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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…
Trial of officers accused of Maspero manslaughter adjourned to next week
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Trial of officers accused of Maspero manslaughter adjourned to next week
A military court decided on Tuesday to adjourn the trial of three army officers who are accused of killing protesters…
Policeman sentenced to death for shooting train passengers
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Policeman sentenced to death for shooting train passengers
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced a policeman to death for the murder of one person and the attempted murder…
Amreyya Copts return to their homes following reconciliatory meeting
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Amreyya Copts return to their homes following reconciliatory meeting
Following the success of a reconciliatory meeting, five Coptic families evicted from the Village of Sharbat in Amreyya, near Alexandria, returned…
Church leaders divided over backing presidential candidate
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Church leaders divided over backing presidential candidate
Leaders of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church have split over which candidate the church should support in the presidential election slated…
News agency launched to cover Christians of the Middle East
Egypt
March 11, 2012
News agency launched to cover Christians of the Middle East
The Middle East Christian News Agency (MCN) was launched on Sunday in Arabic and English to be the first agency…
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide visits Coptic cathedral
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide visits Coptic cathedral
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie paid a visit to Pope Shenouda III at Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Abbasseya…
Authorities ban travel for 37 Copts over political asylum concerns
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Authorities ban travel for 37 Copts over political asylum concerns
Authorities banned 37 Egyptian Copts from flying to Italy en route to Russia, a security source at Cairo International Airport…
Coptic figures to discuss representation in constituent assembly
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Coptic figures to discuss representation in constituent assembly
Fifty Coptic figures will convene Tuesday to discuss Coptic representation in the constituent assembly that will write the new constitution,…
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…