Date of source: Friday, November 6, 2009
The spread of the rumors around the death of Pope Shenouda Patriarch of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark was the catalyst that activated the struggle for the position of the Holy See.
Date of source: Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Egyptian press is still intensively focusing on Fārūq Husnī’s failure in the elections to the position of UNESCO’s director general. The press and Husnī himself bemoaned the Zionist foreign conspiracy against him. The press also referred to UNESCO leaders’ views about Husnī’s ministry’s...
Date of source: Saturday, July 11, 2009
The Egyptian State Award of Merit in Social Sciences awarded to Sayyid al-Qimnī has angered Islamic scholars and Islamist groups.
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
The attorney in Asyut extends the detention of the people involved in the Dayrūt riots.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Administrative Court postpones the ruling in convert Muhammad Hijāzī’s lawsuit against the president to November 17.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Marwá al-Shirbīnī was killed in Germany, earning the title “Martyr of hijāb” in Egypt. The Egyptian press highlighted the public uproar and the German official stance.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
An interview with the Coptic Lawyer Mamdūh Ramzī, the first Copt to nominate himself for the presidential elections in 2011.
Date of source: Friday, July 10, 2009
After one year, State Security Police arrest 26 people accusing them of being responsible for the terrorist attacks against the Jewelry business in al-Zaytūn. The detained are members of a terrorist organization related to al-Qā‘idah.
Date of source: Friday, September 18, 2009
Dr. Hālah Mustafá, editor-in-chief of al-Dimuqrātīyah magazine is subjected to a barrage of criticism after receiving the Israeli ambassador in her office in al-Ahrām. However, she believes that her act was not against the general orientations of the Egyptian State.
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The Egyptian press attributes Farūq Husnī’s failure to become the new head of UNESCO to a conspiracy.