Sohag
Eight persons, including policeman, arrested in Sohag over illegal excavation in search of relics
Egypt
April 3, 2017
Eight persons, including policeman, arrested in Sohag over illegal excavation in search of relics
Maragha Prosecution in Sohag ordered on Sunday remanding into custody one policeman and seven other suspects for four days pending…
Sisi orders swift investigation into Sohag schools food poisoning case
Egypt
March 16, 2017
Sisi orders swift investigation into Sohag schools food poisoning case
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed for medical care to be provided to primary school students who were poisoned after…
UPDATE: Number of food poisoning cases reaches 800 in Sohag schools
Egypt
March 15, 2017
UPDATE: Number of food poisoning cases reaches 800 in Sohag schools
The number of students who suffered food poisoning and stomach pains after eating a school meal on Tuesday has risen…
Security besiege Balabeesh village to arrest weapon traders
Egypt
February 19, 2017
Security besiege Balabeesh village to arrest weapon traders
Security services besieged on Sunday al-Balabeesh village and Naga al-Sheikh Embader in Sohag to arrest criminals and weapon smugglers.
Rock with hieroglyphic writing found in Sohag
Archaeology
January 19, 2017
Rock with hieroglyphic writing found in Sohag
A guard at the Abydos archaeological site in Sohag discovered on Thursday a rock with hieroglyphic writing on it. Archaeologists…
15 persons arrested over burning Coptic guest house
Egypt
November 29, 2016
15 persons arrested over burning Coptic guest house
The public prosecution ordered the remanding of 15 persons into custody over the burning of a Coptic community guest house…
Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Abydos
Egypt
November 23, 2016
Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Abydos
The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afify, announced Wednesday the discovery of a cemetery and a residential city…
Sohag police arrest three suspected ‘tomb raiders’ with 15 stolen artifacts
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Sohag police arrest three suspected ‘tomb raiders’ with 15 stolen artifacts
Three people have been arrested by police in possession of 15 archaeological artifacts that were allegedly stolen from historic monuments…
Man confesses to killing sister on suspicion of extra-marital affair: police
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Man confesses to killing sister on suspicion of extra-marital affair: police
A man in Sohag has confessed to killing his sister on suspicion that she had been conducting a romantic relationship…
Three teenagers drown in Nile boating accident in Sohag: witnesses
Egypt
September 13, 2016
Three teenagers drown in Nile boating accident in Sohag: witnesses
Three teenagers between 15 and 16 years old drowned in a boating accident on the River Nile in Sohag governorate,…