Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Ṣafwat al-Sharīf, former Minister of Information under late president Ḥusnī Mubārak, died at the age of 88. His death came following a struggle with leukemia, and several days after becoming infected with the Coronavirus.
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The following text contains sensitive information and highlights various concerns from an Egyptian ambassador regarding foreign influence on political and environmental decisions and movements in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Bishop Raphael, General Secretary to the Holy Synod, has said that although the previous regime tried, and failed, to maintain its legitimacy for over 30 years by driving a wedge between Muslims and Christians, the Muslim Brotherhood has succeeded in five months. The Bishop noted that during the 25...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Egyptian news coverage on Tuesday followed the statements of various government officials regarding the possibility of two Copt-related bills: a unified law for building places of worship and a personal affairs law for Christians...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Wednesday's Egyptian newspaper coverage of the Alexandria church bombing focuses on speculation regarding who may be behind the attack. But some are accusing the Egyptian media of competing to identify the responsible party, according to AWR's Hānī Hamdī...
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2011
The Egyptian government and religious officials continue to express their shock and their outrage over the attack of the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria.
Safwat al-Sharīf, the chairman of the Supreme Press Council, stressed the importance of finding out everything...
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Church has begun sending invitations for its celebration of Christmas.
Invitations were sent to Jamāl Mubārak, Head of the National Democratic Party's Policies Committee; Ahmad Fathī Surūr, Speaker of the People’s Assembly; and Safwat al-Sharīf, the Chief of the Shūrá Council....
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2010
The Orthodox Coptic Church started sending invitations for the celebration of Christimas and the mass.
Invitations were sent to: Jamāl Mubārak, Head of the National Democratic Party's Policies Committee; Aḥmad Fatḥī Surūr, Speaker of the People’s Assembly; and Ṣafwat al-Sharīf, chief of Shura...
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Majdī says that the nation goes through three basic citizenship tests during elections. The first of these tests pertains to the way candidates are selected. He says that the NDP failed miserably by selecting only ten Coptic candidates out of its eight hundred, while all opposing parties and the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2010
The author of this article considers the implication of hypothetically waking up to find Egypt's streets, mosques, churches, and buildings flooded in posters promoting parliamentary candidates saying “Christianity Is the Answer.” He then asks why Egypt forces Christian, Jewish and Baha‘ī citizens...