The Salafi Nour Party has no authority to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf, said Nader Bakar, spokesman of party, at a rally in Aswan on Sunday. He added that any such fatwa (religious edict) should come from Al-Azhar or the Islamic (...)
Nubian demonstrators are protesting for the third day in front of the Aswan Governorate building.
The protest started Sunday when angry demonstrators voiced their anger over the failure of Governor Mostafa al-Sayyed to respond to their demands.
The (...)
Dozens of Nubian protesters set fire to the headquarters of the Aswan Governorate on Sunday, blocking traffic and destroying the office of Governor Mostafa al-Sayyed, who they accused of ignoring their demands for relocation to traditional land near (...)
Aswan's Lake Nasser produced 23 percent more fish - a total of 18,000 tons - from May 2010 to June 2011 compared to the 12 months before, according to Governor Mostafa al-Sayyid.
Five tons will be distributed on a daily basis to local markets and (...)
The lives of nearly 1600 students at a school in Minya are being threatened as cracks have begun to appear in the walls and ceiling of their elementary and junior high school. Many of the students' guardians said the school administration has (...)