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Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
Middle East

Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his…
Tourists celebrate birth of Saint Catherine
Egypt

Tourists celebrate birth of Saint Catherine

Thousands of tourists attended the church mass at Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Friday and Saturday in celebration of the anniversary…
Coptic delegation in Jerusalem to discuss controversial monastery
Egypt

Coptic delegation in Jerusalem to discuss controversial monastery

  A Coptic Orthodox Church delegation traveled to Jerusalem on Thursday morning, upon the instructions of Pope Twadros II, to meet…
Amid denial, investigators claim 2 monks tried to kill Bishop Epiphanius twice
Egypt

Amid denial, investigators claim 2 monks tried to kill Bishop Epiphanius twice

  The team investigating the murder of Bishop Epiphanius, head of the Saint Macarius Monastery, is claiming that the two monks…
Two monks begin trial over murder of Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius
Egypt

Two monks begin trial over murder of Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius

  On Monday, the Cairo Court of Appeal set the first trial session on September 23 for two former monks accused…
Monks, government face off over Fayoum nature reserve
Environment

Monks, government face off over Fayoum nature reserve

Environment Minister Mostafa Hussein Kamel vowed the government would remove a monastery encroachment on the Wadi al-Rayan reserve Tuesday, angering…
Environmentalists take action after monks build wall in Wadi al-Rayan
Environment

Environmentalists take action after monks build wall in Wadi al-Rayan

Dozens of environmental activists and desert lovers peacefully demonstrated in Wadi al-Rayan last Friday to show their disapproval of a…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Cinema/TV

Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’

Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…
Disputes with the Devil
Books

Disputes with the Devil

As Youssef Zidan's novel Azazeel enters its tenth edition, Al-Masry Al-Youm meets the author whose novel continues to provoke heated…
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