Kidnapping
FM: Kidnapped Egyptian in Nigeria released
Egypt
January 24, 2011
FM: Kidnapped Egyptian in Nigeria released
An Egyptian kidnapped by an armed group in Nigeria was released on Thursday, Egypt announced on Monday.Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam,…
US cooperating with Cairo to resolve international child abduction cases
Egypt
January 6, 2011
US cooperating with Cairo to resolve international child abduction cases
The US will cooperate with the Egyptian government in resolving cases relating to international child abduction by parents, said a…
Brother of Syrian atomic energy scientist disappears in Cairo
Egypt
December 23, 2010
Brother of Syrian atomic energy scientist disappears in Cairo
The brother of Marah Ahmed al-Homsy, a scientist working for the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, has been reported missing in…
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
The family of a missing Coptic girl allegedly abducted by a young Muslim man--Abdel Rahman Aly--in Beni Suef's Ahnasia Township…
Court stiffens CIA sentences in Egyptian preacher trial
Egypt
December 15, 2010
Court stiffens CIA sentences in Egyptian preacher trial
Rome--An Italian appeals court on Wednesday increased the sentences against 23 Americans convicted in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror…
Priest’s wife found
Egypt
July 25, 2010
Priest’s wife found
In Minya on Friday, hundreds of Coptic Christians celebrated the return of Kamilia Shahata Zakher, the wife of Bishop Tedaous…
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Egypt
July 21, 2010
Bishop ends sit-in over priest’s missing wife
Minya--The bishop of Minya's Dayr Mawas monastery managed to end a sit-in by Coptic activists in front of a local…
Saudi says it frees two German girls held in Yemen
World
May 18, 2010
Saudi says it frees two German girls held in Yemen
Riyadh--Saudi Arabia's security forces have freed two German girls held hostage in neighboring Yemen, an interior ministry spokesman said on…