cathedral clashes
Report: Many instances of police brutality, Brotherhood torture in April
Egypt
May 28, 2013
Report: Many instances of police brutality, Brotherhood torture in April
An activist group suggested on Monday that police and the Muslim Brotherhood were involved in the killing of 24 civilians…
Ibrahim offers condolences for Khosous victims
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Ibrahim offers condolences for Khosous victims
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Wednesday visited Pope Tawadros II at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya to offer…
Sabbahi rejects Shafiq overture, military rule
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Sabbahi rejects Shafiq overture, military rule
Popular Current founder Hamdeen Sabbahi rejected an overture from former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq to join the…
Prosecution orders 10 arrested over cathedral clashes
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Prosecution orders 10 arrested over cathedral clashes
The West Cairo Prosecution has ordered arrest of 10 people suspected of involvement in the violent clashes that broke out…
Muslims pray in front of Imbaba church, decry sectarianism
Egypt
April 12, 2013
Muslims pray in front of Imbaba church, decry sectarianism
Dozens of Muslims performed Friday prayers in front of Imbaba’s Virgin Mary Church today to express their solidarity with the…
Shura Council bitterly divided over cathedral violence
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Shura Council bitterly divided over cathedral violence
Members of the Islamist-dominated Shura Council were bitterly divided on Thursday as they viewed videos of Sunday’s violent attacks on…
Presidential statement did not blame Christians, says spokesperson
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Presidential statement did not blame Christians, says spokesperson
Presidential spokesperson Ihab Fahmy on Wednesday said that Assistant President for Foreign Affairs Essam al-Haddad’s statements on Facebook about…
Coptic Church submits demands to Morsy
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Coptic Church submits demands to Morsy
The Coptic Orthodox Church has identified five demands for President Mohamed Morsy to resolve the sectarian crises that have…
Tuesday’s papers: Sectarian strife and the blame game
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Sectarian strife and the blame game
The unprecedented attack on Cairo’s main cathedral following the deaths of five people in bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians…
Official: CSF prevented ‘catastrophe’ during cathedral clashes
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Official: CSF prevented ‘catastrophe’ during cathedral clashes
Central Security Forces managed to save Cairo from an “imminent catastrophe” during the clashes on Sunday outside St. Mark’s Coptic…