Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2019
The security authorities are waiting for the end of ʿĪd al-Fiṭr to execute 17 civilians involved in bombing attacks on three Coptic Christian churches (St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Cairo, St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Tanta and the St. Mark Orthodox Church in Alexandria), in case No...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Not surprisingly, the White House is considering to label the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and it may be followed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other organizations. However, the practical mechanism for this turned out to be more difficult than the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 14, 2019
The death of Muḥammad Mursī, Egypt’s first elected president since the 2011 revolution, on June 17 sparked a wave of controversy and conflicting truths between human rights organizations and Egyptian media. Mursī died in court in Cairo where he was on trial facing charges of espionage.
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2019
Judge SāmiḥʿAbd al-Ḥakam, the president of the Court of Appeal, said that the draft penal code pertaining to the minor offenses known as the law of (Cancelling Debtors' Imprisonment) was submitted to the House of Representatives and submitted to the Legislation Affairs Committee.
Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2019
Counselor ʾAhmad Fuʾād Qāsim called for merging the draft personal status laws proposed by a number of parties, including Al-Azhar, the National Council for Women and Al-Wafd Party.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The White House issued a statement on the visit of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to Washington, which stated that President Trump is still committed to the stability of Egypt and the Middle East. "It is a great honor to meet with President al-Sīsī, a great Egyptian friend. Our relationship...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The Monastery of Patmos was established by Bishop Botros. He had bought the desert land upon which the monastery rests on his name with the government specifying that it was to be used for agricultural development. In 1993, he obtained a permit from the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to build a fence...
Date of source: Thursday, April 11, 2019
Pope Tuwadrus II held a meeting with the Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Ishaq and the President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt Andrīa Zakī at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in ‘Abbasīa for discussing a unified draft for the Personal Status law of Christians.
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2019
“Get out and vote!” “Make your voice heard!” “Vote ‘yes’ to the constitutional amendments!” “Make your vote counts!” These slogans, placed alongside Egyptian flags, currently adorn the country’s streets and roundabouts and call for citizens to participate in the referendum on constitutional...