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Fearing further clashes with Muslims, Copts end protest in Aswan
Egypt

Fearing further clashes with Muslims, Copts end protest in Aswan

Copts in the Upper Egyptian province of Aswan have ended their sit-in in front of the governorate’s building in protest…
Military police forcibly disperse Coptic sit-in
Egypt

Military police forcibly disperse Coptic sit-in

Military police on Wednesday morning forcibly evacuated hundreds of Coptic demonstrators from the area outside the state TV building in…
500 Copts protest in Beni Suef over Aswan church burning
Egypt

500 Copts protest in Beni Suef over Aswan church burning

About 500 young Copts gathered Tuesday in front of the Beni Suef Governorate headquarters to protest the burning of a…
Coptic group slams govt, military council over Christians’ rights
Egypt

Coptic group slams govt, military council over Christians’ rights

A group of Coptic activists on Tuesday accused the cabinet and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)…
Sectarian clashes in Sohag after Copt conducts services without permission
Egypt

Sectarian clashes in Sohag after Copt conducts services without permission

Security authorities in Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt, increased their presence in the village of Mudamer, Tama Township, on Monday, following…
Thousands of Copts protest Aswan church attack
Egypt

Thousands of Copts protest Aswan church attack

Thousands of Copts staged a demonstration Saturday to condemn the attack on a church in Aswan Governorate in southern Egypt,…
Muslims burn part of Aswan Governorate church
Egypt

Muslims burn part of Aswan Governorate church

A group of Muslims burnt part of a church in a village in Aswan Governorate, 800km south of Cairo, eyewitnesses…
Masked men kill guard in attack on former church site
Egypt

Masked men kill guard in attack on former church site

A number of masked men killed a security guard when they attacked the site of a former church early Thursday…
Police, military deployed to Shubra in anticipation of sectarian violence
Egypt

Police, military deployed to Shubra in anticipation of sectarian violence

Egyptian military and police troops were deployed Friday to Shubra, a working-class neighborhood in the north of Cairo, to prevent…
Four men arrested in connection with sectarian clashes in Upper Egypt
Egypt

Four men arrested in connection with sectarian clashes in Upper Egypt

Egyptian security sources said on Sunday that four men had been arrested for their alleged involvement in sectarian clashes that…
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