Ragab Ramadan

Coptic Church to support independents in run-off elections
Egypt

Coptic Church to support independents in run-off elections

The Coptic Orthodox Church will support independent candidates in Alexandria against Islamist parties in the run-offs for the first phase…
Funding issues threaten preservation of Christian sanctuary
Archaeology

Funding issues threaten preservation of Christian sanctuary

The archaeological site of Abu Mena, an early Christian sanctuary south of Alexandria, might be added back to the UNESCO…
Islamist government not in Egypt’s interests, says Brotherhood figure
Egypt

Islamist government not in Egypt’s interests, says Brotherhood figure

Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Medhat al-Haddad on Thursday called on Islamist presidential candidates to withdraw from the elections and choose…
Islamist presidential hopeful calls for earlier parliamentary elections
Egypt

Islamist presidential hopeful calls for earlier parliamentary elections

Islamic thinker and presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim al-Awa has called on the ruling military council to hold elections earlier than…
Islam allows martyrs’ families to accept blood money, says Al-Azhar president
Egypt

Islam allows martyrs’ families to accept blood money, says Al-Azhar president

Al-Azhar University President Osama al-Abd said Islamic law allows the families of the revolution’s martyrs to accept blood money in…
Nour says presidency deal with ElBaradei out of question
Egypt

Nour says presidency deal with ElBaradei out of question

Ayman Nour, presidential hopeful and founder of the liberal Ghad Party, said the suggestion that he might cede his presidential…
Minister of Justice: Trials of Mubarak and former officials not slowing
Egypt

Minister of Justice: Trials of Mubarak and former officials not slowing

Minister of Justice Mohamed al-Guindi denied accusations that authorities are stalling the trials of the ousted president Hosni Mubarak and…
Prominent judge: Media ban on judges is non-negotiable
Egypt

Prominent judge: Media ban on judges is non-negotiable

A long-standing ban preventing judges from speaking to the media is not up for discussion, said Mohamed Ezzat Agwa, president of…
Alexandria judges request protection from courtroom assaults
Egypt

Alexandria judges request protection from courtroom assaults

Thirty judges in Alexandria are holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday at the Manshiya Court to discuss securing courtrooms against…
Alexandria Copts shun Brotherhood political party invitation
Egypt

Alexandria Copts shun Brotherhood political party invitation

A number of Copts and Christian leaders in Alexandria have rejected a Muslim Brotherhood invitation to join the group's proposed…
Ex-minister: Parliament polls marred by ‘political stupidity’
Egypt

Ex-minister: Parliament polls marred by ‘political stupidity’

Recently concluded People’s Assembly elections "ended poorly" due to the lack of judicial supervision, former justice minister Mahmoud Abu al-Lil…
Church irked by NDP’s exclusion of Coptic parliamentary nominees
Egypt

Church irked by NDP’s exclusion of Coptic parliamentary nominees

The Coptic Christian community in Alexandria has expressed anger over a decision by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) not…
Govt appoints 3000 new imams
Egypt

Govt appoints 3000 new imams

The Ministry of Islamic Endowments is finalizing the appointments of 3000 new imams in provinces throughout Egypt, according to the…
Coptic pope warns congregation against confessions by telephone
Egypt

Coptic pope warns congregation against confessions by telephone

Coptic Pope Shenouda III has warned members of his flock against confessing their sins to priests over the telephone.
Coptic bishop: ElBaradei his own enemy
Egypt

Coptic bishop: ElBaradei his own enemy

Father Moussa, the bishop of youth for the Coptic Orthodox Church, has criticized Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International…
Religious Endowments Minister on muezzins, sex-changes, politics in mosques
Egypt

Religious Endowments Minister on muezzins, sex-changes, politics in mosques

Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq said he will not permit any political group, including the National Democratic…
Official: NDP not to blame for feeble opposition
Egypt

Official: NDP not to blame for feeble opposition

In a speech to university students on Saturday, Ali Eddin Helal, media secretary for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP),…
Anglican churches dismayed by Shenouda comments
Egypt

Anglican churches dismayed by Shenouda comments

Anglican churches in Egypt have voiced their offence over recent statements by Coptic Pope Shenouda III, who, in his most…
Shenouda: Protests pushed state to discuss minimum wage
Egypt

Shenouda: Protests pushed state to discuss minimum wage

Alexandria--Millions of Egyptians live below the poverty line and their salaries don't cover their daily needs, according to a sermon…
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