Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Father Makarios Yusef of Abu Qurqas told al-Wafd about how he convinced AFP-correspondent Lachlan Carmichael about the unity of Muslims and Christians in Abu Qurqas. The RNSAW spoke to Carmichael who referred for his opinion to his article in the Middle East Times.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Al-Ahali met with General Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, the governor of Sohag, in order to know the results of [the investigations into] the bloody events of Al-Kosheh, how they were raised and the role of the security organizations. The governor defends the local security but blames local customs which make...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Father Gabra’il Abdel-Messih defends himself against accusations that he has used weapons. At the time of killing he was not in Al-Kosheh, but he was in Sohag meeting with two great security leaders to whom he was complaining about the burning of the commercial shops and them being exposed to...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Pope Shenouda sent his greetings and appreciation the Tagammu party.. Bishop Musa praised the objectivity and truthfulness with which Al-Ahali dealt with the recent events of Al-Kosheh.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
The bishop of Balyana and Dar El-Salam, bishop Wissa confirmed his trust in the [state] prosecution [agency] and investigations that being made into the incidents of destruction and murder in Al-Kosheh.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
The well-known Islamists writer believes "Before I can say any word on the subject of al-Kosheh it is my duty to apologize to the Copts of Egypt and recognize the mistakes of the Muslims of the village."
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Arms trading is the only suspect that no one paid attention to in the recent incident at Al-Kosheh, although it was behind every incident to threaten the security and safety of citizens and the country, and although the bats of darkness [the terrorists] used them [the firearms] to kill around 1500...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
President Hosni Mubarak made sure that stability has come back to the village. Mubarak discussed the governmental procedures for compensations and punishing criminals.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
We are listening calls for strict and violent procedures against the people who were behind Al-Kosheh events. It is unreasonable to start a new century with such mentality.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
I am really angry with the citizens of Al-Kosheh. Their ignorance was the main reason behind the events. The author discusses ways to restore and strengthen the unity between Muslims and Christians.