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New Law on Church Construction Prompts CriticismBy POMEDOn Tuesday, Egypt's parliament approved a long-awaited change to the law governing the construction and renovation of...

Egypt: Lawmakers fear that new church law will discriminate against ChristiansBy Carey Lodge, Christian TodayAugust 31, 2016Egypt has passed a law on building and...

Egyptian parliament approves long-awaited church building lawBy Ahmed Aboulenein and Mohamed AbdellahAugust 30, 2016Egypt's parliament approved on Tuesday a long-awaited law that governs building and...

Egypt parliament approves new church building lawBy Gamal Essam El-Din, Ahram OnlineAugust 30, 2016After four hours of stormy debate, Egypt’s parliament has approved on...

Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian criticsBy Associated PressAugust 30, 2016Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules...

After 150-year wait, Parliament passes church construction law in 3 daysBy Mohamed Hamama/Translated by Heba AfifyAugust 31, 2016Parliament has passed a law regulating the...

Coptic Church declares compromise with state over contentious church building lawBy Mada MasrAugust 25, 2016The Coptic Orthodox Church declared a compromise with the Egyptian...

Do Christians in Egypt Need a Law to Build Churches?By Samia Sidhom – WataniAugust 24, 2016Given the discrimination, oppression and severe humiliation Christians in...