alexandria church bombing
Prosecutors call for release of Salafi sheikh’s autopsy report
Egypt
January 9, 2011
Prosecutors call for release of Salafi sheikh’s autopsy report
West Alexandria prosecutors have received the file on the death of Sayed Belal, a Salafi Muslim man whose family has…
Ruling party rejects EU ‘interference’ in Egypt’s domestic affairs
Egypt
January 9, 2011
Ruling party rejects EU ‘interference’ in Egypt’s domestic affairs
Following statements by European officials that the EU was mulling its response to recent attacks on Christians in the Arab…
Police receive new info on church blast suspect
Egypt
January 9, 2011
Police receive new info on church blast suspect
Police have received information about a suspect believed to be behind the New Year’s Eve bombing that killed 23 and…
ElBaradei calls for penalizing officials who tortured citizen to death
Egypt
January 9, 2011
ElBaradei calls for penalizing officials who tortured citizen to death
Officials allegedly responsible for torturing to death a citizen in an Alexandria police station must be penalized, said the former…
Egypt says foreign investments unaffected by Alexandria bombing
Business
January 9, 2011
Egypt says foreign investments unaffected by Alexandria bombing
The Egyptian government asserted on Saturday that the New Year's Eve Alexandria church bombing, which left 23 dead and injured…
Egypt’s policy of denial
Opinion
January 8, 2011
Egypt’s policy of denial
In a statement issued by the Two Saints Church, following the New Year’s Eve blast which killed 23 people and…
EU not an authority on Egyptian Copts, says FM
Egypt
January 8, 2011
EU not an authority on Egyptian Copts, says FM
The European Union does not have the authority to assess the Egyptian state’s handling of Copts and Muslim-Coptic relations, Egyptian…
Anti-sectarian activism in Egypt: Fundamental or futile?
Egypt
January 8, 2011
Anti-sectarian activism in Egypt: Fundamental or futile?
In the wake of the Alexandria church bombing, many secular groups combating sectarianism have resurfaced. A consortium of such groups…
Protection of churches and synagogues a Muslim duty, says Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
Egypt
January 8, 2011
Protection of churches and synagogues a Muslim duty, says Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
The protection of churches and Jewish synagogues is a duty for Muslims as much as the protection of mosques, said…
3 silent protests in Alexandria express solidarity with church blast victims
Egypt
January 8, 2011
3 silent protests in Alexandria express solidarity with church blast victims
Several political movements and parties on Friday organized silent protests in solidarity with the victims of the New Year’s Eve…