Egypt executes monk for murder of bishop at monastery
Cairo, EgyptReuters Authorities carried out the death penalty on an Egyptian monk who killed the abbot of his monastery in 2018, a lawyer and the monk’s brother told Reuters on Sunday. Wael Saad and Ramon Rasmi Mansour, known by their monastic names Isaiah al-Makari and Faltaous al-Makari, were convicted of the killing of Bishop Epiphanius, […]
Wow!: Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochures
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports on how a US community college professor, despite facing a personal tragedy, spearheaded the development of a multi-lingual brochure to help different ethnicities in the US and elsewhere access information on COVID-19…
Explainer – Jerusalem tense over evictions and holidays
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters East Jerusalem has seen nightly clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, with Palestinians pitted against Israeli police and settlers. The issues and the scale of the protests have varied, covering religion, land and politics, but running through them all is the core conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over the city that […]