Date of source: Friday, October 30, 2015
Twitter users launched a hashtag called “Where is Massouny?” to demand the disclosure of the whereabouts of activist Mustafa Massūni.
Date of source: Monday, November 30, 2015
Egypt’s Coptic Church has refused claims of normalizing ties with Israel and affirmed that Pope Tawadros II did not meet with any Israeli officials during his brief visit to Jerusalem, according to a statement released today.
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Head of Egypt’s Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, arrived to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday on a four-day visit where he will participate in the Feast of the Holy Cross, reported Al-Ahram Arabic news website.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi announced a global initiative to invest in youth and discourage them from terrorism and extremism at the 70th United Nations General Assembly meeting on Monday evening.
Date of source: Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Tahyā Misr or 'Long Live Egypt' fund (account no. 306306) will launch a program to support factories that are facing difficulties in their operations in terms of donations, announced Executive Director Muhammad `Ashmāwī on Thursday.
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 2015
What is a journalist? It's a fundamental question to be sure, and the answer is increasingly the subject of fierce debate as social media blurs the lines between traditional and citizen journalists. But surely the most uncontroversial definition must be that a journalist is someone who is...
Date of source: Friday, September 11, 2015
The Egyptian Salafi leader Yāsser al-Burhāmī announced yesterday that 24 Christian Copts have been included in the electoral lists of the ultraconservative al-Nūr Islamist party, also highlighting the distributions of Coptic candidates in different districts. This was reported by local sources to...
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2015
An Egyptian court released a detailed ruling on Sunday on why it sentenced three journalists working for al-Jazeera English to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news” and biased coverage. The case has long been criticized by press freedom campaigners and others.
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2015
The state commissioners issued a report recommending the administrative court to reject a lawsuit by lawyer Samīr Sabri that calls for the censoring of Rassd News Network (RNN) on social media.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
During a speech marking the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad, Egypt's President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi again made historic remarks speaking to Islamic scholars about the need for religious freedom and acceptance of all religions.