Easter
Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City,…
Extreme Easter: Flogging, crucifixions in Philippines
World
April 19, 2019
Extreme Easter: Flogging, crucifixions in Philippines
Eight men and a woman were nailed to crosses while hundreds of barefoot men beat themselves with flails on Good…
Tips to safely eat fesikh
Egypt
April 9, 2018
Tips to safely eat fesikh
Egyptians celebrate Sham el-Nessim each year by eating fesikh, herring, and salted fish, being one of the manifestations of the…
Azhar figure calls on Egyptians to celebrate Easter: ‘It is mentioned in Quran’
Egypt
April 9, 2018
Azhar figure calls on Egyptians to celebrate Easter: ‘It is mentioned in Quran’
Professor of Islamic Sharia at Al-Azhar University Ahmed Karima announced that Easter is an old traditional and social feast that…
Police deny reports that extremist targeted Obour church
Egypt
April 9, 2018
Police deny reports that extremist targeted Obour church
An official security source in the Ministry of the Interior denied reports that an extremist had attempted to attack a…
Alexandria zoo hires private security company to protect animals over Easter
Egypt
April 8, 2018
Alexandria zoo hires private security company to protect animals over Easter
Nozha Zoo administration issued a decision to hire a private security company to protect the zoo during Easter, a holiday…
Azhar Grand Sheikh visits Pope Tawadros II for Easter greetings
Egypt
April 8, 2018
Azhar Grand Sheikh visits Pope Tawadros II for Easter greetings
Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb visited on Sunday morning the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya for Easter. Tayyeb…
Security tightened at public zoos, aquariums
Egypt
April 17, 2017
Security tightened at public zoos, aquariums
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation tightened on Monday security measures around zoos and aquariums in Giza and other governorates during…
Pope Tawadros says Sisi’s visit after blasts ‘huge show of solidarity’
Egypt
April 16, 2017
Pope Tawadros says Sisi’s visit after blasts ‘huge show of solidarity’
Millions of Copts are celebrating this Easter Sunday with sorrow due to the church bombings in Alexandria and Tanta last…
Pope on Easter: cling to faith amid wars and hatred
World
April 16, 2017
Pope on Easter: cling to faith amid wars and hatred
In an impromptu Easter Sunday speech, Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged people to hold fast in their "fearful hearts" to…