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Upper Egypt police tighten security after clash between Christian and Muslim families
Egypt

Upper Egypt police tighten security after clash between Christian and Muslim families

Egyptian police were imposing tight security measures on Wednesday in the village of Demnos, Souhag, following a fight between a…
Coptic Church urges university exam shift for Christmas
Egypt

Coptic Church urges university exam shift for Christmas

The Coptic Orthodox Church has urged Minister of Higher Education Hani Helal to cancel university exams scheduled for 8 January,…
Muslim man accused of ‘kidnapping’ Coptic girl near Beni Suef
Egypt

Muslim man accused of ‘kidnapping’ Coptic girl near Beni Suef

More than 70 Copts demonstrated outside the Ahnasia police station in Beni Suef on Sunday
Mubarak’s parliamentary picks
Opinion

Mubarak’s parliamentary picks

On Sunday, President Hosni Mubarak appointed ten MPs to parliament, a right the Egyptian constitution grants to any president. The…
Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament
Egypt

Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed on Saturday ten new members in parliament, including seven from the country’s Christian minority, the…
Egyptian security blocked priests from ElBaradei meeting, say activists
Egypt

Egyptian security blocked priests from ElBaradei meeting, say activists

Minya— Egyptian security forces have prevented Christian religious figures from attending a meeting with Mohamed ElBaradei, former International Atomic Energy…
Pope Shenouda retreats to protest imprisonment of Omraneyya Copts
Egypt

Pope Shenouda retreats to protest imprisonment of Omraneyya Copts

Coptic Pope Shenouda III has decided to retreat to the Saint Bishoy Monastery in Wadi el-Natroun, said an informed source…
Pope Shenouda vows to defend Copts killed in recent clashes with security
Egypt

Pope Shenouda vows to defend Copts killed in recent clashes with security

Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church, Pope Shenouda III, said on Wednesday the Coptic community will not abandon those killed…
Copt candidate blames NDP ‘Salafis’ for Egypt poll defeat
Egypt

Copt candidate blames NDP ‘Salafis’ for Egypt poll defeat

A Coptic opposition candidate defeated in a parliamentary poll accused "extremist" Islamic elements in the ruling party on Friday of…
Pope’s ballot triggers doubts about future of regime-church relationship
Egypt

Pope’s ballot triggers doubts about future of regime-church relationship

In the midst of the abundant flow of reports about electoral violence and allegations of vote rigging, news about the…
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