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Pope Francis Welcomes Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros

Pope Tawadros of Alexandria, who heads the largest Christian Church in the Middle East, is currently making a five day visit to Rome, his...

Vatican Prepares for Historic Coptic Leader Visit

The visit will be the high-point of a tour of Europe by Tawadros, who was elected in November 2012 as leader of a Christian...

Coptic Teacher Detained on Accusation of ‘Insulting Islam’

Ebeid denied the accusations during her questioning, and called for the testimonies of other teachers, students and their parents to prove her innocence.Secretary of...

S&P Cuts Egypt’s Credit Rating Again, Amid Fiscal Health Fears

The news delivers a further blow to the government of President Mohamed Morsi and his cabinet of mostly Muslim Brotherhood allies who have thus...

Morsi Brings More Islamists into Cabinet

The changes fell well short of the opposition's demand for a complete overhaul of Prime Minister Hisham Kandil's administration and the installation of a...

In Advance Of Orthodox Easter in Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood And Salafis Issue Fatwas Forbidding Greeting Copts on Their Holidays

Representatives of Egypt's religious establishment expressed a different opinion. The mufti of Egypt ruled that Muslims are not forbidden from greeting "their fellow humans"...

Qatar: Attention-Starved Teen of the Middle East

The kiss took place at a Brookings dinner last week in Washington that was convened to pay homage to Al Thani for his support...

Morsi’s Biggest Challenge? The Economy, Stupid!

Alongside Tahrir Square’s famous anti-Mubarak chants, protesters also rallied around a more basic slogan, in which the first demand went to the needs of...

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No Jurisdiction to Investigate Crimes in Egypt: ICC

The Rome Statute, adopted in the Italian capital on...