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Thursday’s papers: Mohie Eddin to the World Bank, ‘Burn a Quran Day,’ and church controversies
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Mohie Eddin to the World Bank, ‘Burn a Quran Day,’ and church controversies

Nearly every Egyptian newspaper dedicated its biggest front page headlines on Thursday, 9 September to the news of the nomination…
Opposition’s big guns not invited to Coptic Church iftar
Egypt

Opposition’s big guns not invited to Coptic Church iftar

Egypt's Coptic Church "has not invited prominent opposition figures such as
Investigations to be launched into ‘forged’ Bible case
Egypt

Investigations to be launched into ‘forged’ Bible case

State prosecutors say they plan to launch an investigation into a dispute between Egypt's Coptic Church and an Islamic publishing…
Coptic pope: Ordination of priests contingent on wives’ approval
Egypt

Coptic pope: Ordination of priests contingent on wives’ approval

The ordination of Coptic priests should be contingent upon the consent of their spouses, Coptic Pope Shenouda III has said…
Islamic publishing house prints ‘forged’ Bible version
Egypt

Islamic publishing house prints ‘forged’ Bible version

Abu Islam Ahmed Abdallah, owner of the Islamic Enlightenment Publishing House, has printed a version of the Bible that he…
Coptic pope warns congregation against confessions by telephone
Egypt

Coptic pope warns congregation against confessions by telephone

Coptic Pope Shenouda III has warned members of his flock against confessing their sins to priests over the telephone.
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Egypt

Coptic pope approves new personal status bill

Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Church takes possession of saints’ remains
Archaeology

Church takes possession of saints’ remains

The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has handed over the remains of three Coptic saints to the Abu Hanas Coptic…
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