Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Pachomius of al-Beheira said that Egyptian Muslim is more Muslim than any other Muslim in the world. He also called on all Egyptians to work together for the national interest. Many military figures attended Easter celebrations on May 5 at Damanhūr of al-Beheira...
Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2013
In an interview with al-Akhbār, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II spoke freely about the current situation in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, April 26, 2013
Pope Tawadros met with the Minister of Culture, Dr. Muhammad Sābir 'Arab and the Minister of the Environment Dr. Khālid Fahmī just as the yesterday (Apr. 25) he received the Minister of Information, Salāh 'Abd al-Maqsūd, and the Minister of Tourism and President of the Radio and Television Union,...
Date of source: Saturday, April 20, 2013
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has given an exclusive interview with the newspaper al-Akhbār. In the interview he said that Christians have long been part of the social and religious fabric of Egypt, and that it was in everyone’s interests to create a...
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Date of source: Sunday, April 5, 2015
The first group of international human rights trainers graduate in Aswan
An international human rights organization (T.O.T) in Aswan has graduated its first group of students. Participants in the program worked in workshops aimed at developing communication and presentation skills, as well as...
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Sīsī courts Christians after deliberating with his intelligence chief
President ‘Abd al-Fattāh as-Sīsī visited St. Mark’s Cathedral the day before yesterday as a group of Egyptian Christians in Libya remain kidnapped. Rumours swirled about his visit’s connection to the upcoming parliamentary...
Date of source: Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Ministry of the Interior searches for human rights abuses on Facebook
At the direct order of President Sīsī, the Ministry of Interior began scouring social media websites for any video or pictures of policemen or security forces committing human rights abuses against Egyptian citizens. Through...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
The Pope received the Governor of Alexandria, Gen. Tāriq al- Mahdī, to congratulate him on the occasion of Epiphany (Sarhān Sinārah and Ahmad Sālim, al-Akhbār, Jan. 20, p. 7). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2014
After the approval of the constitution and the turnout in these numbers confronting all challenges, the Egyptian people will continue their struggle for Egypt’s development and its future. For this reason a long term and a short term plan must be put.