Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 16, 2015
Bishop Yū’anis, the Chief Bishop and one of the members of the papal delegation charged with participating in the funeral for the victims of Dā‛ish’s massacre in Libya, said that the souls of the victims were priceless to God, Egypt and the Church in light of their commitment to their faith until...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 16, 2015
Prime Minister Ibrāhīm Mahlab and Interior Minister General Muhammad Ibrāhīm accompanied Egypt’s President ‛Abd al-Fatāh al-Sīsī on a visit to Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo to offer their condolences to Pope Tawādrūs II for the deaths of the Egyptian martyrs in Libya at the hands of ISIS. Mahlab...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 10, 2015
Controversy has ensued since the announcement of proposed legislation that addresses the rights of non-Muslims in Egypt. Most significantly, amendments taking up the issue of the right of divorce, marriage, and adoption are provoking most disputes. The amendments are part of a law that has been...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 9, 2015
Egyptian President ‘Abd al-Fattāh as-Sīsī reportedly reviewed a proposal that would achieve reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood but rejected it after it was met with negative responses among many politicians in both the government and the Brotherhood. The proposal came weeks after Muslim...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2015
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 8, 2015
The International Organization for the Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to form a govern-in-exile in Turkey in order to embarrass the Egyptian government in front of the international community and to try to achieve concessions and sympathy from the government. Egyptian politicians responded...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2015
All were surprised when President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī visited a Cathedral in celebration of Christmas, dazzling the crowd and setting a new precedent from that of his predecessors. With his visit, al-Sīsī became the first President to ever attend a Christmas celebration at St. Mark’s Church. al-...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 7, 2015
The imprisoned President of the Al-Jazeera English Office Muhammad Fahmī said that he and his colleagues currently detained in Egypt are not enemies of the state; rather, they are allies of President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī in his war against terrorism. Fahmī and his colleagues are facing charges of...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2015
Targeting NGOs,President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī signed several new laws including measures to monitor and weaken civil society in Egypt. The new laws require many organizations to re-register in order to continue operating, meaning that many will be unable to continue conducting their operations in...
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 28, 2015
President Sīsī of Egypt greeted the Amir of Qatar at Sharm al-Shaykh’s airport after nearly two years of tension between the two countries following the removal of former President Mursī of the Muslim Brotherhood. The countries were at odds with one another for much of the last two years but appear...