Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First, which will be via a march from Shubrā after Friday prayers to Tahrīr Square, where they will stage a sit-in.
The spokesman for the union, Rāmī Kāmil, announced their participation in Friday’s Revolution First...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Lawyer Najīb Jabrā’īl said his client Kāmīliyā Shihātah will not appear in the June 14, 2011 session at the State Council’s Administrative Judiciary Court in a case filed to demand that her whereabouts are disclosed.
“I expect the court to turn down the case and close it once and for all on the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Last Tuesday, a Muslim mob a few thousand strong gathered in front of Mar-Yuhanna (Saint John) church in al-Minya village of al-Qamādīr in Samallūt, some 240km south of Cairo, demanding that the church should be closed. They attacked the church and the Copts’ houses with stones and set on fire...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee at the Shūrá [Consultative] Council says that the government is about to announce “a sovereign decision” regulating the building of churches, according to al-Shurūq al-Jadīd on Sunday.
Dr. Mustafá al-Fiqī said the decision would “satisfy God and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
This article gives a detailed summary of the flight to Egypt, and the travel within Egypt of the Holy Family.
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2010
The author reports on the Holy Virgin Mūlid in Minya. The festival is a flourishing social and economic opportunity celebrated by Muslims and Christians alike.
Date of source: Friday, March 5, 2010
Governor of Upper Egyptian Assyut noted that no sectarian clashes have been recorded over the past few years in the governorate.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Bishop Basenti of Helwan states that the church’s goal is to advise and guide in cases of conversion; however, in the end individuals are free and responsible for their decisions. Bishop Bassenti wondered why Christians do not visit Egypt as a holy place instead of Jerusalem, arguing that the Holy...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Al-Kammūnī’s defense team promises surprises in the coming court session, and asks authorities to prevent Bishop Kyrillos from leaving the country before a final court ruling is issued.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
After a long phase of severed diplomatic relations, Turkey and Armenia have signed a treaty that was hailed by the international community and denounced by expatriate Armenians all over the world.