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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 8:10:00 PM
Late Coptic pope to be laid to rest at St Bishoy Monastery, the desert sanctuary to which he would retreat to express papal displeasure with Egypt's temporal authorities
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 7:40:33 PM
Outspoken Islamic figure Wagdy Ghoneim, who lives in exile, released an online video calling all Copts 'infidels'
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 6:46:17 PM
Islamist figure Yusuf El-Qaradawi praised Pope Shenouda III's piety and his support for Islamic law
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Multimedia
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3/19/2012 5:51:25 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 5:44:15 PM
The Cathedral will be closed to the general public for tomorrow's funeral, after 3 deaths due to overcrowding
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 5:42:44 PM
The deaths and injuries occurred as crowds of thousands gathered to see the body of the late pope
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 4:31:25 PM
Egyptian presidential candidates offer their condolences to Egypt's Coptic community following Pope Shenouda III's recent death and remember his 'honourable' stance against normalisation with Israel
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 2:40:27 PM
Thousands of Coptic Christians continue to pay respects to Pope Shenouda, situated on St Mark's seat, despite Church announcement that cathedral gates would close following 3 deaths in Sunday stampedes
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Egypt
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Politics
3/19/2012 2:21:10 PM
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Multimedia
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3/18/2012 7:44:11 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 7:01:15 PM
Sources close to decision making circles in the Coptic Church say there is no rush to elect a new patriarch following the death of Pope Shenouda III, and that electing a president for Egypt should probably come first
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Business
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Economy
3/18/2012 6:22:32 PM
Major stocks take a tumble as investors lose their trading appetite and turnover falls to a three-month low
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Multimedia
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3/18/2012 5:53:05 PM
Thousands of Egyptian Orthodox Christians headed Saturday night to the Saint Mark's Cathederal in Abbassiya to mourn late Pope Shenouda III after hearing the news
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 5:17:00 PM
Tens of thousands of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians descend on main cathedral in Cairo to begin three-day mourning period for Pope Shenouda III
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 5:02:40 PM
After the death of Pope Shenouda, many Copts look to the future with trepidation, others believe it is an opportunity to rectify past mistakes
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 2:41:30 PM
The Two Saints Church bombing trial is delayed for the fifth time due to Pope Shenouda III's death Saturday
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 12:52:06 PM
US president offers condolences to Coptic Christian community after death of Pope Shenouda III, who he describes as an advocate for 'tolerance and religious dialogue'
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 12:40:26 PM
Vatican's Pope Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with Egypt's Coptic Orthodox community, following Coptic patriarch's death on Saturday
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Egypt
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Politics
3/18/2012 11:59:41 AM
The late patriarch will be dressed in formal robes and remain in the main cathedral until his funeral on Tuesday, says state media
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Egypt
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3/18/2012 11:25:35 AM
As all of Egypt mourns the passing of the Coptic patriarch, the wheels of tradition will soon start moving to elected a new pope to carry the ancient Egyptian church forward
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