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Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud has ordered the release of 42 people detained in connection with last month's riots in…
Church source calls Nasrallah comments on Israel ‘interference’ in Coptic affairs
Egypt
December 16, 2010
Church source calls Nasrallah comments on Israel ‘interference’ in Coptic affairs
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah "interfered in the affairs of Egyptian Coptic Christians" when he stated that Israel was attempting to…
Baptist church echoes Coptic criticism of female ordination
Egypt
December 12, 2010
Baptist church echoes Coptic criticism of female ordination
Head of the Egyptian Baptist Church, Reverend Boutros Felta'us, on Saturday denounced pressures to permit females to become Baptist priests. Rev.…
Al-Ahram commentary on Pope Shenouda riles Egypt’s Coptic Christians
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Al-Ahram commentary on Pope Shenouda riles Egypt’s Coptic Christians
Egyptian Coptic activists filed a complaint on Wednesday with the General Persecution Office accusing state-run daily Al-Ahram of defaming Pope…
Rights group accuses Al-Ahram of insulting pope
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Rights group accuses Al-Ahram of insulting pope
An Egyptian rights organization has accused state-run Al-Ahram newspaper of igniting sectarian tension by insulting Coptic Church head Pope Shenouda…
In possible rift with NDP, Pope Shenouda ignores parliament run-offs
Egypt
December 6, 2010
In possible rift with NDP, Pope Shenouda ignores parliament run-offs
Pope Shenouda III, head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, refrained from casting a ballot in Sunday’s parliamentary run-offs in a…
Authorities release 4 in Omraniya church riot case
Egypt
December 6, 2010
Authorities release 4 in Omraniya church riot case
Egyptian Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Monday ordered a continued 15-day detention of 152 defendants pending investigation. The defendants…
Prosecution holds hearing for suspects in Coptic unrest
Egypt
December 6, 2010
Prosecution holds hearing for suspects in Coptic unrest
Giza prosecution services on Sunday held a hearing for the 165 individuals suspected of rioting and assaulting police officers during…
Court verdict permitting remarriage ‘irrelevant,’ says church lawyer
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Court verdict permitting remarriage ‘irrelevant,’ says church lawyer
Coptic Church lawyer Ramses al-Naggar said a Wednesday court verdict allowing divorced Copts to remarry would be "irrelevant" since it…
Egyptian court upholds verdict allowing divorced Copts to remarry
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Egyptian court upholds verdict allowing divorced Copts to remarry
Egypt's Court of Administrative Justice on Tuesday upheld an earlier judicial ruling allowing Coptic Christian divorcees to remarry.