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Citizens in South of Shaykh Zuwayyid have found a new beheaded corpse of an inhabitant of the area.
Three rockets have been fired in Arīsh, a town in the north of Sinai. The first one targeted a residencial area and the other two were fired at security targets in ‘Arīsh and Rafah. Witnesses stated that seven civilians died, including one child and thirty others were injured. Another rocket was...
Counselor Fu’ād ‘Abd al- Mun’im Riyād, the head of the 30 June Fact Finding Commission, said that the commission is prepared to send a delegation to interview Copts abroad in cases they accept to give a testimony before the commission
There are ten pieces of evidence that prove that ISIS is an American creation. 
The Israeli Operation Protective Edge has led to the death of 98 martyrs and injuring 670 more people. 
Dr. Ahmad Karīmah, professor at al-Azhar, also condemned the recent terrorist attack in Tābā and said that the attack aimed to damage Egypt’s economy, similar to what happened in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Dr. ‘Abd al-Hādī al-Qasabī, head of the Supreme Council of Sūfī Orders, described the perpetrators as...
Iraq accused yesterday Qatar during the meeting of the Arab Ministers of Foreign Affairs of financing ISIS.
Bishop Antony [Anṭūniyyūs], Archbishop of the Holy Land and the Near East, said that the crisis of Deir al-Sultan [Dayr al-Sulṭān] is to end soon, after having witnessed Israeli aggressions and abuses against the monks of the monastery.
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftā’ (House of Religious Decrees) stated that foreign tourists who come to Muslim countries should not be killed or harmed in any way, for it is considered a grave sin. In Islam, “the Covenant of Safety” prescribes the protection of foreigners and non-Muslims on their visit to...
President Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī announced launching a competition starting on Tuesday to appoint 30,000 assistant teachers. 
The Grand Muftī, Shawqī Allām, has called for an immediate end to all military operations that the Israeli forces are carrying out against Gaza. He requested the Arab World, UN and international community intervene immediately to end the air strikes of the Israeli Occupation
Bishop Mūsá, Bishop of Youth in the Coptic Orthodox Church, condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a tourist bus in Tābā, South Sinai, which led to the death of four and injured 16 others, saying that it tarnishes Egypt’s reputation (Shaymā’ Faraj, al-Dustūr, Feb. 18, p. 5). Read original...
After security forces succeeded in arresting members of the Helwan battalions a new video was published showing three masked men calling themselves “Danak Movement”
Father Bolos Halīm, official spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church, announced that a session of the Holy Synod will take place tomorrow, Monday. His Holiness Pope Tawadros II as well as clergy members of the Synod will take part. Halīm further said that this second seminar will take place from...
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived in Cairo yesterday as the head of a delegation from London for a two-day visit. It is his second visit to Egypt since his inauguration in March 2013. He met Pope Tawadros II and high ranking officials from al-Azhar and other institutions. Sources...
The public prosecutor's office of Talkhā in the Governorate of Dakahliadecided to keep 61-year-old Shi’ite doctor Mahmūd 'Abd al-Khāliq Mahmūd imprisoned for 15 days on charge of condemning (Sunni) religion while investigations were carried out. Amongst his possessions, a picture of Shaykh Hassan...
   Dr. Shawqi ‘  Allam, the grand Mufti, stated that the Egyptians that have sacrificed their souls to achieve the success of the 10th of Ramadan (6th of October Victory against Israel) are also capable of facing and defeating all challenges that Egypt is facing. 
Inhabitants in the area of al- Shaykh Zuwayid and sources from the Department of Endowments North of Sinai stated that there are more than 270 mosques in the city that are out of control.
Pope Tawadros II arrived in Toronto Airport, Canada.
Pope Tawadros II received a human rights delegation from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations at his residence at the Cathedral of St. Mark in 'Abbāsiyah. During the meeting Pope Tawadros II asked the EU delegation to assist Egypt in realizing growth for the country in the coming period (...
A police officer in Dayrūt has arrested a gang made of 6 people who are believed to be involved in kidnapping a Copt.
The former French Minister of Family Nadine Monroe has stirred much controversy recently when she stated that its is the duty of French women to wear the bikini.
The National Council for Human Rights held together with the Ministry of Social Solidarity a workshop related to developing the NGO law.
 Speaking to journalist Khālid Salāh, Muhammad Mukhtār Jum‘a, Minister of Religious Endowments, has warned against the non-removal of political banners in mosques, and stated that he will undertake legal proceedings against those who preach in mosques without permission.
 Pope Tawadros continued his tour of Europe in Finland with a visit to its Parliament, where he gave souvenirs, pictures and icons of the Messiah, to its members, and listened to an account of the history of the building.
The fatwá issued recently by Dār al- Iftaa, last Friday, that prohibits the chats between men and women except for necessity has stirred jokes among the youth movements and coalitions who considered the fatwa to be against the human instinct.
 The Grand Mufti of Egypt Doctor Shawqī ‘Allām affirmed in a meeting with Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sudais, the Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the importance of Egypt and Saudi Arabia to security and stability in the Middle East, describing them as the ‘backbone’ of the region and praising...
The Syrian Monitor for Human Rights stated that the offshoot of al- Qa’īdah, known as ISIS, has sold 300 Yezidi women for 1000 dollars per woman.
Dr. Tawfīq Nūr al- Din, vice president of the AzharUniversity stated that the university has tracked all the university students, faculty and staff that are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Islamist are divided on the international campaign that the Ministry of Endowments has launched recently to change the name of ISIS in the media to the “Offshoots of al- Qā’idah”. 
In the latest new governors movement, Dr. Manāl Mikhā’īl has been appointed as Governor of Damietta to become the first Coptic woman, and the second woman, to serve as a governor in Egypt. Al-Dustūr presents a summary of her biography in the lines below.
Church sources have assured that Pope Tawadros II is giving attention to the water crisis with the NileBasin countries. A delegation from the Egyptian church has traveled to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and met with the church leaders in Ethiopia on the matter (Majdī Fikrī, al- Dustūr, Feb. 8...
Dr. Shawqī Allam the muftī of Egypt stated that the name of the Islamic state should not be given to these terrorist organizations their actions have nothing to do with Islam
Dr. Abd al- Hādi al- Qasabī, the head of the Supreme Council for Sufī Tarīqahs,  has called upon all political groups and institutions  in Iraq to unite and to reject violence and sectarian strife
Egyptian President ‘Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī threatened to crush ISIS if it comes near Egypt. 
President ‘Abd el-Fattāh el-Sīsī met with the Minister of Endowments, Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gum’ah, yesterday morning at the presidential palace to discuss the renewal and reform of religious discourse. In particular, Dr. Gum’ah spoke of the ways the Ministry is implementing the new law regarding the...
Dr. Najuīb Jubrā’īl stated that his new complaint against Yāssir Burhāmī includes spreading incorrect news and stirring a sectarian strife after he called against having a Copt take on leadership position
Dr. Shawqī ‘Allām, the grand muftī, stated that Dār al- Iftā is not isolated from the needs of the Egyptian people.
 Twelve members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested by security services over the burning down of a BaptistChurch in Binī Mazār, in Minya. The men were also accused of assaulting public and police buildings in Minya. 
ISIS announced through a video recording that it slaughtered American Journalist James Foley who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012.

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