Minya
Minya Archbishopric calls for reopening church allegedly closed upon extremists’ will
Egypt
August 13, 2017
Minya Archbishopric calls for reopening church allegedly closed upon extremists’ will
The Archbishopric of Egypt’s upper governorate of Minya released a statement on Sunday calling on the government to reopen the…
Minya selects first female mayor
Egypt
August 11, 2017
Minya selects first female mayor
Nashwa Sarhan, 54, has become the first female mayor of the Minya governorate, upon selection by the Interior Ministry this week.…
Terrorist base uncovered in Qena, perpetrators of major church attacks killed
Egypt
August 10, 2017
Terrorist base uncovered in Qena, perpetrators of major church attacks killed
The Interior Ministry Thursday launched a security operation to arrest elements of a terrorist hotbed in the Qena governorate, resulting…
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Egypt
August 7, 2017
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Minya Criminal Court sentenced 12 defendants to death, 140 others to life imprisonment, including 9 in absentia, and two to…
Egypt’s Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Egypt’s Coptic churches prepare for Virgin’s Fast amid tightened security
Coptic churches and monasteries in Egypt began preparations for The Virgin’s Fast, expecting to receive thousands of visitors, amid tightened…
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
Health & Fitness
August 4, 2017
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
Security forces continue to chase Minya terrorist attack perpetrators in desert
Egypt
June 2, 2017
Security forces continue to chase Minya terrorist attack perpetrators in desert
The security forces in Minya, headed by Major General Mamdouh Abdel Monsef, the new security director, continued to chase the…
Egypt’s Interior Minister replaces Minya security director
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Egypt’s Interior Minister replaces Minya security director
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar appointed Major General Mamdouh Abdel Monsef, the governor of Ismailia, as head of Minya Security…
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Video interviews with survivors of a deadly attack by Islamic militants on a bus taking Egyptian Christians to a remote…