Date of source: الأحد, آذار (مارس) 2, 2014
Pope Tawadros II ordained three new priests. Furthermore, in an interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper he stated that Egypt was and will remain the first defense line of the Arab Gulf States, hailing the stance taken by Saudi Arabic, Kuwait and the UAE as historic. The Pope stated that national...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 14, 2014
Pope Tawadros II led the Palm Sunday mass yesterday in the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wādī al-Natrūn. Many Bishops and hundreds of Copts attended it.
Hundreds of Copts celebrated Palm Sunday in the Cathedral of Abbāsiyah, amidst intensive security presence. Vendors sold palm leaves at the...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 24, 2014
The Giza Criminal Court has issued its verdict in the Marriot Cell case, in which al- Jazīrah staff members have been accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. The court ruled to jail six defendants with each 7 years of jail, and 12 others of 10 years of jail (of which 10 in absentia). The...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 23, 2014
Prosecutor General Hishām Barakāt decided to start the procedures to appeal the Minya Criminal Court ruling issued yesterday in the violence in al- ‘AdawahCity, Minya. Yesterday the Court sentenced 183 defendants to death and acquit 498 others (al-Walīd Ismā’il, al- Watan, June 23, p, 2).
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 2014
The Minya Criminal Court, headed by Counselor Yūsuf Sabrah, sentenced 183 Muslim Brotherhood members to death, including Supreme Guide Badi’. It has sentenced four Brotherhood members to life sentences and acquitted 496 others in al- ‘Adawah acts of violence. Badi’s lawyer, Muhammad Tūsun, stated...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 21, 2014
Pope Tawadros has called for supporting the agonized churches in Syria and Iraq and working on bringing different churches of the world together. The pope stated during his meetings with Norwegian Church leaders that it is important to present service oriented projects such as hospitals and...
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2014
Minister of Endowment, Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah stated the campaign entitled “have you prayed for the prophet today?” is malignant. Azharite scholars reject that and stated that it presents the religiosity of the Egyptian people. Dr. Abd al- Fattāh Khidr, professor of Qur’ānic studies at the Azhar,...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 19, 2014
The Giza criminal court has decided to sentence 12 defendants who were accused of taking part in killing General Nabīl Farāg in Kirdāsah, Giza to death, pending the opinion of the grand muftī. The verdict is to be announced on August 6th. The wife of General Farāg stated that she feels that the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2014
Former Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq, Sayyid Abū Zayd stated that ISIS has sent some of its militants to Egypt during the past few months, as it considers Sinai to be a part of the Levant. Samīr Ghattas, head of the Middle East Forum for Strategic Studies, stated that former president Mursī has...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 17, 2014
Prime Minister Eng. Ibrahīm Mahlab decided to abolish the Ministry of Information. He stated that there are 10 new ministers in the new government and the Ministers of Health, Telecommunication and Housing shall all remain in their posts (Wā’il al–Qamhāwī and Mustafá Junaidy, al- Dustūr, June 17, p...