Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The current Shūrá Council was elected in February 2012 with a turnout that was lower than 15 per cent and yielded an Islamist majority of 84 per cent of elected seats. The list of the newly appointed members includes a diverse number of Christians, some have been listed under ‘The Christian...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2012
The panel, with the objection of the priest, recommended on Wednesday (February 1) delegating Shaykh Hawārī to sell the property of Abū Sulaymān, a trader of household appliances and a local notable of the area of Kubrī al-Sharbāt in al-Nahdah, and have him expelled from the village.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2017
At 6:00PM Dutch time today, the 8th International Coptic Commission Conference will be launched in the main conferences hall of Amsterdam.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2017
Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the first day of the Dutch Coptic Organization’s Annual Conference, in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam. The conference is titled “Modern Egypt Under the Shadow of the Contempt of Religions Law.” The conference will be attended by a selection of thinkers and...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Dr. ʿAlī ʿAbd al-ʿĀl, President of the Egyptian House of Representatives, confirmed that Parliament is the only party responsible for the issue of determining naval borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He added that he did not ask for the suspension of Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā’s program, during his...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2017
"Renewing religious discourse is a matter of life and death…" This is an Egyptian call launched by President Abdel Fattah al-Sīsī on Wednesday from the country of al-Azhar, [an outlet of] moderate Islam.
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2017
The Church of Egypt issued a press release on Friday in the wake of the incident that killed at least 28 Copts and injured 24 [others] when a bus on its way to the Saint Samwell the Confessor Monastery was attacked.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2012
The investigating panel had received the probes by a sovereign security agency that disclosed ‘Azīz’s involvement in the incidents in which 28 persons are suspected, all released but banned from traveling out of the country pending investigations.
‘Azīz, according to investigations, has met with a...
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2012
A judge in the Asyut Court of Misdemeanor ordered the renewal of investigative custody of Jamāl ‘Abduh for 15 days on charges of publishing cartoons insulting the Prophet Muhammad on his social networking media Facebook page.
Chief Prosecutor of Asyut Muhammad Sayīd, accused ‘Abduh of disdaining...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Veto Gate commemorated the Palm Sunday Observance in Egypt and shed light on the unity between Muslims and Christians. This unity was manifest in Muslims Joining forces with their Coptic brothers buying palms and take part in the celebration in Minya.