Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2014
Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, assured that protecting tourists is a religious duty.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Unknown assailants on motor cycles have thrown molotov cocktails on a carpenter’s workshop and a textile shop owned by Copts in the village of Mahamīd, Armant Center, Luxor.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2014
Security Forces in Luxor have successfully prevented an attempt to burn a number of houses belonging to Copts in Mahāmīd village, Armant, Luxor.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Coptic activists believe that there are systematic armed robberies on dozens of Coptic-owned lands. Imīl Nazīr, coordinator of Egypt’s Copts coalition, said that Ashraf Sa’d Andrawus, Amjad John, Majdī ‘Ayād, Ashraf Zarīf, ‘Imād Fakhrī and Mus’ad ‘Ayyād had filed reports accusing armed gangs of...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2010
Over one million Copts and thousands of Muslims gathered at Mount Ruzayqāt for celebrations of Mār Girgis (Saint George) Day, which go on until November 17. Among the attendees is Governor of Luxor, Dr. Samīr Faraj, who declared a state of emergency to guarantee all the necessary services for the...