Sohag
Gunmen besiege security checkpoint for a whole night in Sohag
Egypt
February 10, 2015
Gunmen besiege security checkpoint for a whole night in Sohag
Dozens of militants from the Al-Balabishi village in Sohag besieged the Khazan security checkpoint on the border with Qena for…
Twelve policemen in Sohag sentenced to prison for assaulting the judiciary
Egypt
January 6, 2015
Twelve policemen in Sohag sentenced to prison for assaulting the judiciary
The Sohag Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced the former deputy sheriff of the Saqalta Police Station to three years in…
Suspect dead, another injured in Sohag shootout
Egypt
October 1, 2014
Suspect dead, another injured in Sohag shootout
Sohag police on Tuesday killed a 27-year-old suspect involved in five cases of abduction and robbery and arrested another following…
Detention extended for young man accused of spying for Israel
Egypt
August 7, 2014
Detention extended for young man accused of spying for Israel
Sohag Criminal Court extended on Thursday the detention of a young man, who is accused of spying for Israel, for…
Pro-MB students protest at Sohag University
Egypt
June 8, 2014
Pro-MB students protest at Sohag University
Pro-Muslim Brotherhood students at Sohag University staged a protest Sunday on campus against the inauguration of Egypt's new President Abdel…
Brotherhood backers get multiple sentences in Sohag
Egypt
June 5, 2014
Brotherhood backers get multiple sentences in Sohag
The Sohag Criminal Court on Thursday handed multiple sentences to Muslim Brotherhood backers over charges of calling for a civil…
Death toll of Sohag fuel store blast reaches 14
Egypt
April 2, 2014
Death toll of Sohag fuel store blast reaches 14
Number of victims, killed in village of Shattoura in Sohag governorate as a result of fuel stock explosion, reached 14…
Fuel station explosion kills 8, injures 53 in Sohag
Egypt
March 30, 2014
Fuel station explosion kills 8, injures 53 in Sohag
A huge explosion occurred Saturday evening in an unlicensed fuel store in Tahta, Sohag Governorate, leading to the death of…
Citizen arrested in Sohag for ‘declaring love’ for Israel
Egypt
March 16, 2014
Citizen arrested in Sohag for ‘declaring love’ for Israel
Sohag security services, in collaboration with a national security agency branch in the governorate, arrested a citizen for allegedly writing…
Upper Egypt train traffic halted as rail car derailed
Egypt
March 3, 2014
Upper Egypt train traffic halted as rail car derailed
A rail car on the Cairo-Aswan line derailed near Sohag. Rashad Abdel Aaty, vice-chief of the authority, attributed the rail car…