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News of Aswan
Bakers arrested for Aswan strike
Four bakers were arrested in Aswan on Tuesday during a city-wide strike by bakery owners protesting the government's new policies affecting the price of bread and flour. They were accused of violence against the security forces, according to Mostafa Hassan Taha, a lawyer for the Hesham Mubarak (...)

17 - 04 - 2013
Unknown assailants attack Aswan students
Clashes broke out in the vicinity of the Aswan University students' dormitories on Friday between students and unknown assailants, leaving several students injured. The clashes erupted after a student residing in the dormitories engaged in a fight with a microbus driver, who brought more than 50 (...)

13 - 04 - 2013
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya security initiative extends to Aswan
The Building and Development Party (BDP), Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya's political wing, is expanding its “popular committees” to Egypt's southernmost governorate, Aswan. Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya announced the establishment of “popular committees" over three weeks ago. These committees will be responsible for (...)

18 - 03 - 2013
6 Arrested Amid Continued Clashes At Church In Aswan
An Aswat Masriya witness said on Friday that the police arrested six persons who threw petrol bombs and stones at Mar Girgis church in Aswan. They also tried to storm into the church which caused the injury of three, one of them a police officer. The clashed resumed on Friday afternoon between the (...)

02 - 03 - 2013
Egypt makes arrests amid continued clashes at church in Aswan
ASWAN: An Aswat Masriya witness said on Friday that the police arrested six persons who threw petrol bombs and stones at Mar Girgis church in Aswan. They also tried to storm into the church which caused the injury of three, one of them a police officer. The clashed resumed on Friday afternoon (...)

02 - 03 - 2013
State of the art
The closing ceremony of the 18th Aswan International Sculpture Symposium will take place today, the final touches having been added to the Open-Air Museum in preparation for inauguration, reports Reham El-Adawi. Located in the mountain overlooking the Nile, the museum includes a gallery and an (...)

26 - 02 - 2013
Tourists flock to Abu Simbel to witness solar phenomenon
Thousands gathered on Friday to witness a unique solar phenomenon that occurs twice yearly at the Abu Simbel Temple south of Aswan. Aswan Governor Mostafa al-Sayed, head of the General Authority of Palaces Saad Abdel Rahman and around 3,500 tourists were in attendance to witness the early morning (...)

22 - 02 - 2013
Aswan's Investors Demand Govt To Save EGP300 mln Investments
Mr. Sutohey Mustafa, Deputy Chairman of Investors Union for Upper Egypt's Affairs, and Head of Aswan Investors' Association, said about 27 factories are likely to close down within the few coming weeks in case of continuing the security instability; consequently these factories' sales may decline (...)

11 - 02 - 2013
Egypt court sends 2 Copts to jail on Maspero charges
Two men charged in connection with the violence at the Maspero state media building on 9 October 2011 have been given prison sentences by an Egyptian criminal court. The court sentenced Michael Farag and Michael Shaker to three years in prison on charges of stealing a machine gun from the armed (...)

04 - 02 - 2013
Protests in Aswan after man dies in custody
Hundreds of people from the Ababda and Bashaira tribes staged protests in Aswan after a man from the Bashaira tribe died in the Aswan police station detention room. The man was arrested with six others and charged with illegally digging for gold. However, he was injured when the police van that was (...)

02 - 01 - 2013
Polling stations close in several Egyptian governorates before 11pm deadline
Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Electoral Commission Zaghloul El-Balshy says he has “no information” about preliminary polling results. "Nobody informed us of any results. If there were any electoral violations, the commission will convene and take the appropriate steps," El-Balshy said in a (...)

15 - 12 - 2012
Egypt aircraft crashes during military training
A Mig 21 fighter jet crashed on agricultural land in the Upper Egyptian district of Nasr Al-Nuba, Wednesday, killing the pilot and leaving a three metre-wide crashsite. The aircraft departed from Aswan airport and ran into trouble during a military training exercise over the East Aswan village of (...)

21 - 11 - 2012
Military training aircraft crashes near Aswan
An MiG-21 training aircraft crashed Wednesday north of Aswan, the military said without specifying what caused the incident. Military and civil police cordoned the crash site near al-Zeraat area in Ezbet al-Alfi, north of Aswan. Officials are still searching for the pilot. Edited translation from (...)

