On Tuesday, April 16, a delegation of Al-Azhar visited Saint Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyyah. According to sources of the Church, the visit was to offer condolences to Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II for the victims of al-Khusūs and the clashes at the cathedral. Although the Church had said the visit was postponed indefinitely, the delegation met the Pope. The Church had refused to let journalists cover the meeting (Mustafá Rahūmah, al-Watan, Apr. 17, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.