Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 1998
Pope Shenouda dismissed Israeli and Us allegations the Egypt’s Copts are persecuted. "They are not our guardians," Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria said.
Date of source: Monday, October 12, 1998
The President’s political advisor Osama el-Baz yesterday emphasized that the strength of Egypt’s social fabric cannot be weakened by agitators who propagate injustices against Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, October 10, 1998
The police makes an effort to prevent Muslim Brothers to recruit new members at university campuses.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 1998
Excessive reports appeared abroad about police torture in el-Koshh.
Date of source: Saturday, October 3, 1998
British police swooped down and arrested seven Islamists, including six Egyptians, in a September 23 dawn raid in central London. The swoop came less than a month after Britain’s House of Lords approved the government’s new anti-terror law.
Date of source: Thursday, September 24, 1998
The question has been raised whether the American military strike against what were described as Osama Bin Laden’s bases in Afghanistan on August 17 will force the Taliban movement to clamp down on the Saudi dissident and his Arab-Afghan associates.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 16, 1998
Security officials in Cairo believe the British bill [legislation] may help break up terrorist networks targeting Egypt and other Arab countries. "It is a real positive step towards fighting terrorism worldwide," an interior ministry official said. "For years Britain has turned a blind eye to the...
Date of source: Thursday, August 6, 1998
Lawyer Fatma Lasheen files a law suit asking to be appointed as judge. If she wins, the door will be open for women for the first time to sit on the bench.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 4, 1998
A controversy over the release of movies and video films dramatizing events in the lives of Christian saints.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 1998
A suspected extremist killed three nuns in Hodeidah, Yemen.