Beheira

Egyptian police kills 3 terrorists in Beheira province

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Egyptian police killed three terrorists of a militant group loyal to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said police forces raided a number of terrorist hideouts in a number of provinces after receiving information that the militants had planned to target police, army and public places across the country.Read more

INTERVIEW: Egypt’s first female governor takes the reins in Nile Delta governorate

Alexandria - Arab today

Three days have passed since the swearing in of five new Egyptian governors, with Beheira’s Nadia Abdo appointed as Egypt’s first female governor. Although Abdo’s post as the governor is only two working days old, she is well seasoned for the position, having served as the deputy governor since 2013 under the newly-transferred governor to Alexandria Mohamed Soltan andRead more

Abu Zeid reveals details of urgent plan

Cairo - Shaima El Sawy

The head of Mechanical and Electrical Department in Egypt's Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, Dr. Mustafa Abu Zeid, announced, in an exclusive interview with Arabs Today, that the ministry prepared an emergency plan to cope with the floods crisis, in 2015, after the floods sank some villages and farmland governorates of Alexandria and Beheira, in November 2015. Abu ZeidRead more

First-ever female governor aims high to serve Egypt

Cairo - Xinhua

The appointment of Nadia Saleh, Egypt's first-ever female to serve as a governor, unexpectedly contrasts with Egypt's tradition of naming retired military men or policemen as governors, particularly in provinces with international borders. Served as deputy governor for the same province since 2013 and sworn in on Thursday as Beheira governor, Saleh said she seeks to develop Beheira with innovativeRead more

Boat Carrying Illegal Immigrants Capsizes on Egyptian Shores

Cairo - Arab Today

A boat carrying migrants capsized near the shores of Egypt in Beheira Governorate, Egyptian media reported Wednesday. Local sources reported that dozens of the bodies were retrieved while dozens more were rescued. The rescuing operations are still ongoing. The boat was carrying hundreds of illegal immigrants from different nationalities. Source : QNARead more

4 killed, 10 wounded in 2 car accidents in Beheira

Damanhour - Arab Today

Four people were killed and ten others wounded in two car accidents in Beheira Wednesday evening. The first accident took place when a microbus collided with a concrete mixer truck at Wadi el Natroun, leaving three workers dead and seven others wounded. The second left one person dead and three others wounded when their private car overturned on Al AlameinRead more

Ex-agriculture minister Helal gets 10 years in jail over bribery case

Cairo - Arab Today

The Cairo criminal court sentenced former agriculture minister Salah Helal and his assistant Mohieddin el Saeed to ten years each over corruption charges and acquitted two others in the case. Helal was found guilty of accepting bribes in return for easing legal procedures for a company to own 2,500 feddans of land in the Natroun Valley in Beheira. Helal wasRead more

2 killed, 1 wounded in road accident in Beheira

Damanahour - Arab Today

Two persons were killed and one was injured in a road accident in Beheira late on Saturday. A truck rammed into the three persons on the agricultural road in Beheira. The wounded was taken to Damanhour public hospital and investigations were launched into the accident. Source: MENARead more

2 persons killed, 5 injured in car accident in Beheira

Damanhour - Arab Today

A farmer and his daughter were killed and three others injured in a car accident in Abu Al Matamier township in Beheira. Beheira Security Director General Mohammad Emadeldine said he received a report on a collission between a truck and a tuk-tuk over a bridge in Abu Al Matamier town. The two bodies and injured were moved to hospital andRead more

Monastery of Saint Bishoy marks 4th anniversary of Pope Shenouda death

Damanhour - Arab Today

Hundreds of Copts from various governorates flocked on Thursday to the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Beheira to mark the fourth anniversary of former Pope Shenouda III's death. Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria led the mass which was attended by a big number of bishops and monks. The event was held under tight security measures. Shenouda, the 117th patriarch ofRead more