Tanta
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Railways resumed operation Tuesday after a hiatus caused by protesting workers at the Tanta railway station in the Gharbiya Governorate.…
Train derailment in Tanta halts railway movement for 3 hours
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Train derailment in Tanta halts railway movement for 3 hours
Gharbiya - Railway movement was interrupted in Cairo and the Delta region on Monday when two train carriages derailed in…
Police thwart illegal Mediterranean crossing
Egypt
March 2, 2011
Police thwart illegal Mediterranean crossing
Egyptian authorities thwarted 22 Egyptian migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Kafr al-Sheikh. Security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm two…
Run-offs update: Football, religion and business in Tanta’s run-offs
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Football, religion and business in Tanta’s run-offs
Tanta--Low voter turnout marked election run-offs in the Delta region’s city of Tanta on Sunday while football, religion and business…
Gas explosion at Tanta church leaves 3 injured
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Gas explosion at Tanta church leaves 3 injured
A blast caused by a gas cylinder explosion devastated the Mari Girgis Church in Tanta city, north of Cairo, on…
Ruling on judges vs lawyers case postponed
Egypt
July 19, 2010
Ruling on judges vs lawyers case postponed
The misdemeanor appeals court in Tanta yesterday postponed until 5 September the delivery of a verdict in the appeal hearing…
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Dominating the news today are protests by lawyers, escalating tension between police and Bedouin in Sinai, charges made against Alexandrian…
Egypt’s justice system divided: Lawyers vs judges
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Egypt’s justice system divided: Lawyers vs judges
The recent imprisonment of two lawyers convicted of assault has given rise to a conflict between Egypt’s two poles of…
Resolution of lawyers’ crisis may be imminent
Egypt
June 17, 2010
Resolution of lawyers’ crisis may be imminent
Signs are pointing to a possible resolution to the ongoing dispute between Egypt's lawyers and judges, which started when two…
Tanta nurses infected with hepatitis C virus
Egypt
April 3, 2010
Tanta nurses infected with hepatitis C virus
Several nurses from Tanta University Hospital said they contracted the hepatitis C virus during blood transfusions at the hospital. The…