Sharqiya
Moussa sticks to presidential bid after clashes at campaign event
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Moussa sticks to presidential bid after clashes at campaign event
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa vowed to continue his campaign Monday after a Sharqiya campaign rally was canceled when clashes erupted…
Sharqiya governor says church didn’t hold Muslim convert captive
Egypt
February 15, 2012
Sharqiya governor says church didn’t hold Muslim convert captive
A Christian girl who disappeared Saturday in Sharqiya after converting to Islam is being held at the governorate’s security department,…
Calm restored in Egypt village after sectarian tension
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Calm restored in Egypt village after sectarian tension
Archbishop Girgis Gamil of Mit Bashar village in Sharqiya on Tuesday said the village is calm again after tensions flared…
Funerals for Port Said dead held across Egypt
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Funerals for Port Said dead held across Egypt
Funerals were held on Thursday across Egypt for victims of the clashes that broke out in Port Said Stadium following…
Former regime supporters attack event criticizing SCAF
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Former regime supporters attack event criticizing SCAF
People loyal to Egypt's former regime attacked several April 6 Youth Movement activists Sunday in Sharqiya Governorate while they were…
Government to build fuel factory instead of sugar factory
Business
November 15, 2011
Government to build fuel factory instead of sugar factory
The Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) has decided to build an airplane fuel factory rather than a previously planned sugar…
Gunmen attack security facility, free suspected drug dealer
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Gunmen attack security facility, free suspected drug dealer
Nearly 50 people with firearms and bladed weapons stormed the anti-narcotics police office in Sharqiya, north of Cairo, and freed…
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
The young Egyptian publicly lauded for pulling down Israel’s flag from its embassy in Cairo is not the real hero…
Police, army disperse railway worker protest in Sharqiya
Egypt
June 15, 2011
Police, army disperse railway worker protest in Sharqiya
Police and army forces on Wednesday dispersed railway workers protesting in Sharqiya Governorate, northeast of Cairo. More than 2000 railway…
Police and Salafis clash in Sharqiya after shooting
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Police and Salafis clash in Sharqiya after shooting
Clashes erupted between police and Salafis on Wednesday in the Delta Governorate of Sharqiya after police shot a Salafi man…