Date of source: Sunday, July 14, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church has submitted an official memorandum -commissioned by Pope Tawadros- which contains comments about the Constitutional Declaration, to the Presidency. The memo states that the Constitutional Declaration included all the disputed articles that existed in the suspended...
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2015
The Chinese community in Cairo has been continuously growing over the past years, as Chinese and the Egyptian political and economic relations are becoming steadily more intertwined. Last Friday, September 18, the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association and the Egyptian Friendship Organisation...
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Among the difficulties in assessing the news of Egypt is the Cairo-centrism of journalism. A problem plaguing the nation in general, all major newspapers operate from the capital attracting the best talent away from other regions in search of promotions and a better life. Quality of information...
Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2013
Sectarian violence struck Egypt again on Friday, April 6, as at least four Christians and one Muslim were killed in an incident in Khusūs, in the governorate of Qalyubia, to the north of Cairo. Clashes continued on Sunday, and spread to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in downtown Cairo, where a...
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2012
In politics, spin is inevitable. But in times of great political struggle spin is often transformed into misrepresentation. In Egypt these days, as seen in the press, the Muslim Brotherhood is spun virtually into a dervish.
Consider first this article from al-Akhbar, ‘Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood...