News & Reports

By Watani – The heartbreaking case of five-year old Shenouda who was taken away from the arms of his adoptive parents and placed in an orphanage has been the focus of Egyptian public [...]

By TIMEP – Since 2014, Egyptian lawyers defending minorities against unjust prosecution have been facing increasing difficulties in doing their jobs. This is especially the case when [...]

By John Burger – Aleteia – Arecent move to make Pakistan’s so-called blasphemy laws stricter will make it easier to convict innocent people, including religious minorities, says a [...]

By Egypt Independent – The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church held a mass for Christians in Saudi Arabia, for the first time in history. The Metropolitan of Shubra al-Khaima, Bishop Morcos, [...]

By POMED – During a trip to Cairo (on Jan. 22), Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met with his counterpart Sameh Shoukry and President al-Sisi, discussing energy security and [...]

By Marina Makary – EgyptianStreets- “Dinner is ready!” As mom calls us for dinner, I begin to notice a delicious aroma that I had almost forgotten. I look to see what it is — the annual [...]

By Mada Masr – The door was shut on the possibility of justice in a high profile sectarian case last week when the Court of Cassation upheld the acquittal of three men who assaulted Soad [...]

By Al-Monitor – The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments has built thousands of new mosques in President Sisi’s time in office, despite pressing needs for education, health care, and other [...]

The Court of Cassation ruled to accept the two appeals in cassation, that were submitted by the Public Prosecution and Mrs. Souad Thabet, the civil claimant, but only in form and rejected them in [...]

Watani- Police has restored calm and order to the village of Ashrouba in Beni Mazar, Minya, some 230km south of Cairo, following an attack against Copts. The attack occurred on 8 January in the [...]