Egypt
Official: Egypt saw 5 times more marriages than divorces in 2009
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Official: Egypt saw 5 times more marriages than divorces in 2009
Abu Bakr al-Gendy, head of official statistics agency CAPMAS, announced this week that marriage rates in Egypt were nearly five times…
Vatican: Pope’s statement on church blast was not interference in Egypt’s affairs
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Vatican: Pope’s statement on church blast was not interference in Egypt’s affairs
Catholic Pope Benedict’s recent statements about the Alexandria church bombing did not constitute "interference" in Egypt’s domestic affairs, the Vatican's…
Following church blast, Shubra gears up for tense Coptic Christmas
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Following church blast, Shubra gears up for tense Coptic Christmas
Cairo’s teeming Shubra district, which has a significantly large number of Christian residents, is preparing to celebrate Coptic Christmas amid…
Scholar: South Sudan independence contravenes Islamic Law
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Scholar: South Sudan independence contravenes Islamic Law
In a statement on Thursday, 60 Muslim scholars issued a religious edict stating that the independence of southern Sudan was…
Poet leads campaign against religious designations on national IDs
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Poet leads campaign against religious designations on national IDs
Representatives of various Egyptian political movements have agreed to launch a campaign aimed at collecting one million signatures in support…
Celebrants attend Coptic Christmas mass in bombed-out Alex church
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Celebrants attend Coptic Christmas mass in bombed-out Alex church
Scores of Christians on Thursday attended Coptic Christmas mass at Alexandria's Church of St. Mark and St. Peter, which was…
Coptic exodus from Disneyland
Opinion
January 6, 2011
Coptic exodus from Disneyland
For decades, Egypt’s Copts have found a safe, comfortable and joyous haven in the one place where dreams come true,…
Interior Ministry provides state agencies with composite drawing of church bomb suspect
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Interior Ministry provides state agencies with composite drawing of church bomb suspect
Egypt's Interior Ministry has sent a composite drawing of the man believed to be responsible for the New Year's Eve…
Fearing escalation, Egypt’s Copts put on brave face for Christmas
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Fearing escalation, Egypt’s Copts put on brave face for Christmas
In Cairo’s heavily-populated Christian areas, most Copts are planning to attend Christmas mass, despite the obvious security concerns following the…
Pope Shenouda: Alexandria church bombing ‘was not individual act’
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Pope Shenouda: Alexandria church bombing ‘was not individual act’
Coptic Pope Shenouda III on Thursday ruled out the possibility that the New Year's Eve bombing of a church in…