Jerusalem
Arab League calls for boycott of Israel-hosted J’lem tourism conference
Egypt
October 17, 2010
Arab League calls for boycott of Israel-hosted J’lem tourism conference
The League of Arab States on Sunday called on the world to boycott an international tourism conference to be hosted…
In defiance of papal ban, Coptic bishop sets out for Jerusalem
Egypt
October 13, 2010
In defiance of papal ban, Coptic bishop sets out for Jerusalem
Coptic Bishop of Giza Theodosius violated Coptic Pope Shenouda III's decree banning Coptic Christians from making pilgrimage to Jerusalem when…
Arab League official warns of ‘Judaization’ of Jerusalem
Egypt
August 24, 2010
Arab League official warns of ‘Judaization’ of Jerusalem
The situation in Jerusalem, in light of continued Israeli measures to Judaize the Holy City, is serious, warned Arab League…
Arab League: Israeli settlement-building hinders direct peace talks
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Arab League: Israeli settlement-building hinders direct peace talks
The Arab League on Tuesday said that continued Israeli settlement-building activity in East Jerusalem would "seriously disrupt" direct negotiations between…
Minister’s call for Arabs to visit Jerusalem raises controversy
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Minister’s call for Arabs to visit Jerusalem raises controversy
Egyptian Minister of Islamic Endowments Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq is not the first to demand that Jerusulem be more open for…
Jerusalem patriarch rules out apology to Shenouda
World
May 16, 2010
Jerusalem patriarch rules out apology to Shenouda
Jerusalem--In exclusive remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theopholis III, says he is unfazed…
Awqaf minister willing to visit Al-Aqsa
Egypt
May 13, 2010
Awqaf minister willing to visit Al-Aqsa
Attending the Coptic festival of St. Dimyana, the 4th century founder of female monasticism, Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Hamdi…
Netanyahu turns to Bible in tussle over Jerusalem
World
May 12, 2010
Netanyahu turns to Bible in tussle over Jerusalem
Jerusalem--Beset by questions about the future of Jerusalem in talks with the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached for…
Endowments minister: Muslims should visit Jerusalem
Egypt
May 11, 2010
Endowments minister: Muslims should visit Jerusalem
Palestinian Endowments Minister Mahmoud al-Habash has renewed the Palestinian Authority's invitation for Egyptian Endowments Minister Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq to visit…
Clerics protest ‘Judaization’ of J’lem
Egypt
May 9, 2010
Clerics protest ‘Judaization’ of J’lem
Taysir el-Tamimi, Palestine's chief Islamic judge, called on Muslims and Christians from all over the world to visit Jerusalem to…