Date of source: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Joseph Malāk, a lawyer for the families of victims of the Alexandria-based Two Saints Church bombing attack early in January 2011 filed a report with the public prosecutor against President Mursī, ousted president Husnī Mubārak and former minister of interior Habīb al-'Ādlī for deliberately...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal said any citizen in any place all over the world who seeks asylum to the Netherlands must first be present on Dutch soil and then offer a convincing proof that he/she needs international protection. [Dīnā Darwīsh, al-Akhbār, Oct. 23, p. 7] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, October 21, 2012
Bishop Bula, the spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said the church has not so far extended an invitation to President Muhammad Mursī to attend the enthronement of the 118th pope of the chair of Saint Mark in succession of Pope Shenouda III, who passed away on March 17, 2012.
Date of source: Friday, October 12, 2012
U.S. ambassador in Cairo Anne Patterson met on Wednesday (October 10) with Coptic activists who spoke to her about the status of religious minorities in Egypt under President Muhammad Mursī, a few days after her meeting with Egyptian Shiite leaders who told her they applied for the Dutch...
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2012
President Muhammad Mursī stressed commitment to provide security for all citizens, Muslims and Copts, adding any assault on Copts would be tantamount to assaults on him personally.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Bishop Quzmān of North Sinai said Copts in the border governorate are between four thousands and five thousands and are indispensable part of the fabric of Sinai, adding Copts in this area do not feel they are being discriminated against. [Muhammad al-Bahrāwī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Oct. 10, p. 2] Read...
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
Among the charges Abū Islām is facing is the agitating calls against Egyptian Christians that could undermine national unity and disrupt public security.
Date of source: Thursday, September 27, 2012
The al-Marj Court of Misdemeanor decided on Wednesday (September 26) to adjourn to the October 17 session the trial of blogger Albīr Sābir ‘Ayyād Zakī, a young Copt who is facing charges of religion disdaining and insulting God and the prophets.
Date of source: Thursday, September 27, 2012
Most Rev. Munīr Hannā Anīs, the head of the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt, said Copts have fears about power under the Muslim Brotherhood group, adding more than 100,000 Egyptian Christians emigrated last year.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Security sources and eyewitnesses said a state of lull is dominating the city amidst intensive security presence all over after Copts came under a shooting attack.