Emad Khalil
NGO report: 93,000 Copts left Egypt since March
Egypt
September 25, 2011
NGO report: 93,000 Copts left Egypt since March
Nearly 93,000 Coptic Christians have left Egypt since 19 March, a report by an Egypt-based Coptic NGO has said. The…
Coptic Church resumes examination of divorce requests
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Coptic Church resumes examination of divorce requests
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Clerical Council for Personal Affairs resumed on Tuesday examining requests for divorce submitted by Copts, after…
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
Egypt
September 18, 2011
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has received more than 120 individual notices from Coptic Christians informing the Church that…
Coptic Church sues government over New Year’s Eve church bombing
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Coptic Church sues government over New Year’s Eve church bombing
The Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and Interior…
Sixth victim of Israeli border assault dies at hospital
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Sixth victim of Israeli border assault dies at hospital
The sixth Egyptian border guard shot by Israeli forces on 18 August died in a military hospital in Cairo on…
Pope Shenouda returns from medical trip to US
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Pope Shenouda returns from medical trip to US
Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, arrived in Cairo on Thursday, after spending three weeks in…
State employees block Giza street after colleague’s death
Egypt
September 4, 2011
State employees block Giza street after colleague’s death
State Council employees on Sunday blocked Mourad Street, a major street in Giza, after their colleague, Asma Bekheit, was run…
Egyptian churches reject call for massive anti-Israel protest
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Egyptian churches reject call for massive anti-Israel protest
Egyptian churches announced on Thursday their rejection of a protest scheduled for next Friday to demand the expulsion of the…
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
Egypt
August 13, 2011
Copts demanding right to divorce will collectively leave Church
The Right to Life Movement, a Coptic group, said a large number of its members will collectively leave the Coptic Orthodox…
Rumors of pope’s death aim to undermine stability, says Coptic Church
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Rumors of pope’s death aim to undermine stability, says Coptic Church
The Coptic Church has confirmed that Pope Shenouda III is in good health, denouncing the rumor about his death as…