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Egypt committee to meet over unlicensed church buildings
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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