Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2012
Dr. Yāsir ‘Alī, the presidential spokesman, denied that “Coptic brothers” were compulsorily displaced out of the village of Dahshūr after the recent clashes, adding reports received by the presidency affirmed that they left the village due to security conditions. [Nāsir ‘Abd al-Majīd, ‘Umnīyah...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2012
Mursī gave instructions to Giza Governor 'Alī 'Abd al-Rahman to speed up containment of the crisis that erupted there, including the formation of a commission within 24 hours to survey the losses and include them into the dossier of current investigations.
The commission is to estimate the proper...
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2012
President Muhammad Mursī ordered the authorities concerned to secure the return of Coptic families who left their homes during last week's deplorable incidents of unrest in the impoverished Giza district of Dahshūr and firmly enforce the law in order to preserve peaceful coexistence.
Presidential...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Al-Misrī al-Yawm reported on the same story and said that the report pointed out “negligence” in avoiding attacks on Christians in Egypt. [Author not mentioned, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 31, p.1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Several top religious authorities and the Azhar lashed out at the candidacy of Dr. Muhammad Yusrī Ibrāhīm, Secretary General for the general association for rights and reformation, as Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqāf).Sufī orders called on Dr. Muhammad Mursī, President of the Republic, to...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Several top religious authorities and the Azhar lashed out at the candidacy of Dr. Muhammad Yusrī Ibrāhīm, Secretary General for the general association for rights and reformation, as Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqāf).Sufī orders called on Dr. Muhammad Mursī, President of the Republic, to...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The communication committee of the Constituent Assembly (charged with drafting a new Egyptian constitution) conducted its first meeting with the title “draft your constitution” in Sharm al-Shaykh.The governor of Sinai said that the committee’s goal is to hear all suggestions to make sure Sinai...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Al-Misrī al-Yawm reported on the same story and said that the report pointed out “negligence” in avoiding attacks on Christians in Egypt. [Author not mentioned, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 31, p.1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, July 16, 2012
“The roundtable meeting invitation by the U.S. embassy in Cairo with Clinton was extended to Christian figures to discuss the status of Christians in Egypt. However, I, as an Egyptian politician, am ready to discuss issues of citizenship and human rights with Egyptians on national grounds but I...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2012
Meanwhile, the committee overseeing the papal elections postponed interviews with candidates pending the end of a deadline to register voters.
Archbishop Abram of al-Fayoum, a member of the nominations committee, said the challenges against candidates will be received by unregistered voters, adding...