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Protests at various universities on first day of classes
Students against Coup movement issue a statement promising “the end of putchists at their hands”
Six referred to military court in Salloum
Five others previously wanted for setting fire to military prosecutor’s office captured
Two dead in Beni Suef in demonstration dispersal
Armed forces and Muslim Brotherhood issue conflicting narratives of events in Beni Suef
Former minister of youth arrested
Muslim Brotherhood arrests, detentions and interrogations continue, Beltagi’s son released
Al-Beltagy’s son arrested
Security officials arrest the son of Muslim Brotherhood leader in Beni Suef
13 arrests for sectarian violence in Beni Suef
Civil society organisations call on parties to condemn incitement to violence
Sectarian attacks ensue in Upper Egypt
Bishop of Minya and the Maspero Youth Union reject reconciliation meeting
Sporadic clashes at nationwide marches
Protest clashes leave over a dozen dead, several hundred injured in nationwide protests
Protesters across the nation respond to Tamarod’s calls
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets demanding regime change and calling for early presidential elections
Anti-Morsi protests throughout country
Thousands of people rallied against President Morsi on Friday in several governorates.
Mass resignations at Al-Wasat party
The resignation stated that the party leaders infringed the party’s principles
Eight governorates say ‘No’ to new governors
Protests and sit-ins across the country after Morsi’s appointment of 17 new governors
Looting Egypt: Abu Sir Al-Maleq
The state of looting in Abu Sir Al-Maleq in Beni Suef has reached an alarming level
Beni Suef doctor attacked
The assault resulted in a strike executed by angered doctors
Obsessive-compulsive morality disorder
On Friday, Islamists surrounded the St George church in Beni Suef demanding the return of a 21 year-old Muslim woman whom they alleged was kidnapped and converted last November by the church in order to allow her to marry her Christian boyfriend. Well, it turns out she did run away with her boyfriend—only he wasn’t …
Pope Tawadros: Copts face civil and religious problems
Coptic pope expresses frustration in the face of growing sectarianism
Islamists attack Beni Suef church
Protesters attack a church in Beni Suef after accusing the church of being complicit in the kidnapping of a Muslim girl last year
Development centre condemns subversion of women’s rights
The Cairo Centre for Development and Human Rights urges people in power to stop using women’s rights as a pretext for political gain
Samsung market capitalisation reached $200bn in 2012
The electronic giant’s Benif Suef factory, its first in the Middle East, will open June 2013
CEMEX cement joins new Nile project
River navigation project expected to create 3,500 job, EGP 2.4bn funding from Egyptian and German governments
Energy Ministry: 5500 megawatts to be allocated to private sector
The ministry is expected to charge ten eligible companies with the task of administering the project, with operations in Beni Suef and Dairut to be run as a Build, Operate, Own, Transfer (also known as BOOT) scheme.
Samsung factory gives priority to Beni Suef residents
The company’s factory in Beni Suef is its first in the MENA region
Funeral of Hassan Sha’ban disrupted
Sha’ban died in custody after he was allegedly refused necessary medicines
6 April starts petition to sue prime minister
The youth movement gathers signatures of Beni Suef women in response to Qandil’s ‘offensive’ statements
Protests continue across Egypt
Aside from the two major flashpoints in Cairo and Port Said, large protests, marches have also taken place in Alexandria, Sharqiya, and Damanhour
Brawl over constitution in Beni Suef
Anti-constitution protesters file a report against FJP and Muslim Brotherhood members, accusing them of attacking an anti-constitution march
Leftists and FJP continue brawling in governorates
Beni Suef dodges violence
Angry mob bars church goers in Beni Suef
Over the past year, an increasing number of sectarian-related incidents of violence have taken place
We will not forget the fire in Beni Suef
After the horrific incident, Farouk Hosny, then the Minister of Culture, resigned but former President Mubarak revoked his resignation.
Copts protest inside Beni Suef church to stop dome demolition
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Copts protested inside the Ezbet Gaafar Church in Al-Fashn town, Beni Suef, after a decision by the city’s administration office to demolish the church’s dome. Al-Fashn town’s administration office said the contractors didn’t commit to the presidential permit regarding the restoration of the church, which stipulated the demolishment of the old building …