Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The formation of a Fact-Finding and Reconciliation Commission by the Shaykh al-Azhar and the Minister President to end the clashes between two Nubian tribes was followed by preparing lists of all those deceased in the strife between the two sides. It will be presented to Engineer Ibrāhīm Mahlab for...
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2014
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, Shaykh al-Azhar, formed a commission for reconciliation talks between the al-Dābūdīya and the Banī- Hilāl tribes, following intensive meetings with representatives and Shaykhs of the two tribes to end the conflict. This comes at a time when about 25 schools reopen their doors...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Qena Criminal Court acquitted Qurashī Abū al-Hajjāj and Hindāwī Muhammad Sayyīd Hassan on the eve of the new year in 2012 (on the eve of January 7, 2010) that left six people dead.
[Reviewer's Note: The journalist committed a mistake in dates as he wrote that the massacre has taken place on the...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2013
A large crack down led by Major Generals Salāh Mazīd and Ahmad ‘Abd al-Ghaffār, head of Qena Security Department and Chief of Qena Investigation Department, respectively, raided the hideout of the suspect accused of shooting and killing a guard of Dishnā Church in Qena Governorate. The security...
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2012
On the other hand, security agencies arrested on Friday (Jan. 27) the perpetrators of the Naja' Hammādī crime, in which five persons killed Copt Mu'awad As'ad, a cement trader, and his son As'ad.
The prime suspect is 'Ādil Muhammad Jamāl, an upholsterer, who was aided and abetted by four others...
Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2011
The Qena Criminal Court on December 17 adjourned the case of Qurashī Abū al-Hajjāj Muhammad 'Alī and Hindāwī Muhammad Sayīd Husayn, the two partners of Hamām al-Kammūnī, executed after he was found guilty of involvement in Naja' Hammādī massacre that left six Copts and a Muslim policeman killed and...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Yahyá al-Jamal, Deputy Prime Minister, assured that Qena's [Coptic] governor is going to remain in his position.
For his side, Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, announced that the protests by the residents of Qena, are unjustified, and it is normal that an Egyptian will be a governor,...
Date of source: Monday, April 4, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group visits Copts in the Archbishopric of Qena on Sunday April 3, 2011.
Christian youths admitted that Copts and Muslim Brotherhood were both subjected to persecution during the former regime's time. The two sides agreed on turning over a new leaf in their relationship.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
At a hearing yesterday, the Supreme State Security Court decided to postpone the Naj‘ Hammādī trial until December 18th at the defense’s request. Bishop Kyrillos testified at the hearing and denied any relations to the defendant, al-Kamūnī, and stressed his strong relations with Muslims.
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Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2010
After a lengthy trial concerning a young female rape victim which has not yet reached a verdict, counsels on the Qina Criminal Court will pass the case to higher legal authorities.