Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2000
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that during the past two days, the Egyptian ambassadors in Europe quickly acted in order to prevent the European Union from issuing a statement concerning the events in Al-Kosheh.
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2000
We love Egypt from the bottom of our hearts and wish it well everywhere we go. It is painful for us to see that its reputation is damaged on the Internet, wire agencies, foreign newspapers and foreign broadcasts. All this attention was over a small village in Upper Egypt: Al-Kosheh village. Local...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
It seems that Egypt’s enemies do not want us to enjoy peace. They want to mess around as they like and interfere when they like... We have to call for a national conference in order to be able to face the new plans supported by America and Britain. We should be alert to what is published in the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
A responsible judicial source refuted what was published in an evening newspaper about the leveling of definite charges against Bishop Wissa of Al-Balyana and Dar Al-Salaam. The source emphasized that the editor-in-chief of the newspaper and one of its editors are to be investigated by the State...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
Sub-titles: State Security Prosecutors surveyed 104 houses and shops and renewed the custody of six suspects.
Security forces arrested five new accused who took part in the distressful incidents of Al-Kosheh on 2 January 2000. The Prosecution has ordered that the 5 accused be taken into custody...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
Sub-titles: Al-Wafd walked around the village, 20 days after the tragic incidents. Copts took refuge in the Muslims’ houses. Mosques and churches were not affected by the riot.
A delegation from the American Congress’s consultants expressed its gratitude to the Prime Minister, Dr. Atef Ebeid, for...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
Although, calm was restored to the village of Al-Kosheh, Muslims and Christians reproached each other for what happened. In order to solve the problem of Al-Kosheh, we have to examine the reasons for the dispute and its rapid development. We have to study the problems suffered by the village...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2000
President Mubarak issued three presidential decrees for building three new churches for Orthodox Copts: a church in Mustafa Fahmi street in Helwan, Cairo, a church in Al-Shat Street in Fayyoum, and a third in Marina tourist village [on the Mediterranean coast]. The president has also issued three...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2000
I know quite well that the Holy Qur’an encourages the Muslim to communicate with his Christian brother. There are a lot of verses, which confirm this communication and bless it. On the other hand, when I searched the prophetic Hadiths [traditions concerning the sayings and actions of the Prophet...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
As Gamal Al-Shazly, the assistant secretary general of the National Party declared that - according to the recommendations of the president - Copts, women and youth will have a greater share in the coming people’s assembly elections in November [2000].