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Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader

Greeting Christians on religious occasions ‘forbidden,’ says Salafi leader

Abdel Moneim al-Shahat, a senior figure in the Salafi-oriented Nour Party and the official spokesperson for the Salafi movement in…
Egyptian churches embrace Al-Azhar basic freedoms document

Egyptian churches embrace Al-Azhar basic freedoms document

Egypt's three major churches and the Maspero Youth Union have come out in support of Al-Azhar's proposed basic freedoms document,…
Auditing official: US$9 billion of Mubarak funds frozen in Central Bank

Auditing official: US$9 billion of Mubarak funds frozen in Central Bank

Ousted President Hosni Mubarak stored over US$9 billion currently frozen in three secret Central Bank accounts, said an official with…
Ganzouri meets with US deputy secretary of state in Cairo

Ganzouri meets with US deputy secretary of state in Cairo

Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri met with the United States deputy secretary of state in Cairo Thursday, state-run news agency MENA…
Activists plan ‘Friday of the Martyrs’ Dreams’ to mourn revolution victims

Activists plan ‘Friday of the Martyrs’ Dreams’ to mourn revolution victims

Activists on Wednesday called on all Egyptians to declare a day of mourning on 20 January, calling it “Friday of…
Jimmy Carter doubts military will fully submit to civilian rule

Jimmy Carter doubts military will fully submit to civilian rule

Former US President Jimmy Carter, following a meeting with Egypt's military rulers, expressed doubt they would completely submit to a…
Nine months in, ‘Blind Sheikh’ supporters aren’t giving up

Nine months in, ‘Blind Sheikh’ supporters aren’t giving up

Ambulance sirens and the sound of an occasional gunshot in the background cannot break the determined, measured cadence of Abdallah…
Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations

Church leaders at odds over planned 25 January demonstrations

Religious figures from different Egyptian Christian sects have taken opposing stances on the involvement of Copts in the planned protests…
Teachers punished for exam expressing preference for Brotherhood party

Teachers punished for exam expressing preference for Brotherhood party

The governor of Sharqiya Governorate has punished school teachers for setting a test involving the composition of a congratulatory telegram…
Egypt says it has cancelled Jewish festival this year

Egypt says it has cancelled Jewish festival this year

Egypt officially informed Israel more than two months ago that it would not allow an annual Abu Jewish festival to…
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