Sharqiya
Sharqiya educators questioned over strike
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Sharqiya educators questioned over strike
Officials are questioning 25 teachers and administrative employees from the Sharqiya Education Ministry over recent strike action. According to Sayed…
Update: Protesters cause LE25,000 in damages after setting Sharqiya headquarters ablaze
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Update: Protesters cause LE25,000 in damages after setting Sharqiya headquarters ablaze
Sharqiya Governorate headquarters suffered losses amounting to LE25,000 after protesters set it ablaze Monday afternoon, said prosecutors. Investigating authorities seized Molotov…
Update: Armed men attempt to storm Port Said prison
Egypt
January 28, 2013
Update: Armed men attempt to storm Port Said prison
Clashes renewed between protesters and police forces across several governorates throughout the day on Monday. Six armed men on motorbikes…
Ultras and security forces clash in Sharqiya
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Ultras and security forces clash in Sharqiya
Dozens of hardcore football fans known as ultras blocked the railway in Zagazig in Sharqiya Governorate Wednesday evening, demanding retribution…
Police sit-ins shut down Sharqiya police stations
Egypt
January 2, 2013
Police sit-ins shut down Sharqiya police stations
Police in Sharqiya shut down the governorate’s security department and many of its police stations Wednesday after Interior Minister Ahmed…
Sharqiya protests uncomfortably close to Morsy’s family home
Egypt
December 12, 2012
Sharqiya protests uncomfortably close to Morsy’s family home
ZAGAZIG — The sirens of the modern electronic crossing at the entrance of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya Governorate, are…
Update: 25 injured in clashes outside Morsy home in Sharqiya
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Update: 25 injured in clashes outside Morsy home in Sharqiya
Around 25 protesters were injured in clashes with security forces and Muslim Brotherhood members at Mohamed Morsy’s family house in…
Clashes erupt near Morsy’s Sharqiya home
Egypt
December 6, 2012
Clashes erupt near Morsy’s Sharqiya home
Violent clashes erupted on Thursday close to President Mohamed Morsy’s home in Zagazig, Sharqiya. Protesters angry with the violence that…
Army cordons nuclear reactor, workers suspend sit-in
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Army cordons nuclear reactor, workers suspend sit-in
Army forces cordoned a nuclear reactor belonging to the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority in Sharqiya on Tuesday evening, following a…
Mubarak family investigated for seizing 64 acres in Sharqiya
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Mubarak family investigated for seizing 64 acres in Sharqiya
The Justice Ministry is investigating accusations that former President Hosni Mubarak, his sons Gamal and Alaa and his wife Suzanne…