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EgyptPolitics

Memorial for Sayed Bilal

A small memorial was held on the second anniversary of Sayed Bilal,…

Liliana Mihaila Liliana Mihaila
Bishop Tawadros of Beheira has indicated that he believes the Church should focus on its spiritual role. (AFP / FILE PHOTO / STRINGER)
EgyptPolitics

Pope elect concerned over application of Shari’a

Bishop Tawadros downplays political role of the church

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Debate concerning the eligibility of certain candidates has been brewing within the church long before a list had even been released. AFP Photo
EgyptPolitics

Papal candidates narrowed to five

The Coptic Orthodox Church released on Saturday a preliminary list of papal…

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein
Mamdouh Nasif reopens his shop after it was shot at by gunmen Nasser El-Azazy
EgyptPolitics

Egyptian Christians threatened in Rafah

Church and rights groups angry at government’s inaction

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Politics

Suicide bomb at Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria

By Joel Gulhane A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle up next…

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St Marks cathedral in Cairo, the Coptic community is still waiting for Pope Shenouda III's successor Laurence Underhill / DNE
EgyptPolitics

New Coptic Pope to be selected 2 December

Church sets roadmap to papal selection

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
A poster welcoming Pope Benedict XVI appears under an billboard advertisement for a retail shop on the Dbayeh highway, north of Beirut AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ
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Vatican Pope to visit Beirut

Pope Benedict XVI calls Middle East visit a “pilgrimage for peace”

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
St Marks cathedral in Cairo, the Coptic community is still waiting for Pope Shenouda III's successor Laurence Underhill / DNE
EgyptPolitics

Human Rights Centre requests new voter list for papal elections

Controversy ensues over election of new Coptic Pope

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Egyptian riot policemen sit in the shade by damaged buildings on August 2, 2012, as an Egyptian woman and children walk through debris from the aftermath of clashes on August 1, between Christians and Muslims in Dahshur village, on the outskirts of Cairo (file photo: AFP /TAREK EL GABBAS)
EgyptPolitics

Violence in Dahshur to be weighed by judiciary

The clashes between Copts and Muslims began after an argument arising between…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
A Christian protester in Gaza city holds a picture of Ramez Abu Amash, a man who converted to Islam, according to his loved ones, through coercion (photo: AFP)
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Rights group: Palestinians are not being forced to convert

Lawyer who met with two alleged victims of forced conversion denied the…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam