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Political groups call for civil state over iftar in Tahrir
Egypt
August 13, 2011
Political groups call for civil state over iftar in Tahrir
Protesters from various political groups gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to break their Ramadan fast. Several political groups and…
Egyptian govt proposes anti-discrimination law
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Egyptian govt proposes anti-discrimination law
The government on Wednesday proposed an anti-discrimination amendment to the criminal code, mostly aimed at satisfying Egypt's troubled Christian minority,…
Wafd Party accuses US of interfering in Egypt’s affairs
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Wafd Party accuses US of interfering in Egypt’s affairs
Liberal Wafd Party Chairman al-Sayed al-Badawy accused the US Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday of interfering in Egypt’s internal affairs.Badawy…
3 arrested over sectarian clashes in Minya
Egypt
August 9, 2011
3 arrested over sectarian clashes in Minya
Minya's public prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the arrest of three Muslims accused of involvement in sectarian clashes that have been…
1 killed, 4 injured in sectarian clash in Upper Egypt
Egypt
August 8, 2011
1 killed, 4 injured in sectarian clash in Upper Egypt
Secretarian clashes on Sunday left a Copt killed, four Muslims injured and six houses burned in Minya, Upper Egypt. Eyewitnesses…
Q&A: Mounir Saad, Egypt’s Coptic vice-presidential candidate
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Q&A: Mounir Saad, Egypt’s Coptic vice-presidential candidate
In 1992, Mounir Saad, an Egyptian economist and editor-in-chief of Arab Business Report magazine, was meeting with the president of…
Church leaders reject governors’ reshuffle for excluding Copts
Egypt
August 6, 2011
Church leaders reject governors’ reshuffle for excluding Copts
Church leaders expressed anger at the exclusion of Copts in this week's reshuffle of governors, saying they expected authorities to…
Coptic movements reject dialogue with Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
August 3, 2011
Coptic movements reject dialogue with Muslim Brotherhood
Coptic movements have rejected a joint statement by the Coptic General Authority (CGA) and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice…
US Congress assigns special envoy for Middle East minority affairs
Egypt
August 1, 2011
US Congress assigns special envoy for Middle East minority affairs
The US congress on Monday assigned a special envoy for minority affairs in the Middle East and Asia, and allocated…
Copts denounce Islamists for pushing ‘religious revolution’
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Copts denounce Islamists for pushing ‘religious revolution’
Coptic activists and organizations say that they refuse to transform the Egyptian revolution into a religious one, criticizing the Islamists…