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Unknown assailants with knives attack Mahalla demonstrators
Al-Masry Al-Youm 24 Feb 2013
A group of unknown assailants carrying knives attacked and wounded demonstrators protesting against the president in...
The pick: Vast knowledge from a rubbish heap, and other surprises
Jenifer Evans 22 Feb 2013
Indian author Amitav Ghosh wrote “In an Antique Land” in 1992. It has two parallel narratives, one about...
A Molotov cocktail at the Omranya Church building site. Violent clashes erupted between Coptic Christians and riot police over an order to halt construction work on the church.
At least 128 injured in Kafr al-Sheikh clashes
MENA 29 Jan 2013
At least 82 protesters and 46 security personnel were injured in the Delta city of Kafr al-Sheikh during clashes that...
Bad weather closes ports, kills six in road crash
Egypt Independent 07 Jan 2013
Inclement weather on Monday prompted the closure of the Arish and Damietta marine ports and caused a road collision...
Black cloud in Egypt
Rice straw burning forms black cloud over Gharbiya
Egypt Independent 22 Oct 2012
The governor of Gharbiya Govenorate in the Nile Delta called on officials to try to stem the rising level of rice straw...
Murky waters: Bad practices in fish farms cause major health concerns
Rana Khaled 22 Oct 2012
Although experts often advise that people eat fish three times a week, in Egypt, you might think twice before taking...
The armed forces on Saturday started distributing bags of food for the needy at Belqas Sporting Club in Daqahlia Governorate, just ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Delta force: After 60 years of neglect, Delta village declares independence
Heba Afify 26 Sep 2012
Minutes after breaking a two-day hunger strike, Samir Abdel Hady, a health employee from the village of Tahseen in...
Cairo, Giza have 1 in 5 registered voters; Delta has 40%, official figures show
Egypt Independent 22 May 2012
Cairo has the most registered voters of any Egyptian governorate, with nearly 6.5 million voters, or 11.2 percent of...
Ahmed Shafiq Press conference. Presidential elections 2012
In Delta, Shafiq campaign finds broad support
Mohamed Ezz 15 May 2012
More than 3,000 people of various political backgrounds attended a rally Sunday supporting presidential candidate Ahmed...
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
Raghda Mohamed 02 Apr 2012
Meat markets in the busy Galaa Street of Shebin al-Kom, the capital city of Monufiya Governorate, remain empty, in...