sectarian violence
Tuesday’s papers: The nation reacts
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: The nation reacts
“Massacre,” “tragedy,” “bloodbath” and “conspiracy” are words that appear, prominently and repeatedly, on the front pages of all of Tuesday’s…
Live Updates: Protesters march from Coptic Hospital to cathedral
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Live Updates: Protesters march from Coptic Hospital to cathedral
1:01 am: The funeral service is over. 12:56 am: The priest announces that all of the martyrs will be buried together…
A massacre at the hands of the authorities
Opinion
October 10, 2011
A massacre at the hands of the authorities
Can the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) now claim it decided not to open fire on Egyptians during…
US says Egypt violence should not delay elections
Egypt
October 10, 2011
US says Egypt violence should not delay elections
WASHINGTON – The United States called for restraint in Egypt on Monday after 25 people, most of them Christian demonstrators,…
Copts congregate at cathedral ahead of victims’ funeral
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Copts congregate at cathedral ahead of victims’ funeral
Thousands of Copts protested against the ruling military council on Monday, after violence Sunday night left 24 killed during a…
Coptic expats call for ‘week of anger’ following Maspero violence
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Coptic expats call for ‘week of anger’ following Maspero violence
Coptic organizations abroad have called for "a week of anger" following violence at a Coptic protest on Sunday in central…
Egypt benchmark stock index plummets on overnight violence
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Egypt benchmark stock index plummets on overnight violence
CAIRO - Egypt’s benchmark stock index fell sharply early Monday, dragged down by investor panic after the country’s capital was…
Authorities give mixed statements on prosecution of Maspero clashes perpetrators
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Authorities give mixed statements on prosecution of Maspero clashes perpetrators
Egyptian judicial authorities on Monday gave contradictory statements about the prosecution of those suspected to be behind the violence that…
Monday’s papers: A doomed night for Egypt’s revolution
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Monday’s papers: A doomed night for Egypt’s revolution
Today's newspapers, both independent and state-owned, condemn Sunday's violence outside the state TV building in central Cairo, and mostly refer…
Health Ministry: Maspero toll rises to 24 dead, 272 injured
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Health Ministry: Maspero toll rises to 24 dead, 272 injured
Twenty-four people died and 272 were injured in violence that erupted Sunday during a Coptic protest outside the state TV…