Christians in Egypt

Azhar professor slams Islamic preachers who forbid wishing Christians happy holidays
Society

Azhar professor slams Islamic preachers who forbid wishing Christians happy holidays

The Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at al-Azhar University Ahmed Karima on Tuesday slammed any Islamic preacher that forbids wishing Christians…
Coptic Orthodox Church denies rumors of synod plans to remove Pope Tawadros II
Egypt

Coptic Orthodox Church denies rumors of synod plans to remove Pope Tawadros II

The Coptic Orthodox Church has denied rumors that the synod is planning to remove Pope Tawadros II. “Thanks to those…
Libya Air Force says joint airstrike with Egypt on Derna successful
Egypt

Libya Air Force says joint airstrike with Egypt on Derna successful

The Air Force of the Libyan National Army General Command, said in a statement, on Saturday, that its fighters carried…
Egypt drops case against mob that attacked Christian woman
Egypt

Egypt drops case against mob that attacked Christian woman

Egyptian prosecutors have thrown out a case brought by an elderly Christian woman against several members of a Muslim mob…
Activists protest sectarian violence in Minya
Egypt

Activists protest sectarian violence in Minya

A group of activists and MPs staged a protest at Dar al-Qadaa al-Ali, a prominent judicial institution in downtown Cairo,…
Muslim man sentenced to death for killing two Christians
Egypt

Muslim man sentenced to death for killing two Christians

  An Egyptian court sentenced a Muslim man to death Monday for killing two Christians during a clash in Upper…
Coptic Catholics name new patriarch
Egypt

Coptic Catholics name new patriarch

The Coptic Catholic Church celebrated Tuesday its ordination of a new patriarch, Father Ibrahim Ishaq. Ishaq was named the church’s…
Update: Shura Council speaker says president to change election dates
Egypt

Update: Shura Council speaker says president to change election dates

  Shura Council Speaker Ahmed Fahmy said he has received information from the president's office confirming that the date of…
Leading German MP visits Egypt, meets Brotherhood, opposition
Egypt

Leading German MP visits Egypt, meets Brotherhood, opposition

The head of the Christian parliamentary bloc in Germany’s parliament, Volker Kauder, will arrive in Egypt on Wednesday for a…
Egyptian churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly
Egypt

Egyptian churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly

  Acting Coptic Orthodox Pope Bishop Pachomius announced Saturday that the Egyptian churches were officially withdrawing their three members from…
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