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Egypt President Decree to Appoint One-Third of 270-Member Shura Council

President Morsi issues a Decree to approve 90 nominees for membership of Shura Council – the upper chamber of Egyptian Parliament – including 12 Coptic Christians, and a total of

Fierce Police and Christian Clashes in Egypt over Church Construction

Police forces in Egypt clashed with Coptic Christians over the construction of a new church today where police fired tear gas to disperse the protest in Giza, Cairo.

Egyptians Show Solidarity in Upcoming Protest

Following Al-Qaeda's threats to Coptic Christians Egyptian churches are prohibiting visitor parking on their grounds.

ANHRI condemns gov’t restrictions on freedom of expression

Deep resentment was expressed by The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information condemning the successive decisions restricting media freedoms in Egypt prior to the forthcoming public elections.

Gov’t restricts SMS messaging ahead of elections

New restrictions and regulations have been enforced by Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in an attempt to increase control over the SMS messaging services available by mobile phone companies

Copts Abroad: tone down the language

The Christmas Eve attack that left 6 Copts and one Muslim man dead on January 6, has reignited the Coptic community living abroad’s charge to Washington, demanding President Barack Obama