Monthly Archives: July 2019

This Week in Egypt: Week 30 ( July 22-28)

Top Headlines British airways resumes flights to Cairo Immigration minister says controversial statement taken out of context Egypt has received 930 surplus US mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) Brotherhood member reveals ’embezzlement’ among group’s fugitives in Turkey Egypt demands ‘practical measures’ … Continue reading

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This Week in Egypt: Week 29-2019 ( July 15-21)

Top Headlines British airway and Lufthansa temporarily suspend flights to Cairo over alleged security concerns Egypt expresses dismay at ‘unilateral’ British Airways flight suspension Algerian fans stir riots at Cairo Airport over delayed planes Lufthansa resumes flights to Cairo Trump’s … Continue reading

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This Week in Egypt: Week 28-2019 ( July 8-14)

Top Headlines Kuwait extradites Brotherhood fugitives to Egypt An Egyptian court sentences Al-Azhar professor and others for espionagefor Iran Egyptian inflation eased unexpectedly to its lowest rate in more than three years Egypt to file a civil suit over the … Continue reading

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This Week in Egypt: Week 27-2019 ( July 1-7)

Top Headlines Egypt hiked up fuel and cooking gas prices in another round of subsidy cut Bust of Tutankhamen sold at auction for £4.7m despite Egyptian demands for its return Hosts Egypt is knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations … Continue reading

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Of Copts and Islamophobia

Originally posted on salamamoussa:
In a recent interview with the Coptic Canadian History Project, Dr Angie Heo, a scholar of Coptic culture, stated that she sees a special responsibility for diaspora Copts, as?“In light of these [persecution of Copts] horrific…

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