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South Sinai’s Saint Catherine ‘destroyed’ by new development project

By M.E.E. – Egypt’s government has grand plans to transform a Unesco-listed World Heritage Site, but locals watch the construction works with unease. A development project in the ancient [...]

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Disappeared Veronica, 15, is reported to be located by police..

It was reported that 15-year-old girl, Veronica Shehata Beshai Khalil, who was “missing” since March 6, has been located by the security services. She’s said to be in a police station in order [...]

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The Story Behind the Coptic Cross Tattoo

By Farah Rafik – Egyptian Streets – Drawn with grace and simplicity, the Coptic cross tattoo tells stories of faith, resistance, and tradition, worldwide, but particularly in Egypt. [...]

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3 Copts killed and their bodies mutilated in Minya

From media – A heinous crime shook Minya Governorate, as three Copts in the village of Ibshadat, Mallawi district, were shot by individuals from the village of Jaweer, which resulted in [...]

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President Sisi ‘Redefines’ Human Rights

By POMED – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s comments during the launch of the “National Project to Develop the Egyptian Family” on Monday yielded further evidence that the [...]

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The Cave Church of St. Simon of Mukattam Hill

By Mona Abdou – Egyptian Streets – Tucked into the cliffside is a sight unlike any other: etched likenesses of the Holy Family are paired with pale sunlight, rows of modest pews and [...]

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‘General Intelligence Service’ gains permission to establish companies

By Mada Masr – Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) is to be granted a sanctioned space in the national economy after lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation that was [...]

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Egypt’s Copts set to resume trips to Jerusalem after two-year hiatus

By: George Mikhail – Al-Monitor – In light of an Egyptian-Israeli rapprochement, Coptic flights to Jerusalem returned after a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Amid [...]

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Prosecution in Egypt investigates Ibrahim Eissa over Israa and Miraj remarks

By Egypt Independent – The Public Prosecutor in Egypt, Hamada al-Sawy on Saturday ordered an investigation into journalist Ibrahim Eissa over remarks he made criticizing the Israa and Miraj [...]

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The grateful memory of the Coptic Martyrs of Libya is renewed and grows, seven years after their massacre

By: Agenzia Fides (Vatican) – This year again, the Coptic Orthodox Church paid homage, with prayers and celebrations, to the memory of the workers who, seven years ago, were slaughtered and [...]