Rome / Italy

A nun, director of a catholic school accuses another nun of the same congregation and other clergymen and laymen of complying to take over the school and its funds to transfer it to Rome.

The article explains various facts about the Knights of Malta, and considers the influence that they may potentially exert throughout Europe and various parliaments and governments.

This article is a description of the international growth of the Coptic Orthodox Church over the course of history.

The writer presents famous examples of successful Egyptian women in the diplomatic corps who played great roles in the political and diplomatic fields.

In the following interview Patriarch Gregorious III Lahhām of Antioch and the Orient calls on Christians of the Arab world to have a more active role in their societies. He highlighted the Christians’ service of positive influence on their societies.

Held in Paris recently, the conference, which witnessed no official Egyptian participation for 30 years now, called for putting the Coptic antiquities on the Egyptian tourist map and recommended the establishment of independent departments of Coptology at Egyptian universities

All Copts and church leaders in Egypt and all over the world condemned Sharon?s practices against the

Palestinians and the fact that the Israeli forces attacked the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and prevented

worshipping in it for the first time in history. They asked different countries all over the world to pressure Israel

to stop its massacres against the unarmed Palestinians.

Shaykh of the Azhar Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī asserted that he had not yet announced his final approval to visit the Vatican, stating that the decision as to whether to approve or reject the visit requires deliberation and would not be made until the Azhar receives a formal invitation from Pope Benedict XVI.

A discussion of Christians in the Middle East, their history and ongoing struggles.

Watani publishes a

monthly series depicting the true history of Egypt. The influence of the Romans, Greeks and Persians is explored,

combined with the impact that religion had on Egyptian society.