Date of source: Wednesday, May 16, 2001
The election of the new patriarch of Jerusalem is facing problems due to the Israeli intervention in the elections. The power of the position has a direct relationship with the interests of Israel, especially those related to the church’s property. Israel has once deceived the late patriarch and...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
The priest of the Church of Archangel Michael in Al-Kosheh rejected the accusation of the president of the criminal court of Sohag who had said that three Christian men of religion had not cooperated with policemen to calm down people and prevent inciting violence.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
The General Prosecution confirmed that the ruling, given by the Criminal Court of Sohag, about the killings in Al-Kosheh was marred by the wrong application of the law and not resorting to a detailed and sufficient verification of the facts and evidence presented during the trial. In addition, the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
The leaders of Jihad, the terrorist group, have announced that they will resume their armed activity against the government system in Egypt. They will continue until they manage to overthrow it. The announcement came in the editorial of the first edition of their new magazine, "Al-Mujahidun."
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The Bishop of Naga Hamadi said that al-Ahali [See RNSAW week 42 article 3] wrongly quoted him as saying that "the National Democratic Party (NDP) is imposing certain persons whom we do not choose." The Bishop said that "this sentence caused misunderstanding with the members of NDP."
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2000
The Bishop of Naga Hamadi and Abu Tisht, the secretary of the Tagammu Party and its candidate in the aforementioned constituency, the Director of Al-Homaiat Hospital and many other important persons agreed that Naga Hamadi is governed by corruption, forgery and intimidation. They confirmed that...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 16, 2000
In his book "The Risk in the Deal Between the Government and the Groups of Violence", Abdel Rahim, a journalist for Al-Ahali, speaks about the confrontation between the government and the groups of violence and the deal between them. The book speaks about the "initiative of the Jihad organization"...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2000
An Egyptian citizen has been dismissed from the company he was working for four years. The company is owned by the Egyptian government and that of another foreign country. The company said that when he applied for work, his name did not denote that he was Christian.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 28, 2000
After the dissipation of the echo of the gun bullets that the Turk, Ali Agha fired in St. Peter’s square, attempting to assassinate Pope John Paul II, 19 years ago, the Vatican has finally decided to ask the Italian government to release the Turk Ali Agha and forgive his failed attempt to...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Political circles explained that the rumor about sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, the spiritual leader of Al-Gamaa’t Al-Islamya, withdrawing his support for the no-violence initiative is an attempt to blackmail the Egyptian officials.