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Egyptian churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly

Egyptian churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly

  Acting Coptic Orthodox Pope Bishop Pachomius announced Saturday that the Egyptian churches were officially withdrawing their three members from…
Metro workers union: We will strike again if workers are interrogated

Metro workers union: We will strike again if workers are interrogated

  The Independent Trade Union for Metro Workers threatened Saturday to organize a new strike if the Public Prosecution summoned…
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision

Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision

As news of the train collision with a school bus and the deaths of at least 50 people spread throughout…
Court to issue Mohamed Mahmoud clashes verdict on 15 December

Court to issue Mohamed Mahmoud clashes verdict on 15 December

  Cairo Criminal Court will issue a verdict in the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes case on 15 December, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported…
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision

Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision

State TV has reported that the number of people killed in a collision between a school bus and a train…
Qandil’s visit to Gaza overshadowed by Gazans’ fear for the future

Qandil’s visit to Gaza overshadowed by Gazans’ fear for the future

  Egypt's Prime Minister Hesham Qandil crossed into Gaza via Rafah at 8 am Friday for a brief three-hour stay…
Meshaal says that Hamas will take revenge against Israel for Sudan factory bombing

Meshaal says that Hamas will take revenge against Israel for Sudan factory bombing

Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas's political bureau, said that that the movement will "take vengeance against Israel on behalf of…
Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday

Churches to decide on Constituent Assembly withdrawal on Saturday

  Church representatives in the Constituent Assembly have still not reached a conclusion on whether or not they will withdraw…
Without a prayer: Law and street combine to prevent church building, stoke sectarianism

Without a prayer: Law and street combine to prevent church building, stoke sectarianism

On Sunday, Ahmed Omar, a bearded Muslim resident of Queen Suzanne Street in Shubra al-Kheima, walked past a patch of…
Morsy won’t attend pope ordainment ceremony, says bishop

Morsy won’t attend pope ordainment ceremony, says bishop

President Mohamed Morsy would not attend Bishop Tawadros’ ordainment ceremony next Sunday, said Friday Bishop Paula, the spokesperson for the…
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