Upper Egypt is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Marriage in Egypt - a stressful project
Rana was unsure about the man who had proposed to her after an arranged meeting; so she decided to test him before making any commitments.
Egypt's fight against female circumcision clashes with tradition
Twice circumcised, Wafaa Helmy swore her own daughters would never suffer the same fate. But one night her own mother secretly took her first-born to go under the knife in their Upper Egypt village.
Israel and Egypt to boost exports to US
Egypt and Israel are to lower the threshold of Israeli components required in Egyptian products for them to be exported to the United States duty-free, an Israeli official said Tuesday.
Regional Roundups
A regularly updated column of news briefs from around the region Gaza-Egypt border closes again
Abu Zaabal: Egypt's paradise for lepers
Behind a vale of trees lies the largest leper colony in the Middle East, a virtual oasis in Egypt for those who have been ostracized by society.
Red Sea ferry tragedy hits Egypt's economic migrants
Most of the passengers on the ferry that sank in the Red Sea were poor Egyptian villagers who had found jobs in the Gulf and were bringing months if not years worth of savings back to their families.
Only in Egypt!
A collection of weird and wondrous news items from Egypt Second best
Police puzzled over Egypt mutilation-murder mystery
Ten mutilated bodies were found on December 29 in a southern Egyptian village, some of them missing their vital organs and laying in pools of blood.
Egypt Islamists cry foul after final election slump
Egypts opposition Muslim Brotherhood cried foul on Friday after a slump in their performance in the latest round of parliamentary polls, which were marred by violence and widespread voter obstruction.
Tempers flare as final Egypt election showdown kicks off
The final phase of Egypts month-long parliamentary polls kicked off amid high tension on Thursday, with the Muslim Brotherhood and the countrys judges determined to resist state interference.
