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Egypt approves legalization of 80 churches
Egypt
January 1, 2019
Egypt approves legalization of 80 churches
The main committee for the legalization of churches in Egypt approved on Monday the legalization of 80 churches and…
Interior Ministry has New Year celebrations under control
Egypt
December 31, 2018
Interior Ministry has New Year celebrations under control
The security services of the Interior Ministry have continued to deploy in Cairo and the other governorates as part of…
Egypt exempts houses of worship from garbage collection fees
Environment
November 8, 2018
Egypt exempts houses of worship from garbage collection fees
Egypt has exempted houses of worship from paying garbage collection fees, after the House of Representatives approved an amendment…
Egyptian church suspends one monk for a year and permanently expels another
Egypt
September 4, 2018
Egyptian church suspends one monk for a year and permanently expels another
The Coptic Orthodox Church officially announced the suspension of monk Yoel al-Makary for one year following his criticism of…
Building churches in Saudi Arabia has not discussed during the visit: Egypt’s Catholic Church
Egypt
May 5, 2018
Building churches in Saudi Arabia has not discussed during the visit: Egypt’s Catholic Church
During the Vatican delegation’s visit last month, controversial news spread on an agreement signed by Vatican and Saudi Arabia to build…
Egypt’s cassation prosecution upholds verdict lists MB supreme guide on terrorist entities
Egypt
April 8, 2018
Egypt’s cassation prosecution upholds verdict lists MB supreme guide on terrorist entities
Egypt’s Cassation court recommended on Saturday the refusal of an appeal from the supreme guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood…
No meetings with US Vice President during Egypt visit: Egypt Churches
Egypt
January 13, 2018
No meetings with US Vice President during Egypt visit: Egypt Churches
Egyptian churches said that there will be no meetings between their leaders or representatives and US Vice President Mike Pence,…
230,000 police officers to secure Christmas celebrations in Egypt
Egypt
December 19, 2017
230,000 police officers to secure Christmas celebrations in Egypt
Security alert was announced in all sectors of Interior Ministry in preparation for the Christmas celebrations, in accordance with the…
4 churches closed in October as if prayer is a crime: Archbishopric of Minya
Egypt
October 29, 2017
4 churches closed in October as if prayer is a crime: Archbishopric of Minya
The Coptic Orthodox Archbishopric of Minya governorate said on Sunday that four churches were closed during October, as if the prayer…
Government prefers to close churches instead of punishing extremist assailants: Minya Coptic Archbishopric
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Government prefers to close churches instead of punishing extremist assailants: Minya Coptic Archbishopric
The Coptic Archbishopric of Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya released a statement on Sunday in which it said that four…