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Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2013
The celebration commemorating the one year anniversary of the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III’s departure started on March 15. The celebration will last for three days (Rānīyā Nabīl, al-Sabāh, Mar. 16, p. 1). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2013
The Egyptian Ministry for Foreign Affairs condemned yesterday (March 25) a new attack on a Coptic Church in Benghazi, adding that the Ministry will demand a rapid investigation on the attack from the Libyan authorities.
Press reports said that armed men set the Church on fire and ran. It is worth...
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2013
The spouse of the kidnapped said that four people came to their house after midnight, claiming that they have an urgent medical situation. After her husband went with them, she looked from the window and saw them attacking him and forcing him into the car. She then received a phone call from her...
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2013
Dozens of Copts surrounded the Libyan Embassy in Cairo on March 14 for the second time in two days, demonstrating against the death of a Christian and demanding the release of others who are accused of proselytizing and compensation for their loss as well as an official apology from the state of...
Date of source: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Counselor Munsif Najīb Sulaymān, Coptic Orthodox Church attorney and former vice-president of the Council o State, said that passing a unified law for building worship houses will solve the crisis between Copts and Muslims and not passing the law will drive Egypt to sectarian crises (Author not...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Sunday Mar. 10, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah one of the Christians detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, confirmed that ‘Atallah along with the rest of the detainees, had...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
On Sunday Mar. 10, the Coptic Orthodox Church announced the death of ‘Izzat Hakīm ‘Atallah one of the Christians detained in Libya on charges of proselytisation. Dr. Najīb Jubrā’īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, confirmed that ‘Atallah along with the rest of the detainees, had...
Date of source: Monday, March 11, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II installed four general bishops and ordained seven new Archbishops on new dioceses. He announced that the Church will celebrate the first Anniversary commemorating the death of late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III on Friday, March 15, 2013. The celebration will...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2013
Bibā Bishopric had filed a complain to Beni Suef Attorney General for preserving the police records about taking over a house owned by the Bishopric. Abū Sayf had took over a land that measures 1500 meter square owned by the Bishopric. A number of Copts protested for several days.
Also, a rumor of...
Date of source: Friday, March 8, 2013
Churches and Coptic organizations welcomed the Administrative Court’s verdict to halt the parliament elections.
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, said that holding the elections came to the general interest and will calm the state of tension in the streets.
For his part...
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