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Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2012
On Friday (August 18), Major General Usāmah Al-Saghīr, First Assistant of the Interior Ministry for Security in Cairo, welcomed an ecclesiastical delegation to his office, which was headed by the General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Yu’annis
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2012
‘Every era has its men’ is a rule that has applied to the Coptic Orthodox Church since Egypt became a republic. Since the 1952 Revolution until now, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has passed away after the departure of every head of state. Whether this is preordained or merely coincidence...
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2012
Some Egyptians are busy with efforts to impose a constitution which expresses their viewpoint alone without consideration for Egypt as a whole, according to Dr. Rif’at al-S’aīd. He stresses that Egypt needs a constitution to protect its children on an equal footing, regardless of religion, beliefs...
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2012
The first visit of an Egyptian President to Iran for decades has been generally met with approval. The visit is to take place as part of the Non-Aligned Movement conference at the end of the month. The conference will see the changeover of leadership from President Mursī to President Ahmadinijad....
Date of source: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
There was much surprise in the U.S. at Egyptian President Muhammad Mursī’s recent shake-up of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) leadership. The Los Angeles Times suggests that this proves him ‘a better political tactician than many had believed’ [Rīm ‘Abd al-Latīf, Egypt president's...
Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2012
A number of figures in Egypt have called for demonstrations on the 24th August to express anger at the behaviour of the Muslim Brotherhood and President Muhammad Mūrsī since the presidential election in June, 2012.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
The decision of President Muhammad Mursī to remove long-time Defense Minister Field Marshal Muhammad Husayn Tantāwī, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General...
Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2012
The circumstances surrounding the events of the past two weeks in Dahshūr remain somewhat unclear as demonstrated by the conflicting points of view that are spreading throughout social media and the Internet.
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