sectarian violence
Official reports: Tahrir clashes less harmful to tourism than sectarian strife
Business
July 6, 2011
Official reports: Tahrir clashes less harmful to tourism than sectarian strife
Official statistics prove that tourism was less affected by the clashes in Tahrir Square than the sectarian violence that took…
Harassment of girls provokes Upper Egypt sectarian feud
Egypt
July 1, 2011
Harassment of girls provokes Upper Egypt sectarian feud
Egyptian authorities have controlled a sectarian clash that began Thursday night and continued until dawn Friday in Qolosna village in…
Sectarian violence kills 2 in Shubra
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Sectarian violence kills 2 in Shubra
Sectarian clashes between a number of Muslims and Coptic Christians resurfaced in the Fateh district of Shubra al-Kheima on Monday,…
Four men arrested in connection with sectarian clashes in Upper Egypt
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Four men arrested in connection with sectarian clashes in Upper Egypt
Egyptian security sources said on Sunday that four men had been arrested for their alleged involvement in sectarian clashes that…
48 suspects in Imbaba sectarian incident referred to trial
Egypt
June 4, 2011
48 suspects in Imbaba sectarian incident referred to trial
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred 48 suspects connected with the sectarian violence that occurred in Imbaba in early May…
Copts end Maspero protest, plan to join ‘Second Friday of Anger’
Egypt
May 21, 2011
Copts end Maspero protest, plan to join ‘Second Friday of Anger’
Copts will end their almost two-week protest at the Egyptian State TV building, said Metias Nasr, priest at the Virgin Mary…
Military says it will not end Coptic sit-in by force
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Military says it will not end Coptic sit-in by force
The military has told Copts protesting in front of the Egyptian state television building that it would not end their…
Suspects in Maspero violence referred for expedited trial
Egypt
May 17, 2011
Suspects in Maspero violence referred for expedited trial
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred 18 people to an expedited criminal court on various charges relating to an…
Tantawi: We’ll strike down any attempt to break Egypt’s unity
Egypt
May 17, 2011
Tantawi: We’ll strike down any attempt to break Egypt’s unity
Egyptan General Hussein Tantawi on Monday vowed that the state will not tolerate the spread of sectarian strife in Egypt.…
Twenty-three Salafis charged with terrorism in Imbaba
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Twenty-three Salafis charged with terrorism in Imbaba
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has started legal proceedings against 23 Salafis allegedly involved in the sectarian violence in Imbaba…