Egypt
False bomb alarm at Minya church
January 6, 2011
False bomb alarm at Minya church
Security authorities in Minya, Upper Egypt, received a false warning that a bomb had been planted at Pope Antonius church.…
Court adjourns trial of activists who protested in Coptic solidarity
January 6, 2011
Court adjourns trial of activists who protested in Coptic solidarity
An Egyptian court on Thursday postponed the trial of eight leftist activists who were protesting in Cairo in solidarity with…
Egypt slams Lebanese politician’s remarks on church blast
January 6, 2011
Egypt slams Lebanese politician’s remarks on church blast
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized on Thursday remarks made by a Lebanese opposition figure on the suicide bombing that…
Govt hopes to complete Cairo’s 3rd Metro line in two years’ time
January 6, 2011
Govt hopes to complete Cairo’s 3rd Metro line in two years’ time
The Egyptian government is hoping to speed up construction of Cairo's third Metro line so as to unveil the project…
Poppy Flowers’ theft case appeal postponed
January 6, 2011
Poppy Flowers’ theft case appeal postponed
An Egyptian court of appeals on Thursday postponed hearings to reverse the decision to imprison Deputy Culture Minister Mohsen Shaalan,…
Al Qaeda-linked websites may have inspired Egyptian church bombing
January 6, 2011
Al Qaeda-linked websites may have inspired Egyptian church bombing
In the weeks before the New Year's Day suicide bombing of an Egyptian church, al-Qaeda-linked websites carried a how-to manual…
Egypt’s church bomber not yet identified, says prosecutor
January 6, 2011
Egypt’s church bomber not yet identified, says prosecutor
Alexandria--Egyptian authorities are still trying to identify the suspect suicide bomber who is behind the Alexandria church attack on New…
Tight security dominates Egypt’s Coptic Christmas mass
January 6, 2011
Tight security dominates Egypt’s Coptic Christmas mass
The Coptic Church has received assurances from the security apparatuses in Alexandria that tight security measures will dominate Thursday’s Christmas…
UN official: UN Security Council needs 12 years to be reformed
January 6, 2011
UN official: UN Security Council needs 12 years to be reformed
The United Nations Security Council will need 12 years to be reformed due to the inflexibility of its permanent members…
ElBaradei: Atmosphere of hatred resulted in Church bombing
January 6, 2011
ElBaradei: Atmosphere of hatred resulted in Church bombing
Former International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei blamed the Alexandria church bombing on an educational and religious atmosphere that fosters…