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Happy Eid Adha
Today, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice. Watani wishes all Muslims a happy feast. Watani International 6 June 2025 Comments comments
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Mayor of New York visits Anba David for Global Coptic Day
Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City and Chief Executive of New York, paid a visit to the Coptic Orthodox Bishop David of New York and New England on 31 May 2025 at the church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Zaitoun. Mr Adams came to wish Copts a happy Global Coptic Day, an annual occasion marked by the Coptic Church on 1 June, a date which coincides with the Coptic Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family into Egypt. The first Global Coptic Day was celebrated on – June 2019. Bishop David welcomed Mr Adams, and spoke about the origins of the Coptic Church which was established in Egypt in the first AD century at the hands of St Mark the Apostle who was martyred in Alexandria in 68AD. The Bishop also cited the Bible on the flight of the Holy Family Flight into Egypt. He presented Mr Adams with a commemorative gift, a Coptic painting of the Holy Family in Egypt. Mr Adams praised the Coptic Church and community for their engagement in American society. He also recalled the customs and traditions of Egypt during his trip to Cairo ten years ago when he was working with the American police. Global Coptic Day has been celebrated over the past weekend and this week with sports and social activities, entertaining games for youth and children, and the delicious Egyptian meals, desserts, pastries, and baked goods that Egypt is famous for. Watani International 2 June 2025 Comments comments Tags: Ashraf HelmyEric Adams New York Mayor meets Coptic Bishop David
Watani
04-03-2025
- Health
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Dentistry convoy treats Palestinians at Sinai hospitals
A medical convoy specialised in dentistry has been in three North Sinai hospitals for two days to diagnose and treat Palestinians in need of dental care, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced. Top notch highly skilled dentists participated in the convoy which included one Egyptian dentist who works in the US. Over two days, the medical team has seen 154 cases in the Sheikh Zuweid Central Hospital, Arish General Hospital, and Bir al-Abd Hospital. According to Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, patients were examined and diagnosed, and treatments offered included gum treatment, filling, normal and surgical extraction, and drug therapy. President Sisi had given specific directives that injured Palestinians should be provided with fully adequate health support. Once the injured cross into Egypt, they undergo quick preliminary medical assessment in mobile clinics equipped with laboratories; and X-ray, ultrasound and radiology devices. They are then moved, according to their health condition, to specialised hospitals. Health Minister visits injured Palestinians in Egypt for treatment Watani International 3 March 2025 Comments comments Tags: Angele RedaTags: Egypt dentistry convoy treats Palestinians
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08-02-2025
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Two killed in bus accident at monastery in Muqattam
On Friday 7 February, a bus accident at the monastery of St Simon the Tanner on Muqattam Hill in eastern Cairo left two Copts, a man and a woman, dead; and injured two others. The injured were rushed to hospital. The accident occurred due to a malfunction n the bus's brakes. The bus had been carrying a group of Copts on a day trip to St Simon's in the garbage collector district in Muqattam. St Simon's is not a thriving monastery in the traditional sense; it is a conglomerate of rock-hewn churches—the smallest accommodates only a few worshippers whereas the larger is an amphitheater style church that can seat some 20,000–built mainly by the garbage collectors under the pastoral care of Fr Samaan Ibrahim (1941 – 2023) during the 1980s and 1990s. Eyewitnesses to the recent accident say that the bus was parked on a ramp when something went wrong with the brakes, and it suddenly began sliding downhill. It is not clear what exactly happened with the brake sustem; an unconfirmed story has it that a few children had been playing in the bus and tampered with the hand break. As the bus uncontrollably slid down, it killed a man and a woman who could not get out of the way, and injured two others. The police hastened to the scene, and investigations are ongoing. Watani International 8 February 2025 Comments comments Tags: Basmati NasserBus accident at Muqattam monastery
