Date of source: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The Arab Media Freedom Monitor (an Egyptian non-profit organization) certified 41 violations of journalists’ rights and a rise in the number of blocked websites to 520 in its June report. The violations included 13 counts related to detention and arrest, 7 counts from precautionary measures, 6...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
In special statement to Al-Dustur, the Secretary to Pope Tawāḍrūs II FR. Anjilius Ishaq expressed his strong displeasure with the rumor spread about Metropolitan Anba Bākhūmius of Buḥayra and its Affiliated Areas.
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2012
Under the title “Churches reject the Constitutional referendum scheduled for December 15”, al-Dustūr newspaper reports that the three major churches of Egypt had hoped that President Mursī would postpone the referendum until a consensus among all segments of the Egyptian society is reached and a...
Date of source: Saturday, August 25, 2012
Middle East Online Website published an article on August 24 entitled “Egypt’s Morsi scraps preventive detention for publishing crimes” by Dominique Soguel. Below is the original text of the article:
Egyptian newspaper editor Islam Afifi was freed after a few hours in custody on Thursday, a...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Giza Criminal Court witnessed a tense trial in the first court session of Islām ‘Afīfi, Editor-in-Chief of the Egyptian al-Dustūr newspaper.
‘Afīfī is accused of offending the Egyptian President in the media and publishing false news that would disturb public order.
The court ordered to remand ‘...
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
The public prosecution set the August 23 session to try Islām ‘Afīfī, chief editor of al-Dustūr newspaper, before the Giza Criminal Court on charges of publishing false reports slandering the president of the republic.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Today’s overview deals with calls by a former senior U.S. diplomat, Dennis Ross, on Egypt to accept the reality and play by a set of rules, saying the record to date is not good: news reports suggest that more than 100,000 Coptic Christians have left Egypt; there have been new efforts to...
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood attempted to confiscate al-Dustūr newspaper and attacked its printing house during the dawn of Saturday (Aug. 11).
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Doctor Najīb Jubrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization, has requested a meeting with Pope Tawadros to reform the Clerical Council. Jubrā’īl has requested that more civilians, such as lawyers, psychologists, and social workers, participate in the Council. In addition, he...
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Unknown assailants set fire to a church in Nigeria, damaging the building and its contents. The recently-built church is the subject of some local controversy over the ownership of the land the church is built on (Author not mentioned, al-Yawm al-Sāb’, Feb. 28, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.