Autopsy on Egyptian monk shows signs of poisoning
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — An autopsy on a Coptic Orthodox monk who had until recently belonged to a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot […]
Egypt prosecutors probing monk’s death in desert monastery
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — In an incident that brought the woes of one of the world’s oldest churches back under the spotlight, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox […]
Coptic abbot’s murder points to strains over ecumenism in Egypt
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter CAIRO – The Coptic Orthodox community in Egypt is reeling from the recent murder of the abbot of St. Macarius Monastery, apparently by traditionalists […]
Erratic Erdogan must rediscover his golden touch
AFSHIN MOLAVI September 09, 2018 In the early days of the Arab uprisings, when hope still mingled with smoke on the streets of Cairo, a prominent Egyptian investor, Ahmed Heikal, […]
Egypt sentences hundreds over 2013 pro-Morsi protests
Source: BBC News Egypt has delivered verdicts for more than 700 people over a pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in after President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013. The court confirmed 75 people’s […]
Movie star’s lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt
Source: Associated Press By MENNA ZAKI CAIRO (AP) — Hala Shiha quit the glamorous film industry a decade ago to embrace a more religious lifestyle, adopting the traditional Muslim headscarf, […]
Murder Mystery in Ancient Monastery Reverberates in Coptic Church
Source: The New York Times By Declan Walsh WADI NATRUN, Egypt — Christian monks living in the solitude of Egypt’s deserts have always faced the threat of attack from outside. […]
Abbot’s murder in desert monastery shocks Egypt’s Christians
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — It reads like a murder mystery set in an exotic locale: an abbot found dead in a desert […]
Israel lets food, goods back into Gaza as Egypt pushes truce
Reuters International This content was published on August 15, 2018 A truck carrying goods arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem […]
Egypt hands Muslim Brotherhood leader another life sentence
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced five people, including the head of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in prison on violence-related charges. It’s […]
Monk confesses murdering Bishop Epiphanius
Coptic monk arrested over murder of bishop in Egypt Coptic monk arrested over murder of bishop in Egypt Source: The Guardian The murder of a prominent bishop in a Coptic […]
Egypt: Defrocked monk charged with killing Coptic bishop
Prosecutors in Egypt have charged a defrocked monk with the murder of a Coptic Christian Bishop at a desert monastery. Bishop Epiphanius, 64, was found dead in a pool […]
Israeli minister says Egypt bears equal responsibility for Gaza
By Reuters – Aug 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian worker carries a cylinder to be filled with cooking gas imported from Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday […]
Death of Bishop ceases intake of new monks in Egypt monasteries
Egypt Coptic Church stops accepting monks after bishop death By MENNA ZAKI Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said Thursday it will not be taking in […]
Egypt Court Sentences 75 To Death Over 2013 Sit-In
Source: Huffington Post The 2013 sit-in supported former President Mohammed Morsi who was militarily ousted following mass protests. CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death on […]
Four lessons from Egypt’s World Cup experience
Jun 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed A. El Erian LAGUNA BEACH — Egypt’s national football team rode to Russia for its first World Cup finals in 28 years on […]
Four Arab states ‘support US plan’ for peace in the Middle East
Source: Al Jazeera News Four Arab states have backed the US plan for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, regardless of the position of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli newspaper […]
Egypt fights Islamic extremism by allowing women leaders at mosques
Source: Religion News Service By Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El Tohamy CAIRO (RNS) – Four years ago, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called on state-supported Muslim clerics “to improve the image of […]
The surprise place where hijab can spell trouble
By Dina Aboughazala BBC Monitoring 15 June 2018 “It is easier to be wearing hijab in London than Cairo.” This is how 47-year-old Dalia Anan describes her experience as a […]
Over a decade ago I made legal history in Egypt, but to fight for women’s rights we need to change the culture, not just the laws
Arab Muslim societies continue to treat women as second class citizens, as protectors of the family’s ‘honour’, as potential sources of disgrace rather than individuals who have rights Hind Elhinnawy […]