Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
In an interview with Ḥussām al-Dīn al-Ḥaddād on “Good Morning Egypt,” Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Faḍīl Shūsha, governor of North Sinai, revealed Egypt’s latest preparations to support Palestinians, provide for Gaza’s needs and treat the injured.
Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2021
Since the Second World War churches have made tremendous efforts to strive towards more unity. At the same time, we see national and church politics often getting in the way. In this example about church division from Egypt, it is not about dogmatic differences but about the long-term effects of (...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Members of the Episcopal Church of Egypt were called to come to the All Saints Cathedral for an extra-ordinary church meeting that was carefully designed to result in a call for a letter to President Abdelfattah al-Sisi [ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī] to recognize the Anglican Diocese of Egypt as an...
Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2021
More than a year after a heated discussion regarding the renewal of religious discourse between the Shaykh of al-Azhar, Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, and Cairo University President, Muḥammad ʿUthmān al-Khusht, al-Tayyib announced statements with his stance seeming different from before.
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2021
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī stressed that Egypt is prepared to support Libya, as he met with military officials after Friday Prayer in Mushīr Ṭanṭāwī Mosque. He said that he has asked the Egyptian government to arrange the travel of Egyptian workers to Libya and compile lists of information...
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2021
On Saturday, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī welcomed Shaykh Muḥammad Bin Zāyid Āl Nahiyān, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2021
During the last weeks of March, we witnessed a new development in the attempted thawing of relations between Egypt and Turkey. Ayman Nour [Ayman Nūr], head of “al-Sharq” television network, announced that he had met with representatives of the Turkish government to discuss “toning down” criticism...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2021
Egyptian churches stressed their solidarity with the Egyptian state, army, and police in the wake of Nabīl Ḥabashī Salāma’s murder. Ḥabashī was kidnapped by terrorists five months ago in North Sinai, and a video of his execution was recently published on their media platforms.
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2021
The escalating tension between the Sīsī regime in Egypt and Italy continues, following successive developments in the case of the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, the latest of which was the emergence of a new witness announced by the Italian investigative body, condemning four men of...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
After failing to reach a binding agreement over the Renaissance Dam in Kinshasa, Egypt and Sudan have intensified their rhetoric towards Ethiopia. So, what are the remaining options to avoid all-out war?