Category: EGYPT
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How ‘Careem’ Hopes to Unite Egyptians After Cairo Cathedral Terror Attack
Fakharany set up an urgent meeting with the highest ranking Coptic figure in Egypt: Pope Tawadros II. According to an article written by Fakharany himself, Careem is launching a very simple initiative. The transportation network company is going to donate one Egyptian Pound from every Careem ride in the entirety of Egypt to a collective fund aimed at aiding…
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Egypt’s FM discusses regional issues with EU High Representative Mogherini
A statement by the ministry’s spokesperson said that Shoukry and Mogherini discussed Egyptian-EU relations as well as coordination between Egypt and the EU in facing various regional crises. Shoukry also spoke with Mogherini about Egypt’s economic reform programme as well as the fight against terrorism and the regional migrant crisis. Federica Mogherini relayed to Shoukry…
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25 dead, 49 injured in explosion inside Coptic Cathedral in Cairo
Army forces were deployed at the scene after the attack, security sources told Daily News Egypt on condition of anonymity, adding that casualties may increase. Eyewitnesses said the explosion took place at about 10am, but could not confirm what exactly had happened. Some suggested that someone threw a bomb into the cathedral during the weekly…
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Egypt’s law on building churches dashes Christian hopes for equality
But many Coptic Christians and rights organisations say that the law will do very little to practically change discrimination against Christians who represent 10 percent of Egypt’s more than 90 million citizens, most of who are concentrated in Upper Egypt. Supporters of the law believed it would finally give Coptic Christians the freedom to build houses of worship under…