21 - 11 - 2012
Prosecutor General To Investigate Complaints Against Mohamed ElBaradei, Lamis ELhadid
Egyptian Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered opening investigations into the two complaints that brought against Dr Mohamed El Baradei over libel and slander accusations, and the presenter Lamis Elhadidi over contempt of religion charges. The complaints are filed by more than 40 (...)

12 - 11 - 2012
Constitution Squabbles Intended To Distract From Real Problems: Elbaradei
Founder of the Constitution party Mohamed ElBaradei stated during a press conference held in upper Egypt's Aswan on Friday that current disagreements over the constitution are designed to divert the attention away from real problems. "There are 3 million citizens who nothing about the constitution, (...)

10 - 11 - 2012
Constitution squabbles distract country from real problems: ElBaradei
Founder of the Constitution party Mohamed ElBaradei stated during a press conference held in upper Egypt's Aswan on Friday that current disagreements over the constitution divert the attention away from real problems. "There are 3 million citizens who nothing about the constitution, and another 6 (...)

09 - 11 - 2012
Prosecutors Investigate Aswan Oil Spill
Prosecutors in Aswan are investigating last night's Nile River oil spill to determine the cause and source of the accident. Acting Governor Mohamed Mostafa said that as of Sunday afternoon, the oil slick is evaporating and is now only 5 meters wide. The original spill was 5 km in diameter. “It is (...)

29 - 10 - 2012
Prosecutors investigate Aswan oil spill
Prosecutors in Aswan are investigating last night's Nile River oil spill to determine the cause and source of the accident. Acting Governor Mohamed Mostafa said that as of Sunday afternoon, the oil slick is evaporating and is now only 5 meters wide. The original spill was 5 km in diameter. “It is (...)

28 - 10 - 2012
Austrian tourist killed, 7 injured in bus crash in Egypt's Aswan
An Austrian tourist died and seven people were injured in a bus crash on Abu Simbel Road in Aswan on Thursday. The bus crashed and overturned several times while taking tourists to the Abu Simbel temple. The woman who lost her life was a 58-year-old called Agelica (...)

25 - 10 - 2012
Google Celebrates Solar Alignment In the Abu Simbel Temple
Today, Google celebrates the alignment of the sun on the face of King Rameses II's statue in the inner sanctuary of the temple of Abu Simbel - a bi-annual event which occurs on the date of his birth (22nd of February) and the date of his coronation (22nd of October) - the latter also signifying the (...)

22 - 10 - 2012
Aswan sit-in continues demands for governor's dismissal
Sit-in continues outside of the governorate offices in Aswan (File photo) Mohamed Omar President Mohamed Morsy's 100 days have not yet started in Aswan, a protester demanding the resignation of the province's governor told the media on Sunday. “I hereby send a message to president Morsy," Al-Wasat (...)

07 - 10 - 2012
New Aswan Apparatus to Hold Tender on 94 Buildings
New Aswan Apparatus intends to hold a tender within two weeks for establishing 94 buildings, at a cost of EGP 200 million, in the social housing project. Eng. Hazem Arafa stated that the number of apartments that will be implemented in this phase reaches 1880. He added that these apartments will be (...)

02 - 10 - 2012
Aswan protesters accuse governor of inciting fire at sit-in
A group of protesters participating in an Aswan sit-in filed a report Thursday against their governor for inciting others to cause a fire at their camp. After attending a demonstration in nearby Mahatta square on Wednesday, Aswan protesters returned to their camp early Thursday morning to find one (...)

27 - 09 - 2012
Protesters in Aswan demand governors' resignations
Protesters continue a sit-in outside government offices in Aswan demanding the removal of the governor Amir Mamdouh By Ahmed Mansour Demonstrations in Aswan have escalated, demanding the resignation of their governors who have been accused of corruption, neglect of their duties, wasting public (...)

25 - 09 - 2012
NUCA Finalizes Planning 90% of the Social Housing Plots
The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) has completed planning 90% of the social housing plots and has started establishing utilities in a number of cities. Dr. Ashraf Hussein, Director of the Planning and Project Management, stated that the project planning has been finalized in all specified (...)

08 - 09 - 2012
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