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Pope Tawadros II appointed as the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church Ahmed El-Malky
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Pope Tawadros II enthroned

Coptic Orthodox Church officially appoints new leader after eight months

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Pope Tawadros is now the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church AFP Photo
cathedral

Papal ceremony to be “religious” and not “celebratory”

The Church extends condolences to victims of train tragedy

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Barack Obama will on Monday become the first sitting US president ever to visit Myanmar.(AFP PHOTO)
Daily News Egypt

Activists slam Myanmar amnesty ahead of Obama visit

The visit by Obama has been lauded by Myanmar as a sign…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Rasha Azab (left) and Mohamed Waked hold a press conference in Cairo announcing the formation of a “political convoy” to the Gaza Strip. (DNE / Hassan Ibrahim)
Daily News Egypt

Egyptian convoy heads to Gaza

Egyptians attempt to make a political statement by going to Gaza

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
The three churches with official representatives in the Constituent Assembly announced their total withdrawal from the body. (DNE / Hassan Ibrahim)
Abbaseya

Churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly

Cite lack of “national consensus” and “diversity” in the draft constitution

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
The “Civil par Excellence” campaign, representing a coalition of 230 NGOs, discusses their operating structure and resistance to the draft constitution. (DNE / Hassan Ibrahim)
Constituent Assembly

Campaign assembles NGOs against draft constitution

NGOs say president ignored them

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
The Doctor’s Syndicate has ruled out a total strike in their struggle with the government. (DNE / Laurence Underhill)
Daily News Egypt

Doctors say “no” to full strike

Doctors prepare for longer battle and rule out a full strike

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr (Back, 3rd from right) welcomes Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (centre) and his wife Emine at Cairo airport .(AFP PHOTO / Stringer)
aid

Morsy meets with Erdoğan and Qatari emir

Qatar to send urgent aid to Gaza with Egyptian cooperation

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Supporters of cleric Abu Islam chant outside a courthouse in Cairo. (DNE / FILE PHOTO / Mohamed Omar)
Abu Islam

Abu Islam trial postponed

Decision on radical Islamist’s request for new judge postponed

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Bahgat stressed that he would not give up on the right to transmit the channel from within Cairo. (DREAM TV LOGO)
Ahmed Bahgat

Dream TV will not give up

Owner holds a press conference explaining the details of the ban on…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha