Churches in Egypt’s Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in…
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Egypt’s lawyers hold one-day strike over jail sentence against Minya’s colleagues
Egyptian lawyers held on Saturday a nationwide one-day strike from attending session in the country’s criminal…
Sisi calls for committee to investigate Sohag’s ‘school meal’ disaster
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Thursday the urgent formation of a committee to investigate a…
Cairo lawyers union considers strike in protest of prison terms against Minya colleagues
The heads of local branches of Egypt's Lawyers Syndicate will decide this week on a call for a general strike on 23…
2 injured in Minya sectarian conflict
Two Coptic Christians were injured during a fight between Muslims and Christians in the village of Assem in Minya…
16 people facing trial for sectarian attack in Egypt’s Minya released
A court in Minya ordered on Thursday the release of 16 people pending trial on charges related to sectarian…
‘Consolations are not enough’: Minya bishop says after Sunday sectarian…
Anger is mounting amongst Minya's Copts after two incidents of sectarian violence, Bishop Macarius of Minya said…
World Bank allocates $75 million to develop hospitals in Upper Egypt
The World Bank Group grants $ 75 million to develop five hospitals in Upper Egypt, as the Egyptian Ministry of…
Prosecutors release five defendants involved in Minya sectarian attacks
Minya prosecutors released on Sunday five defendants on bail who were suspected to have been involved in sectarian…
Informal reconciliation efforts welcome but law must be upheld first: Minya Bishop
The Church rejects informal assemblies as a way to resolve sectarian issues since they harm and abort , Bishop…