Egypt’s highest court approves death sentence for policeman who killed Copts in Minya
The Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest court, has approved the death sentence pronounced by a criminal court against policeman Rabei ...
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Egypt’s first prima ballerina Magda Saleh: Rest in Peace
“Farewell to the lovely butterfly of Egypt’s Opera House, the renowned prima ballerina of Egypt and the Arab World, who ...
Coptic Orthodox Church on situation in Sudan
The general assembly of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod, led by Pope Tawadros II and in attendance of 107 ...
Coptic Synod 2023 decisions: New convents, foster care, organ donation, Marriage Pledge, and more
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, led by Pope Tawadros II and in attendance of 107 of its ...
IS executioners of 21 Libya Martyrs sentenced to death
On 30 May 2023, the Libyan Misrata Court of Appeals issued sentences in a case involving men who had been ...
Sudan Council of Churches condemns attacks against churches
In a statement issued on 20 May 2023, Sudan’s Council of Churches condemned ongoing attacks by the Rapid Support Forces ...
Coptic Bishop in Sudan: “We are all fine”
“Dear beloved, we thank our Lord for everything; we are all fine, and all the beloved ones in the diocese.” ...
Three injured and priest beaten in attack against Coptic church in Sudan
On Sunday 14 May, the Coptic Orthodox church of Mar-Girgis in the neighbourhood of Masalma in Umm Durman, Sudan came ...
Coptic Church prays for Sudan, supports refugees and returnees
Egypt churches will unite in prayers for Sudan and its people every Wednesday evening at 8.30pm Cairo Time, the Coptic ...
Her Excellency, the Mayor: When women lead
Who’s the most important figure in a village? Ask anyone that question and the reply you’d most likely get is: ...
St Samuel’s open to pilgrims every Friday
The desert monastery of Anba Samueel al-Muetarif, St Samuel the Confessor, which is located west of Minya, some 220km southwest ...
Coptic Church in Wales purchases new church in Swansea
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Antony of Ireland, Scotland and Wales has signed with the Baptist Church in Swansea the final purchasing ...
Metropolitan leads prayers at ruins of fire-destroyed church in Dairut
Anba Barsoum, Metropolitan of Sanabu and Dairut, presided over Vespers incense prayers on 29 April at the ruins of ...
Egyptians Caught in Sudan’s war
The fighting which erupted on Saturday 15 April in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...
Public Prosecution returns Shenouda to his adoptive parents
The year-long tragic saga of five-year-old Shenouda has finally come to a happy ending. On 28 March, the Public Prosecution ...
Watani started as an Egyptian weekly Sunday newspaper published in Cairo. The word Watani is Arabic for “My Homeland”. The paper was founded in 1958 by the prominent Copt Antoun Sidhom (1915 – 1995), who strove for the establishment of a civil, democratic society in Egypt, where all Egyptians would enjoy full citizenship rights regardless of their religious denomination. To this day when Watani is published as a weekly paper and an online news site, the objective remains the same. Those in charge of Watani view this role as a patriotic all-Egyptian vocation. Special attention is given to shedding light on Coptic culture and tradition as authentically Egyptian, this being a topic largely disregarded or little-understood by Egypt’s media. Watani is deeply dedicated to offer its readers high quality, extensive, objective, credible and well-researched media coverage, with special focus on Coptic issues, culture, heritage, and contribution to Egyptian society.
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