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Egyptian Copt dies in Libyan detention
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Egyptian Copt dies in Libyan detention
An Egyptian citizen died on Sunday in Libya during his detention pending investigations into charges of evangelism, a diplomatic source…
Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released
Libya released 20 Egyptian Copts who were being held in the country on charges of proselytizing, said Ali al-Esheiry, foreign…
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Nour Party President Younis Makhyoun threatened to withdraw from the national dialogue session, claiming the president had ignored his party…
Watan Party leaders discuss discrimination against Copts with US Congress
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Watan Party leaders discuss discrimination against Copts with US Congress
Salafi Watan Party head Emad Abdel Ghafour met with a delegation from the US Congress on Thursday evening to discuss…
Copts protest Pope’s political statements
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Copts protest Pope’s political statements
Dozens of Copts demonstrated inside St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya, on Wednesday evening, following the sermon of Pope…
Lawyers’ group demand Abu Islam’s prosecution
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Lawyers’ group demand Abu Islam’s prosecution
The Egyptian Female Lawyers Initiative staged a vigil outside the Supreme Court Complex Wednesday against Salafi preacher Sheikh Ahmed Abdallah,…
Prosecutor general to summon Salafi preacher over ‘contempt of religion’
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Prosecutor general to summon Salafi preacher over ‘contempt of religion’
The prosecutor general is summoning hardline Salafi preacher Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah, known as Abu Islam, who is charged with contempt…
Copts march to protest Fayoum church attack
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Copts march to protest Fayoum church attack
Dozens of Copts marched Sunday from Shubra Square to the High Court complex in downtown Cairo to protest the attack…