Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Pope Tawadros returned to Cairo on Monday, after a pastoral visit that lasted for more than a month abroad. He inaugurated the Coptic Youth conference in Holland, visited the Coptic Church in Switzerland and inaugurated a number of Churches in Canada (author not mentioned, al- Dustūr, Sep. 28).
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2014
Religious political parties in Egypt are in a state of anticipation. They are awaiting the ruling of the Administrative Court that request the dissolution of political parties on a religious basis. Both Misr al- Qawīyah (Strong Egypt) and Nūr Political parties assured that they are political and...
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2014
Leaders in the Nūr party confessed to having contacts with former NDP members in order to convince them to put their names on the Nūr electoral lists. They also stated that Nūr party rejects the idea of political exclusion. The secretary of the Nūr Party in Sharkia, ‘Ayman al- Bagūry, stated that...
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2014
The Financial Times stated that the US is trying to support Egypt in its battle against ISIS. The paper stated that Obama has met the Egyptian President after the General Assembly session in New York in what seems as an effort by the Obama Administration to mend relations with Egypt (Sārah Hussayn...
Date of source: Thursday, September 25, 2014
President Abd al- Fattāh al-Sīsī stated to the BBC that Egypt is a main country in the region and is considered one of the factors of its stability. He added that it is nominated to play a main role that no other county can play in maintaining peace in the region. He added that the relationship...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
American airplanes have started Tuesday morning to launch airstrikes against ISIS in Syria in an attempt to send a strong message to the group in Syria as per CNN. An American official assured to CNN that 22 airstrikes focused on the strongholds of ISIS in Raqqah Syria (Du’ā Sayf, al- Dustūr, Sep...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Sources stated that the meeting of Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the UN and President al- Sīsī discussed the issues of the region and issues pertaining to how to combat terrorism. At the end of the meeting the discussion went onto Egypt’s internal affairs. According to the sources, al- Sīsī was...
Date of source: Monday, September 22, 2014
An explosion took place in the vicinity in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nile Corniche, before al- Sīsī arrives to New York. This led to the death of two police officers and the injury of a general and 6 conscripts.
A source from the presidency stated that the reconciliation with the Muslim...
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014
Coptic activists and Coptic organizations called upon President ‘Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī to dismiss the Minister of Interior, Muhammad Ibrahīm, as well as the Governor and the Security Director of Minya. They also called for the return of the sessions of advice and guidance (advice and guidance of...
Date of source: Saturday, September 13, 2014
A delegation of the Middle Eastern Churches has met with American president Barrack Obama and discussed with him how to protect the Christians of the East in Egypt, Syria and Iraq. They also discussed the challenges that they are facing due to the escalation of extremism in the Middle East. The...