Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/22/2022 7:21:47 PM
Tarek Osman examines the career of Coptic Pope Kyrillos IV as part of his series of articles on the makers of modern Egyptian culture
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Egypt
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Society
11/19/2022 6:53:56 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, will launch on Saturday the first website of the trail of the Holy Family in seven languages with virtual reality navigation technology.
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Egypt
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Society
11/18/2022 10:53:54 PM
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church held mass on Friday to celebrate 10 years of the enthronement of Pope Tawadros II on the throne of St. Mark the Apostle with the participation of 115 members of the Holy Synod.
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World
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Region
11/3/2022 4:54:59 PM
The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise of his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies in Israel's general election this week have prompted little more than shrugs from many Palestinians.
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World
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Region
10/30/2022 12:33:08 PM
One of Israel's most extremist politicians, known for his inflammatory anti-Arab speeches and stunts, is attracting new supporters from a previously untapped demographic young ultra-Orthodox Jews, one of the fastest-growing segments of the country's population.
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World
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International
9/29/2022 10:43:34 PM
About 20 members of an extreme ultra-orthodox Jewish sect overpowered guards and escaped a government shelter in southern Mexico where they had been held since one of their leaders was arrested last Friday on organized crime and human trafficking allegations.
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World
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Region
9/29/2022 7:00:00 PM
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli men on Thursday blocked a major Jerusalem intersection to protest attempts to force them to register for Israel's military draft.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
9/14/2022 8:17:38 PM
Pope Francis told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders Wednesday that religion must never be used to justify the ``evil'' of war, and asked at an outdoor Mass in Kazakhstan, ``How many deaths will it take?'' for peace to prevail in Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/8/2022 10:57:51 PM
Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church mourned Thursday evening the late Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom and the head of Church of England, after her death earlier in the day at the age of 96.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/4/2022 7:27:16 PM
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II said he hopes talks between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) go well, as he received a delegation from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Society
8/21/2022 11:01:27 PM
Fires that broke out on Sunday in two monasteries in Upper Egypt’s Assiut and Minya were extinguished with no casualties, said the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Centre in statements.
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Egypt
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Society
8/17/2022 10:23:12 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that he tested negative for coronavirus on Wednesday as he has been in isolation for contacting the virus since the beginning of the week.
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Egypt
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Society
8/17/2022 4:58:30 PM
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church said Wednesday the investigation by the Public Prosecution into the fire at the Anba Bishoy Church in Upper Egypt's Minya governorate a day earlier revealed that the fire was caused by two children playing with candles inside the church.
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Egypt
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Society
8/14/2022 9:38:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has directed the Armed Forces Engineering Authority to revamp and repair Giza's Abu Sefein Coptic Church after a massive fire that broke out earlier Sunday, the spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church announced.
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Egypt
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Society
8/14/2022 3:58:40 PM
Various Egyptian entities offered on Sunday heartfelt condolences to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church over the victims of the massive fire that ripped through Abu Sefein Church in Imbaba district in Giza governorate Sunday, while two psychological teams dispatched to help the wounded get over the tragic event.
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Egypt
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Society
8/14/2022 1:18:42 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi extended condolences on Sunday to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and head of the Coptic Orthodox Church after a massive fire broke out early morning at a church in Giza’s Imbaba district that killed at least 41 people and injured 14 others, according to health ministry sources.
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Egypt
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Society
7/17/2022 5:21:25 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led the Sunday mass at Holy Virgin Of Zeitoun Coptic Orthodox Church in Vienna with the participation of a large number of priests and Copts in Austria.
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Egypt
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Society
7/3/2022 6:56:51 PM
Head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II congratulated on Sunday President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, state officials and Islamic leaders ahead of Eid El-Adha, which starts this year on 9 July.
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Egypt
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Society
6/13/2022 11:53:24 PM
Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Sea of Saint Mark, and Egypt’s Minister of the Environment Yasmine Fouad signed on Monday a cooperation protocol on environmental protection.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
6/11/2022 2:57:58 PM
An Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday a 60-year-old man to death for murdering Coptic Orthodox priest Arsanios Wadid last month in the Egyptian coastal city.
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