Tag: Ahram Online
UPDATE: Three dead in sectarian clashes in Minya
Ahram Online - 30/11/13 A fight over the construction of a wall developed into violence in Upper Egypt. Three people were killed and several injured ... Read More
Conflicting narratives of Egypt’s Minya sectarian violence
Ahram Online - 30/11/13 Different stories have emerged to explain the sectarian violence that erupted in Minya on Thursday and Friday; official security sources say ... Read More
Copts free to join 30 June anti-govt protests: Egypt’s Coptic Church
Ahram Online - 21/6/13 Coptic Church's Holy Synod says Coptic Christians are free to join planned 30 June protests against President Morsi and Egypt's Muslim ... Read More
Egypt’s Brotherhood ‘exclusionary political sect’: Bishop
Ahram Online – 15/6/13 Bishop Moussa says Muslim Brotherhood, President Morsi need to interact with all Egyptian citizens, Islamist forces, civic groups and Coptic Christians. ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic pope holds meeting on Nile row before meeting Ethiopian counterpart
Ahram Online - 12/6/13 Coptic Pope Tawadros II meets with Egyptian church representatives to discuss Nile file in advance of scheduled trip to Cairo by ... Read More
Pope Tawadros II begins historic visit to Vatican
Ahram Online - 9/5/13 Leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church arrives in Rome for first such visit in 40 years. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros ... Read More
Egypt jihadist leader warns of Coptic ‘triumph’
Salafist lead Mohamed El-Zawahiri presents his views on the compatibility of Islam and Islamic Sharia law (Photo: Al-Ahram) Ahram Online - 22/4/13 Brother of Al-Qaeda ... Read More
Out of seclusion, Egypt’s Coptic Pope to meet Khosous victims’ families
Ahram Online - 154/13 After days in meditative seclusion following violent attacks at Egypt's main Coptic cathedral, Pope Tawadros II returns to Cairo and will ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic pope to receive condolences for Al-Khosous victims on Thursday
Ahram Online 9/4/13 Pope Tawadros II to hold reception for public figures to offer condolences after four Copts killed in recent violence. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox ... Read More
Libyan ambassador promises investigation into Coptic church attack
Ahram Online - 19/3/13 Top Libyan diplomat in Cairo says the embassy will reopen soon after a meeting with Coptic pope. "The Libyan Embassy suspended ... Read More
Pope Tawadros II calls upon Coptic movements to choose ‘peaceful struggle’
Ahram Online - 16/3/13 Tawadros II met several Coptic movements to discuss recent crisis in Libya and call upon groups to struggle peacefully. Coptic Pope ... Read More
Protest at Libya’s embassy in Cairo over death of Copt in Benghazi
Ahram Online- 11/3/13 Coptic group calls for protest by Libyan embassy Cairo demanding release of detained Christians. The Coptic Youth Front has called for a ... Read More
Coptic Pope heads up 1st meeting of United Council for Egyptian Churches
Ahram Online - 19/2/13 Monday sees inaugural meeting of United Council for Egyptian Churches, bringing together representatives of Coptic, Episcopal, Evangelical, Catholic and Greek ... Read More
Six expat Copts receive death penalty sentence for anti-Islam film
Ahram Online -28/11/2012 Court orders death penalty for 6 Coptic Egyptians, who reside abroad, over controversial anti-Islam film. The state security court issued a verdict ... Read More
Bishop gives details about final stage of Coptic Church’s papal elections
Ahram Online 1/10/2012 Coptic Orthodox Bishop Paul describes upcoming 'alter lottery,' slated for Sunday, by which Egypt's next Coptic pope will be chosen. At a ... Read More
New Coptic Pope to be named on 4th November
Ahram Online 16/10/2012 Bishop Paul announces 4 November as the date of the altar lottery which will determine the new Pope. The spokesman of Egypt's ... Read More
Coptic Christian defends accepting role on Egypt presidential advisory team
Ahram Online 28/8/2012 Samir Morcos, a Coptic Christian scholar and writer, rejects criticism that his position on President Morsi's advisory team is merely symbolic. Egypt's ... Read More
Following sectarian clashes in Giza, demonstrators protest ‘forced migration of Copts’
Ahram Online 2/8/2012 Coptic groups stage protest after coptic homes burned, reports 120 families were expelled, in Dahshur, Giza as angry crowds attempted to 'avenge' ... Read More
‘Lights off’ plan aims to boost Mt Sinai visitor numbers
South Sinai town to turn off lights during full moon so tourists can enjoy moonlit climbs up Mount Sinai. Ahram Online 1/7/2012 Saint Catherine, a ... Read More
President-elect Morsi receives acting pope of Egypt’s Coptic Church
Ahram Online 26/6/2012 New Islamist president-elect receives acting head of Coptic Church, says he will not countenance 'condescension' to Egypt's Coptic-Christian community. Mohamed Morsi, ... Read More
Egypt Christians hold Liturgy in memory of late Pope Shenouda III
Ahram Online 25/4/2012 Ritual marking 40 days since death of popular pope to be held at Cairo's Abbasiya Cathedral and St Bishoy Monastery. Liturgy to ... Read More