Aswan Governorate building. The protest started Sunday when…
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…
Nubians divided over govt relocation plan
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Nubians divided over govt relocation plan
Nubians seeking compensation for their evacuation from the Lake Nasser area are now divided over a government plan to provide…
Nubians to discuss demands with prime minister
Egypt
April 22, 2011
Nubians to discuss demands with prime minister
Nubian leaders have formed a delegation to meet Prime Minister Essam Sharaf after he requested the meeting to discuss their…
Sawiris: Our party was formed to compete with the Brotherhood
Egypt
April 7, 2011
Sawiris: Our party was formed to compete with the Brotherhood
Naguib Sawiris, Coptic co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party, said the party was formed to compete with the Muslim Brotherhood…
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…
Cruising Lake Nasser: When Egypt’s past and present collide
Life & Style
January 20, 2011
Cruising Lake Nasser: When Egypt’s past and present collide
Abu Simbel--In the 1960s, rising water from a new dam threatened to submerge the temples and monuments of Nubia, the…