Egypt
Coptic Church finalizes Pope’s funeral procedures
March 18, 2012
Coptic Church finalizes Pope’s funeral procedures
Egyptian state television has said that the Holy Synod of the Coptic Church announced that the funeral prayer for Pope…
Fuel shortages continue in Cairo, other governorates
March 18, 2012
Fuel shortages continue in Cairo, other governorates
The shortage of petrol, diesel and butane gas cylinders continued in Cairo and other governorates on Sunday as Egypt borrowed…
Suspect in Port Said football violence said he was paid to attack Ahly fans
March 18, 2012
Suspect in Port Said football violence said he was paid to attack Ahly fans
Investigations into the Port Said football violence, which resulted in the deaths of over 70 people, revealed that the main…
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls on fugitive members to return to Egypt
March 18, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls on fugitive members to return to Egypt
Ibrahim Ali, a lawyer for Jama’a al-Islamiya, has said the group asked its members who have fled to return to…
Two Brazilian tourists kidnapped by gunmen in Sinai
March 18, 2012
Two Brazilian tourists kidnapped by gunmen in Sinai
Gunmen kidnapped two Brazilian tourists travelling through the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday after a visit to an isolated mountain monastery,…
Public transport workers begin strike
March 18, 2012
Public transport workers begin strike
Employees of the Public Transport Authority (PTA) in Cairo stepped up their strike on Sunday, announcing an all-out strike that…
Pope Benedict hails Pope Shenouda III, says Catholic Church shares the grief
March 18, 2012
Pope Benedict hails Pope Shenouda III, says Catholic Church shares the grief
Pope Benedict XVI released a message saying that the Catholic Church shares the pain of the Copts over Pope Shenouda…
FJP president reiterates call for Ganzouri government dismissal
March 18, 2012
FJP president reiterates call for Ganzouri government dismissal
Mohamed Morsy, the president of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, repeated on Sunday his calls to remove the…
Mourners flock to Abbasseya Cathedral to pay respects to Pope Shenouda
March 18, 2012
Mourners flock to Abbasseya Cathedral to pay respects to Pope Shenouda
Thousands of grief-stricken mourners flocked to Abbasseya Cathedral on Saturday night to pay their last respects to Coptic Pope Shenouda III of…
At least 2 suffocate to death from overcrowding outside Coptic cathedral
March 18, 2012
At least 2 suffocate to death from overcrowding outside Coptic cathedral
At least two Copts died while attempting to have a final look at the late Pope Shenouda III’s body, which…