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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/16/2022 11:20:13 PM
Forty-one people, including 15 children, died on Sunday when a Coptic church in Imbaba was engulfed in flames. Ahmed Morsy reports on the tragic blaze
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Egypt
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Society
8/16/2022 5:57:00 PM
A fire erupted Tuesday at a church in Upper Egypt's governorate of Minya due to an electrical short circuit, with no causalities reported, according to the Ministry of Interior.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/14/2022 11:02:26 PM
Many countries and international organisations offered their condolences to Egypt over the victims of the massive fire that ripped through Abu Sefein Church in Imbaba district in Giza governorate early Sunday.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
8/14/2022 10:34:27 PM
Egyptian Culture Ministry, under the helm of newly-appointed minister Nevine El-Kilany, has announced late Sunday a three-day delay for public activities, mourning the causalities of the massive fire that broke out early morning at a church in Giza’s Imbaba.
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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 9:19:52 PM
The preliminary investigations into the massive fire that swept through Giza' s Abu Sefein church earlier on Sunday indicated that the blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit, according to a statement by the public prosecution.
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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
8/14/2022 12:35:14 PM
Forty-one died and 14 injured as the result of a massive fire that broke out Sunday morning in Abu Sefein church located in the Greater Cairo district of Imbaba during the Divine Liturgy due to “an electrical malfunction.”
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/9/2022 10:46:05 PM
Roman Catholic Pope Francis’ recent visit to Canada was an opportunity for the Church to apologise for its role in abuses at Canadian residential schools, writes Azza Radwan Sedky
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World
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International
7/30/2022 11:11:34 AM
Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was ``a bit of a test'' that showed he needs to slow down and one day possibly retire.
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World
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Region
7/24/2022 3:39:03 PM
Two people were killed and 12 injured Sunday by bombardment of a church as it was being inaugurated in Syria's central province of Hama, the official SANA news agency reported.
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World
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International
7/24/2022 10:50:11 AM
Pope Francis began a fraught visit to Canada on Sunday to apologize to Indigenous peoples for abuses by missionaries at residential schools, a key step in the Catholic Church's efforts to reconcile with Native communities and help them heal from generations of trauma.
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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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World
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International
7/17/2022 4:03:24 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday asked for prayers to accompany him on what he called his ``penitential'' pilgrimage to Canada to apologize to Indigenous groups for abuses inflicted by the Catholic church.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/14/2022 6:51:53 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark's Diocese arrived in Austria on Thursday for a two-week visit, according to state news agency MENA.
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World
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International
7/5/2022 8:33:16 PM
An independent commission that is to conduct Spain's first official probe into suspected sexual abuse of minors within the Catholic Church met for the first time Tuesday.
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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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World
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Africa
6/21/2022 2:34:47 PM
Gunmen from a criminal gang have kidnapped 36 people after attacking several villages and two churches in northwest Nigeria, a local government official said Monday.
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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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