Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999 to Saturday, August 21, 1999
In response to a spate of articles in the British media alleging that censorship has banned more than 90 books in Egypt, Minister of Information Safwat El-Sherif has dismissed such reports as "sheer fabrication with no basis of truth." British media charged that this included the book " The Prophet...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 1999
The head of the Coptic and Islamic monuments department denies the rumors which says that there is an intention to establish a new Jewish synagogue.
Date of source: Sunday, August 8, 1999
The author proposes to built a church for the 31 victims of the bus accident.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
The American Coptic Union produced a declaration in which it accuses the Egyptian government to be responsible for the death of 31 Coptic youth in a bus accident. The Union concludes this is proof of ethnic cleansing against the Copts in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999 to Wednesday, August 18, 1999
31 young people were killed in a 24 July accident. The accident was the fourth major crash on Upper Egyptian highways this month. Egypt has the highest highway fatality rate of any country in the world that reports such statistics.
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999 to Wednesday, August 11, 1999
An overview of traffic accidents including the tragic bus accident in which 31 Coptic youth died.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
Pope Shenouda is planning to visit London, America and Canada.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
All the Muslim and Christian religious leaders rejected the incident and described it by being a criminal act. Some of the official sources said the criminal is a Christian. Others say the objective was to rob the priest. Some foreign organizations start collecting information about attacking the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Doctors and nurses who saved the life of priest Istafanous were rewarded.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
During the investigations, Father Istafanous confirmed that he could identify the criminal with 60% certainty if he could see him again.