Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah said the church can never be slack on anything that would serve the homeland’s interests, particularly when it comes to a crisis like that of the River Nile waters, but the church awaits an invitation for this.

“Late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III was keen on resolving the crisis during the meetings he had with religious leaders in Ethiopia,” said Bishop Marqus, who is also the chairman of the Holy Synod’s information committee. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 13, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic