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EU ambassador: Brotherhood and Salafis against restricting freedom of belief
Egypt

EU ambassador: Brotherhood and Salafis against restricting freedom of belief

The EU has received reassurances from the Muslim Brotherhood that there will be no restrictions on freedom of religion in…
Tantawi directly appoints five Copts to parliament
Egypt

Tantawi directly appoints five Copts to parliament

The head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, appointed 10 members of parliament…
Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured
Egypt

Qena sectarian clashes leave at least 2 injured

Clashes broke out between Muslims and Coptic Christians in a village in Qena Thursday, leaving at least two villagers injured,…
Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader
Egypt

Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader

Abdel Moneim al-Shahat, a senior figure in the Salafi-oriented Nour Party and the official spokesperson for the Salafi movement in…
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations
Egypt

Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations

Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests…
Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt
Egypt

Mubarak-era figures recycle careers in rural Egypt

Far from Egypt's cities where Hosni Mubarak's old allies might fear to face the electorate, figures from the deposed leader's…
Coptic priest apologizes for shaking hands with military general
Egypt

Coptic priest apologizes for shaking hands with military general

Yohana Fouad, the priest of the Virgin Church in Old Cairo, apologized to his congregation for having greeted the head…
Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers
Egypt

Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers

Lawyers representing the victims of the Maspero massacre in October last year say the military court is hampering their work…
Rafah crossing closed Saturday due to Coptic Christmas
Egypt

Rafah crossing closed Saturday due to Coptic Christmas

The Rafah crossing on Gaza's border with Egypt closed on Saturday for Coptic Christmas, said the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Interior…
Copts vacillate between fear and hope at Christmas
Life & Style

Copts vacillate between fear and hope at Christmas

As Egypt undergoes unprecedented political changes under the influence of 25 January revolution, Coptic Christians spent Christmas eve alternating between…
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