Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Meanwhile, the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy approved in a meeting on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, amendments to the law on the Azhar, including the retirement of the Grand Shaykh at the age of 80 or upon his request.
Grand Shaykh Dr. Tayyīb, during the three-hour session, was in favor to have...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
On the other hand, political parties traded accusations on the second day of the third round of Egypt’s People’s Assembly elections on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, as leaflets handed out in the western Egypt governorate of Mersa Matrouh judged that anyone voting for the liberal Egyptian Bloc would...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Minister of Interior Muhammad Ibrāhīm sent a congratulatory cable to Pope Shenouda on the occasion of the Coptic Christmas.
Ibrāhīm sent similar cables to Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī, Head of the Evangelical Community Council in Egypt, and senior ministry officials, officers, constables, conscripts and...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2012
Al-Azhar vehemently rejected the setting up of a so-called Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), asserting that the top Sunni Muslim establishment is the only Muslim reference concerned with religious affairs in Egypt. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, Jan. 5, p. 14...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 4, 2012
A group of Salafī young men launched an initiative called Salafists for the Guarding of Churches through coordination among Islamist groups and parties, security agencies and church officials. [Author not mentioned, Al-Jumhūrīyah, Jan. 4, p. 3]
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2012
Egyptian churches celebrated the New Year on December 31, 2011 as priests prayed for the stability and peace of Egypt.
Dozens of activists and young people were outside the Two Saints Church chanting slogans of national unity while Coptic youths chanted slogans against Mustafá Muhammad Mustafá, a...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2012
The Court of Urgent Matters in Alexandria on Sunday looked into the case of the bombing attacks that targeted the Two Saints Church to the February 5 session after the defense counsel demanded the inclusion of other parties to the case, Field Marshal Husayn Tantāwī in his capacity as Chairman of...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 2, 2012
Public Prosecutor ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd decided the removal of prisoner Michael Nabīl, a blogger and political activist, from al-Marj Prison to Turah Prison.
The decision was taken after a surprise visit to al-Marj Prison by al-Khānkah prosecutor along with lawyer and human rights activist Amīr...
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2016
Many countries in the world celebrate on the 1st of May,“Labor day”, where millions of institutions and hundreds of millions of workers stop working in many countries and are granted an official vacation.
Date of source: الخميس, نيسان (أبريل) 28, 2016
Al-Qāhira wa-n-Nās TV channel has issued a guide which is considered to be the first code of ethics for professions in the Egyptian media. The channel has also issued a comprehensive guide to be used in visual media, which defines a set of concepts, regulations and principles related to all...