Date of source: Thursday, December 3, 2015
Egypt's top court Thursday ordered a retrial of Muslim Brotherhood leader Muhammad Badī`, overturning a death sentence for Islamist protest violence, a judicial official and a lawyer said.
Date of source: Thursday, December 3, 2015
The Free Egyptians Party (FEP), a liberal party established in the wake of the January 25 Revolution by Egyptian business Najīb Sawīres, came in first place in the first stage of the parliamentary elections held Oct. 17-28, after securing 41 seats. According to preliminary results from the second...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Several Egyptian NGOs have reported minor electoral violations during the second and final run-off round of the country's parliamentary elections, which is taking place this week.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Despite video footage widely circulating of campaigners handing out electoral bribes, violators will not be penalized unless a report is filed to the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC), according to SEC's spokesman ʿUmar Marwān.
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Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Coptic Church in Egypt said its stance regarding the visit to Jerusalem remains the same and will not change, and there will not be a visit there without the support of Egyptians hand in hand.
Date of source: Monday, November 30, 2015
Egypt’s Coptic Church has refused claims of normalizing ties with Israel and affirmed that Pope Tawadros II did not meet with any Israeli officials during his brief visit to Jerusalem, according to a statement released today.
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
When the Higher Elections Committee (HEC) in charge of supervising Egypt's elections announced the results of the second stage of the polls on 25 November, it was a surprise for many that dozens of figures prominent under former autocratic president Hūsni Mubārak were able to qualify for the run-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
“Exceptional circumstances can never be pretexts for torture,” Egypt’s former vice president Muhammad Al-Barade`ī tweeted after reports emerged about three people dying in Egypt as a result of police brutality over the past week.
Date of source: Thursday, September 3, 2015
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt expressed his joy over the cooperation protocol signed between the Church and the Al-Ahrām Foundation, aimed at creating the website 'The Pyramids of Civilization' dedicated to the Egyptian civilization.
Date of source: Thursday, September 3, 2015
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church expressed its concern over calls to a protest scheduled to for September 9 in front of the Cathedral in east of Cairo. The protest organized by a group of Coptic activists will be held under the slogan “The People Are Angry [at the church leadership].”