Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2002
What Al-Naba´a newspaper published about the sexual life of a former monk was outrageous. The reaction of society resulted in the suspension of its license and stopping its publication. But the High Administrative Court objected to the suspension of the license and said that specific legal...
Date of source: Sunday, May 26, 2002
The Supreme Administrational Court of the National Council decided that Al-Nabaa newspaper can be re-issued and canceled the ruling by the administrational court, which suspended the newspaper.
Date of source: Thursday, March 14, 2002
The priest of the Mar Girgis church in Saft Al-Laban filed a felony report against Mamdouh Mahran, editor-in-chief of Al-Nabaa paper, accusing Mahran of defaming him in the paper. The court sentenced Mahran for one year in jail and a bill of 5,000 LE.
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2002
Pope Shenouda gave a lecture in the 34th Cairo International Book Fair about the human mind and the restrictions that prevent it from right thinking. After the lecture, the pope was asked many questions about his relationship with the Sheikh of the Azhar, the Palestinian issue, the role emigrant...
Date of source: Saturday, June 5, 2004
One trigger of sectarian crises in Egypt is journalistic writing that lacks political responsibility and professionalism. Some articles focus on the sectarian side of a story and cite exaggerated explanations of statements made by religious men, politicians, intellectuals, or artists. Also,...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2001
The Cairo Appeal Court set November 24 as a date for the expelled monk Barsoum Al-Moharaqi to be tried before the Supreme State Security Court. The Supreme State Security Prosecution has charged him with disdaining Christianity, assuming the identity of a clergyman, violating the laws of national...
Date of source: Sunday, November 11, 2001
The Supreme Administrative Court set January 7, 2002 as the date for giving its decision concerning the appeal lodged by the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Nabaa against withdrawing the licenses of his paper.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
The author believes that most of the comments that were written on Al-Nabaa’s article about the expelled monk, especially those connecting it with national unity, lacked correct judgment. He is of the opinion that Al-Nabaa’s problem had nothing to do with national unity and that the whole story was...
Date of source: Monday, September 17, 2001
The Editor-in-Chief of Al-Nabaa was sentenced to three years imprisonment with labor and ordered to pay 200 LE as a fine. The offending issues of Al-Nabaa and Akher Khabar papers were also confiscated. This ruling is a final one that cannot be appealed against and it will be executed once the...
Date of source: Friday, September 14, 2001
The State Security Misdemeanor Court will hand down its final ruling regarding the case of Mamdouh Mahran, the editor in chief of both Al-Nabaa and Akher Khabar papers, the day after tomorrow. Mahran was accused of publishing an article accompanied by pornographic photos about the sexual life of...