Date of source: Wednesday, July 29, 2015
In a statement exclusively disclosed to Al-Sharq al-Awsat (MENA), the governor of Marsa Matrūh, `Alā' Abu-Zaid said, that the Egyptian-Libyan borders are completely secure, and that Egyptian forces are prepared to face any attempted breach of the borders, IS is not present in any part of western...
Date of source:
Due to the pervasive media reporting both inside Egypt and in the international community, the violent incidents of May 31, 2008 at the Abu Fana Monastery is widely viewed as a sectarian confli
Date of source: Monday, January 14, 2008
Hānī Ahmad Rizq interviews the Muslim Dā‘iyah Abū Islām Ahmad ‘Abd Allāh, owner of al-Ummah religious satellite channel, who spoke about Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt and accused Christians of targeting Muslim youth.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2007
The author reports on the
arrest of a 26-year old lawyer while trying to sneak into a church in Cairo’s downtown. The arrested lawyer
justified his weird behavior and appearance claiming that he was the awaited Mahdī and he was ordered to
come to this church to search for the treasure of the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 25, 2007 to Friday, August 31, 2007
Rose al-Yūsuf publishes copies of official documents related to the crisis over a piece of land in Marina that is the center of a conflict between the church and the Matrūh Governorate.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
A conflict arose between the priest of Marina Church and the governor of the Marsá Matrūḥ governorate when the governorate sold a piece of land that belonged to the church to two other institutions. The church complained to the president of the state and the head of the president’s cabinet...
Date of source: Thursday, May 10, 2007
The Administrative Court in Alexandria canceled the governor’s ruling to remove buildings that belonged to the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria.
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
A quarrel over a 500-acre plot of land among former President of the Stock Exchange Shuhdī ‘Āzir, and the head of al-Hamām City Council ‘Abd al-Allāh Sālim and the governor of Matrūḥ ignited signs of sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The article discusses the issue of international terrorist groups working in Egypt and provides information on the group, its leaders and its policies.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Five children were accused of belonging to a terrorist organization and were detained
for two hours in the Marsa Matrouh governorate.