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Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
Hundreds of activists and young Copts organized a silent vigil on Sunday at Abbasseya Cathedral in Cairo, mourning the 27…
Religious committee rejects unified law on places of worship
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Religious committee rejects unified law on places of worship
The House of the Egyptian Family, an ad hoc committee formed under the chairmanship of the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar,…
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
Egypt
October 16, 2011
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
Mohamed ElBaradei, a reform advocate and potential presidential candidate, has called on Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, the head of the…
Maspero civilian death toll up to 27 as victim dies of injuries
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Maspero civilian death toll up to 27 as victim dies of injuries
The civilian death toll in the violence at Maspero on 9 October has mounted to 27, as Magdy Fahim Mosaad died Sunday…
Information minister praises state TV coverage of Maspero violence
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Information minister praises state TV coverage of Maspero violence
Information Minister Osama Heikal praised state television's coverage of the violence that broke out last Sunday at Maspero. The blood…
Egypt’s military rulers criminalize discrimination
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Egypt’s military rulers criminalize discrimination
CAIRO - Egypt's transitional military rulers have issued a decree prohibiting all forms of discrimination, including on the basis…
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
Following 9 October’s deadly violence near the state television building, also known as Maspero, the state-owned media has only presented…
Egypt to review church permit disputes after violence
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Egypt to review church permit disputes after violence
Egypt said on Thursday it would launch a review of disputed permits for churches in a bid to head off…
Brotherhood criticizes SCAF’s treatment of former NDP members
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Brotherhood criticizes SCAF’s treatment of former NDP members
The Muslim Brotherhood has criticized the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) for its sluggishness in issuing a…
Military more brutal than Mubarak regime, eyewitnesses say
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Military more brutal than Mubarak regime, eyewitnesses say
A day after Egypt’s military rulers provided their account of this week’s deadly clashes between soldiers and mostly Christian protesters,…