Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Counselor Walīd Mas’ūd, head Burj al-‘Arab Prosecution Office, has ordered that the individual suspected of having killed five people in Alexandria be remanded under custody pending investigation. The suspect claims he was taking vengeance for their mistreatment of him (Shīrīn Tāhir, al-Wafd, Feb....
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2013
27-28 April, the dates of the first round of the elections, coincide with the beginning of the Holy Week and Palm Sunday, while the runoffs scheduled for 4-5 May clash with Holy Saturday and Easter, said Bishop Rafiq Gereish, the head of the Catholic Church’s media office.
“Didn’t the president...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Spokesman of President Mursī, Dr. Yāsir ꞌAlī, yesterday commented on statements delivered by President Mursī on Egyptian Christians describing them as “minorities”. Accusing media of delivering false reports, ꞌAlī argued that media have taken President Mursī’s statements out of context and that the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2013
al-Wafd reported on al-Marāshdah incident as well, where Bishop Kyrillos of Qena stated that the clashes resulted in the burning of three stores and an attack on six (‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, Jan. 20, p. 8). Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Thursday, January 17, 2013
The following is the full text of the interview with 'Imād 'Abd al-Ghafūr, Leader of al-Watan Party (under establishment), former leader of the Salafī al-Nūr Party and Vice-President for social networking:
Q: What is al-Watan Party? And how do you coordinate with Hāzim Abū Ismā'īl in the so-...
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2013
Under the title “The Coptic Evangelical and Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas without the Muslim Brotherhood”, al-Wafd reports that both Egyptian Churches had received congratulatory phone call from President Mursī, while a number of public figures came personally to attend the Christmas masses...
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2018
The Egyptian Ambassador to Germany, Mr. Badr ‘Abd al-‘Ātī, received General Bishop Damian of the Coptic Orthodox Churches in Germany, accompanied by a church delegation and Mr. Fū’ād Khalīl, President of the Coptic Community in Berlin.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2017
Before the outbreak of the 25th of January Revolution, women and Copts have been two politically and socially marginalized groups. However, they managed to make their way to political and social engagement.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Dr. Aḥmad ʿUkāsha, professor of psychiatry and a member of the National Council for Combating Terrorism and Extremism, said that enlightenment religious discourse is the main source of new interpretations for Qur`ān. He also highlighted the importance of deep thinking to understand texts and...
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2017
Rev. Dr Andrea Zakī, President of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that the visit conducted by President al-Sīsī yesterday to the Cathedral hailed in a new history of Islamic-Christian relations in Egypt. He said that the president is establishing a new notion of citizenship as a behavior...