Church building
Egypt committee to meet over unlicensed church buildings
Egypt
October 8, 2017
Egypt committee to meet over unlicensed church buildings
A committee to consider the legalization of unlicensed churches, formed by the cabinet in Egypt, is scheduled to meet on…
Christians in Minya claim prevented from mass by authorities
Egypt
August 20, 2017
Christians in Minya claim prevented from mass by authorities
Coptic Christians in Ezbat al-Forn, of the Abyouha village in Abu Qurqas city of Minya governorate, said Sunday that security…
Egypt’s state of emergency in 2017: constitutional enforcement and consequences
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Egypt’s state of emergency in 2017: constitutional enforcement and consequences
In the wake of deadly two attacks on churches in Tanta and Alexandria that killed 45 and injured over 100…
State Council reviews church building law after cabinet approval
Egypt
August 28, 2016
State Council reviews church building law after cabinet approval
The State Council's legislation department began its review of the church building and renovation draft law on Saturday, head of the…
Pope Tawadros says age-old religious unity is under attack
Egypt
July 26, 2016
Pope Tawadros says age-old religious unity is under attack
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has said Egyptian Muslims and Copts are firmly united and…
Calm restored to Beni Suef village after sectarian violence
Egypt
July 24, 2016
Calm restored to Beni Suef village after sectarian violence
Calm was restored to a village in Beni Suef yesterday after clashes broke out Friday between Muslims and Christian over alleged…
Without a prayer: Law and street combine to prevent church building, stoke sectarianism
Egypt
November 16, 2012
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…
Authorities stop alleged church construction in Minya
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Authorities stop alleged church construction in Minya
Security forces have stopped construction on a building in a village in Minya that was suspected of being turned into…
Sectarian strife contained in Aswan
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Sectarian strife contained in Aswan
Security services and popular leaders in Aswan managed to stifle sectarian tension on Monday, after rumors spread about a school…
Court sentences priest over church construction
Egypt
March 4, 2012
Court sentences priest over church construction
A court in the Upper Egyptian city of Edfu sentenced Father Macarius of the Marinab Church in Aswan Governorate to…