Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 1998
A press conference was held by Pope Shenouda before his departure from Lebanon after he attended the Executive Committee meeting of the Churches of the Middle East in Beirut.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 12, 1998
The celebrations of ’Bethlehem 2,000’, which will be held this coming Easter marking 2,000 years since the Birth of Christ, have been opposed by the Israelis who said the attendance of Christian pilgrims at the celebrations in Bethlehem would be ’a security threat’.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 1, 1998
Rashed Ghannoushi, the exiled leader of the Tunisian outlawed "Al-Da’wa" Islamic Party, believes that since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, Islamist groups have experienced several ups and downs. He adds that Iran, "where a real democracy is taking shape with [President] Ayatollah Mohamad...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 6, 1998
An interview with the Pope about the persecution of Copts and the Middle East peace process.