Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Terrorism and fear haunt the Copts during the Christmas celebrations.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
The lack of security helped increase the cases of Copts kidnapped in Upper Egypt for the purposes of obtaining a ransom.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
In an interview with Al-Watan, Father Makarios, Bishop of Minya talks about the status of the Copts and Churches in Egypt. In addition, he reflects on the weak role of the security forces.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Security forces frustrated an attempt to detonate a bomb at St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo on Christmas Eve.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Despite the clear instructions of the Minister of Interior for intensed security presence around all the churches during feast celebrations, none of the necessary security forces have appeared.
"The security is hidden ... we trust that we are in the hands of God .. our Lord protector," the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
Pope Tawadros amidst the painful celebration of the Copts says: "this is a small part of the price of freedom that we offer to our nation".
Many Copts will experience a Christmas of fear and pain this year, many praying in tents or amidst the ruins of churches that were burned down, where the...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 6, 2014
The churches in the governorate of Minya suffer from the violance of the terrorist organization.
In the governorate of Minya, which suffered 60% of the violence committed by the Muslim Brotherhood against Copts following 30th June, many churches are still lying in ruins, forcing Christians to pray...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 3, 2014
The congratulation that Nāddir Bakkār Nūr Party leader has made to Christians on his Twitter account has caused controversy in the party. Some of the party leaders rejected that congratulation and stated that it is a mistake (Sa’īd Hijāzy, al- Watan, Jan. 3, p. 5).
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 18, 2015
Through this campaign, the Egyptian Secular Party demands the shutting down of all religious political parties, specifically Salafi al-Nūr Party. It bases this demand on article 74 of the current constitution which forbids the formation of political parties on a religious basis. This clause was...
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 14, 2015
The Salafi Al-Nūr Party has intensified its meetings with it its support bases throughout Egypt's provinces to discuss the challenges the State is currently facing, and to "expose the crimes of the Muslim Brotherhood, and its vandalism to damage the country," according to Sameh `Abd al-Hamīd,...