Tag:Egypt

MP Accuses NGOs of Connection to Foreign Intelligence

By POMEDOn March 8, Egyptian MP Alaa Abed accused seven prominent NGOs and human rights organizations of receiving funding from foreign intelligence agencies in exchange for publishing "fabricated"...

Rubio, Menendez, Colleagues Urge Secretary Tillerson to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Democracy, Human Rights in Egypt

March 7, 2018Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Susan Collins, (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John...

الجنايات» تؤيد سجن الصحفي أحمد الخطيب 4 سنوات بعد إدانته بإهانة الأزهر

كتب- محمد مجدى:قضت محكمة جنايات الجيزة المنعقدة بمحكمة «زينهم»، برئاسة المستشار جمال عبد اللاه، بتأييد حكم سجن الصحفي أحمد الخطيب رئيس القسم السياسي في...

Coptic Solidarity Responds to Egyptian Parliament Meeting with USCIRF

By Coptic Solidarity(Washington, DC) March 9, 2018Editors Note: Coptic Solidarity addresses the specific comments reportedly made by Egyptian Parliamentarians. No reporting on USCIRF policy...

UN Human Rights Chief Denounces Egypt’s Media Intimidation

By POMED -On March 7, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein described the Egyptian government's suppression of freedom of expression in recent months as...

These Christian monasteries are the oldest in the world

By Philip Kosloski - Aleteia -And one of them has been continuously inhabited by monks since its foundation -The history of Catholic consecrated life...

Cairo University President Mohamed Al-Khosht: Reform Of Religious Discourse Is Not Enough, We Need To Revive Religion Itself

By MEMRI -President of Cairo University Mohamed Al-Khosht called for a "completely new religious discourse," saying that "reformed discourse" was not enough and calling...

The government agrees to settle the situation of 53 churches and affiliated services buildings in the governorates

Coptic Solidarity Editorial Note:It is reported (see below) that the Egyptian cabinet has authorized 53 Christian worship buildings. The complete list presented last November...