Minya
Assailant opens fire on Minya priest’s car
Egypt
January 22, 2018
Assailant opens fire on Minya priest’s car
A worker with an analysis tests laboratory opened fire on a car belonging to the patron of a church in Abu Qarqas,…
Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition, officially open
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Two Minya churches obtain legal recognition, officially open
Earlier in January, al-Azraa (Virgin Mary) Church and Mar Girgis Church in the village of Sheikh Alaa at Minya officially…
Minya to beautify Al-Tayr Mountain after Pope Francis’ inclusion in pilgrimage map
Egypt
January 3, 2018
Minya to beautify Al-Tayr Mountain after Pope Francis’ inclusion in pilgrimage map
The Governor of Minya, Essam al-Bedewi, instructed the city’s tourism committee to print a booklet providing information on the area…
Evangelical Church organizes march for breast cancer awareness
Egypt
November 1, 2017
Evangelical Church organizes march for breast cancer awareness
The Evangelical Social Services Organization in Minya, affiliated with the Evangelical Church, organized a march on Tuesday that included dozens of…
Government prefers to close churches instead of punishing extremist assailants: Minya Coptic Archbishopric
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Government prefers to close churches instead of punishing extremist assailants: Minya Coptic Archbishopric
The Coptic Archbishopric of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya released a statement on Sunday in which it said that four…
Police officer assaults pupils at school for beating his son
Egypt
October 20, 2017
Police officer assaults pupils at school for beating his son
A number of pupils from the Official Language School in the city of Matay in Minya spent the night on…
Gypsum head of King Akhenaten statue unearthed in Minya: statement
Archaeology
October 1, 2017
Gypsum head of King Akhenaten statue unearthed in Minya: statement
A British-Egyptian archaeological mission from Cambridge University discovered a gypsum head, on Saturday, from a statue of King Akhenaten (around 1300…
Thousands go to Social Sodality offices in Minya to obtain ‘Poverty Proof’
Egypt
September 24, 2017
Thousands go to Social Sodality offices in Minya to obtain ‘Poverty Proof’
With the start of the school semester in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya, thousands of residents gathered on Sunday in…
Peace returns to Minya village after skirmishes between Muslims, Copts
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Peace returns to Minya village after skirmishes between Muslims, Copts
Calm returned to Ezbat al-Forn, of Abyouha village in Abu Qurqas city of Minya governorate on Monday, following skirmishes Sunday…
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Archaeology
August 15, 2017
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Three tombs from the Ptolemaic era were unearthed during excavation work in the al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area of Minya governorate, the…