Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 7, 2013
In his first decision to build a new church, President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) has licensed the establishment of the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul in New Nūbārīyah city in al-Beheira governorate. The Church welcomed the decision, and asked from the Presidency to...
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 9, 2013
The Presidency and Muslim Brotherhood are holding intensive talks with the Church in order to persuade Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II to tell Copts not to participate in demonstrations on June 30, 2013 and to intervene with the Ethiopian Church in order to end the Blue Nile crisis (Mustafá...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2013
Finally, after being postponed several times, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II welcomed yesterday (Apr. 21) people who wanted to offer their condolences for the happenings in al-Khusūs. Among the visitors in the Cathedral were the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Sāmī 'Anān, several former...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II returned to Cairo yesterday evening (June 4, 2013) following a pastoral trip to Austria. Papal sources stated that President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) is scheduled to meet with Pope Tawadros to discuss the Renaissance Dam crisis, before meeting with the Ethiopian...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 6, 2013
Clashes erupted in Asyut when two children wanted to ride a wagon to al-Muharraq Monastery (Dayr al-Muharraq) (in al-Qūsīyah Township of Asyut governorate), however, the wagon driver insisted for a fee. The parents of the children reproached the wagon driver but soon it turned to a battle with...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 4, 2013
Church sources revealed today (June 4, 2013) that the Presidency is arranging a meeting between President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī), Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and the Ethiopian Patriarch to resolve the Blue Nile crisis (Ahmad al-Sa'dāwī, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, June 4, p. 1). Read original text in...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 3, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros postponed his return from Vienna until Tuesday (June 4) instead of Sunday (June 2) due to the extended length of the pastoral Conference in Vienna. Pope Tawadros is scheduled to meet the members of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod on June 20 to discuss the amendment of...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 1, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II welcomes the visit of His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot to Cairo in mid-June. The meeting was originally set for July 19, however it has been re-scheduled to an...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 31, 2013
Egypt and its citizens are confronted with a new crisis, namely the Nile crisis. The question arises why Ethiopia has taken a step in the dam construction hours after President Muhammad Mursi (Mursī) ended his official visit to the country (Sarah Muhsin, al-Wafd, May 31, p. 5). Read original text...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 30, 2013
"Coptic Alliance Without Borders" movement called on Muslims and Copts to protest off the Ethiopian Embassy in Duqī district of Cairo, to protest against the Renaissance Dam crisis. The movement stated that the purpose of the protest is to reinforce Egypt's claim on the Nile waters, and to...