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Egypt: At least forty one died after fire in church

A fire that broke out on Sunday in the middle of a mass in a church in a working-class district of Cairo has killed 41 people, leaving the Middle East’s largest Christian community of 10-15 million Egyptians in grief. “The air conditioner in a classroom on the second floor of the church building broke down […]

Egypt removes business tycoon from terror list

A Cairo Criminal court has removed the name of the businessman Safwan Thabet, the grandson of outlawed Muslim Brotherhood’s second leader Hassan al-Hudaybi, from the terror list following his release in mid-January. Safwan, the founder and former CEO of Juhayna Food Industries, and his son Seif El-Din were set free on January 21 from prison […]

Egypt: Morsi’s son thanks Turkey, Qatar leaders for support

Son of the late ex-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has expressed his gratitude to several Muslim World leaders including Turkey and Qatar for their support upon the death of his father. “We would like to thank everyone, particularly Mr. Erdogan, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and his father [Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani], the […]