Eastern Christmas
Pope Tawadros: President Sisi ‘source of reassurance’ for all Egyptians
Egypt
January 7, 2023
Pope Tawadros: President Sisi ‘source of reassurance’ for all Egyptians
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese thanked President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for his visit to…
Sisi seeks to reassure Egyptians over economic woes on Christmas
Egypt
January 7, 2023
Sisi seeks to reassure Egyptians over economic woes on Christmas
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated Egypt’s Coptic Christians on the occasion of Eastern Christmas, during his Friday speech at…
CBE announces bank vacation for Eastern Christmas
Egypt
January 4, 2022
CBE announces bank vacation for Eastern Christmas
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has suspended work in all banks operating in Egypt on Thursday on the occasion…
Egypt legalizes 1412 churches and affiliated buildings: Cabinet
Egypt
January 4, 2020
Egypt legalizes 1412 churches and affiliated buildings: Cabinet
Coinciding with the nearing of Eastern Christmas celebrations, the Egyptian Cabinet has thus far legalized 851 churches and 561 affiliated…
Egypt’s churches prepare for Christmas celebrations
Egypt
December 21, 2019
Egypt’s churches prepare for Christmas celebrations
Egypt’s churches are preparing for Christmas celebrations, on December 25 according to the Western calendar and January 7 according to…
Pope Tawadros: Cathedral of Christ’s Nativity is a message of love to the world
Egypt
January 7, 2018
Pope Tawadros: Cathedral of Christ’s Nativity is a message of love to the world
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, reiterated their messages of thanks and…
Army and police intensifies deployment during Coptic Christmas
Egypt
January 6, 2018
Army and police intensifies deployment during Coptic Christmas
Army and police forces on Saturday reinforced their security measures to secure and protect public facilities and places of worship…
New Administrative Capital’s church ready for Christmas Mass
Egypt
January 6, 2018
New Administrative Capital’s church ready for Christmas Mass
The Cathedral of Christ’s Nativity in the New Administrative Capital is ready for Christmas Mass this evening, officials told Al-Masry…
No cancellation for eastern Christmas celebrations: Pope Tawadros
Egypt
January 1, 2018
No cancellation for eastern Christmas celebrations: Pope Tawadros
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, said Sunday that there are no…
January 7 is a full paid vacation day for private sector workers: minister
Egypt
January 1, 2018
January 7 is a full paid vacation day for private sector workers: minister
Egypt’s Minister of Manpower and Immigration Mohamed Safaan said that Sunday January 7 is a full paid vacation day for…