Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2021
Egyptian churches stressed the Palestinians’ right to defend their cause in the face of violence committed by Israeli soldiers.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Egyptian authorities denied media reports claiming that a state of emergency had been declared in North Sinai hospitals in anticipation of receiving wounded Palestinians. Instead, they said that the elevated degree of readiness was due to the Eid al-Fitr [ʿĪd al-Fiṭr]...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 11, 2021
With the recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem, the Middle East Council of Churches issued a statement, saying that the violence is the inevitable result of the pressure and oppression Israel has exerted on Palestine for seven decades.
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2021
The Palestinian intifāḍa at Shaykh Jarrāḥ in Jerusalem coincides with a deep-seated problem facing Palestinian resistance organizations and questions the wisdom of agreements signed by Arab countries recently to normalize relations with Israel under the pretext of achieving peace between Arabs and...
Date of source: Thursday, May 6, 2021
A decades-old conflict between Egyptian and Ethiopian monks over the ownership of the Monastery of the Sultan [dayr al-Sulṭān] in Jerusalem has flared up once again.
Date of source: Friday, March 19, 2021
Maḥmūd ʿAbbās, President of Palestine, praised the great efforts made by Egypt under the leadership of President ʿAbd al-Fatāḥ al-Sīsī, for the success of the National Dialogue meetings in Cairo. He stressed that Egypt will always support the rights of Palestinians to freedom and independence.
Date of source: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has condemned the Zionist entity’s plans to build about 3000 settlements on lands belonging to the Orthodox Church on the border of the town of "Bayt Ṣafāfā". These plans threaten to besiege the occupied city of Jerusalem and isolate it from its...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Palestinian factions gathered in Cairo announced their commitment to a time table for presidential and legislative elections. They also confirmed that the elections will take place in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza without exception and promised to respect and accept the results.
Date of source: Monday, January 25, 2021
‘Aṭā Allāh Ḥannā, the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, called on the new American president, Joe Biden, to annul all unjust decisions related to the Palestinian cause, especially the issue of moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, and other biased decisions...
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2021
During his visit to Ramallah, Chief of the Egyptian Intelligence Agency Major General ʿAbbās Kāmil has relayed a message from Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to his Palestinian counterpart Maḥmūd ʿAbbās. Major General ʿAbbās Kāmil conveyed Egypt’s insistence that a just solution to the...