Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Egypt and Iran are discussing a street sign in Tehran named after Khaled el-Islambouli, the man who killed late president Sadat in 1981. Full diplomatic ties between the two countries can only be restored after this street name is removed.
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 1999 to Saturday, June 12, 1999
An article describing the route of the Holy Family.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 1, 1999
The author points to the importance of Egypt in the Biblical history and that many of God’s great men once took refuge in Egypt. He outlines the Coptic tradition of the route of the Holy Family during their time in Egypt and suggests that the sites that were visited by the Holy Family should be...
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 1999 to Wednesday, June 2, 1999
Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni managed, to a large extent, on Sunday [May 23, 199], to win the support of Shura Council members for some of his decisions, especially the relocation of the Museum of Islamic Arts to the Citadel area and the organization of an international celebration to...
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 1999
Names are surely of little real political consequence but in the Middle East, they do play a significant role.
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 1999 to Wednesday, May 26, 1999
The author, an Egyptian Armenian, looks briefly at some Armenian institutions in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 1999 to Wednesday, May 26, 1999
Since the fall of communism, the Armenians of the diaspora are at liberty to return to their country, yet many are choosing not to. Some claim that it is too early, others that it is too late. The Armenians of Egypt go for a visit and come back, happy to resume the life they have made for...
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 1999 to Wednesday, May 26, 1999
Switzerland’s federal police chief said on May 13 that Egypt believed Saudi-born Osama Bin Laden financed the 1997 attack by militants in Luxor in which 58 foreigners, most of them Swiss, were killed.
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 1999
Minister of Waqfs, Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouk announced that the Islamic world would reassess its position during the Islamic conference to be held on June 22, 1999 in Cairo.
The Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Waqfs has contributed one million pounds to Kosovo refugees.
A new Islamic center costing...
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 1999 to Wednesday, May 26, 1999
"Its a conspiracy against our cultural heritage"; "a hidden agenda that aims at eradicating our identity"; "it is the destruction of the history of the Islamic nation" - the "it" being a reference to a controversial decision taken by minister of culture, Farouk Hosni, to disperse the permanent...