Sohag governorate
Photos: Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest high-production brewery in Egypt
Archaeology
February 15, 2021
Photos: Archaeologists uncover world’s oldest high-production brewery in Egypt
A joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission, headed by Matthew Adams of New York University and Deborah Vischak of Princeton University, have…
Six dead, nine injured after bus collision in Upper Egypt
Egypt
December 17, 2020
Six dead, nine injured after bus collision in Upper Egypt
Six people died and another nine were injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Egypt’s Cairo…
4 Egyptians die excavating for monuments in hole
Egypt
October 17, 2018
4 Egyptians die excavating for monuments in hole
Police have reported that four archaeological excavators died in Awlad Yahya village, in the town of Dar al-Salam, Sohag…
Sohag National Museum to open in February
Egypt
December 16, 2017
Sohag National Museum to open in February
The Antiquities Ministry of has begun working on the final touches of the Sohag National Museum building, which is due…
Number of poisoned school students in Sohag reaches 300
Egypt
March 14, 2017
Number of poisoned school students in Sohag reaches 300
More than 300 students are suffering stomach pains after eating a school meal. The children were being treated at four…
Sculpture honoring fallen soldiers scandalizes Egyptians
Egypt
September 5, 2016
Sculpture honoring fallen soldiers scandalizes Egyptians
A provincial governor in Egypt has ordered changes to a sculpture honoring fallen soldiers after many on social media said…
Three killed in Sohag collision
Egypt
August 3, 2014
Three killed in Sohag collision
Three people were killed and 24 Central Security Forces soldiers were injured when a police truck and a private vehicle…
Water stations suspended in Sohag due to diesel fuel spill
Egypt
December 1, 2013
Water stations suspended in Sohag due to diesel fuel spill
Mahmoud Mohamed Nafea, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Company in Sohag, said on…
Policeman killed as gunmen attack postal vehicle
Egypt
October 27, 2013
Policeman killed as gunmen attack postal vehicle
A low-ranking police officer from Sohag, Upper Egypt, was killed and another injured Sunday after gunmen attacked a police car…
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Egypt
December 2, 2011
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Trains traveling through Upper Egypt returned to their normal schedules on Friday after demonstrators blocked railroad tracks the day before…