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Sri Lanka falls silent for victims of Islamist attack
World
April 23, 2019
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims of Islamist attack
Sri Lanka fell silent for three minutes Tuesday on a day of national mourning to honor more than 300 people…
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
World
January 30, 2019
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just…
Philippines cathedral bombing sparks peace process worries
World
January 28, 2019
Philippines cathedral bombing sparks peace process worries
The Islamic State-claimed bombing of a Catholic cathedral that killed 20 in the Philippines’ restive south put fresh pressure…
Egypt’s Sisi to inaugurate Coptic cathedral in New Administrative Capital
Egypt
January 6, 2019
Egypt’s Sisi to inaugurate Coptic cathedral in New Administrative Capital
Egypt’s president will inaugurate the country’s biggest cathedral on Coptic Christmas Eve Sunday, a day after a deadly bomb…
Video: Terrorist plants bomb near Nasr City church
Egypt
January 6, 2019
Video: Terrorist plants bomb near Nasr City church
A CCTV video from surveillance camera footage near the Church of the Virgin Mary and Abu Seifin in Ezbat…
Main perpetrator in Esna terrorist attack, Tanta and Alexandria church bombings identified
Egypt
August 8, 2017
Main perpetrator in Esna terrorist attack, Tanta and Alexandria church bombings identified
Security authorities in Luxor have identified the alleged perpetrator of the Esna terrorist attack, which occurred a few days days…
St. Mark’s Cathedral holds open funeral for Palm Sunday martyrs
Egypt
April 18, 2017
St. Mark’s Cathedral holds open funeral for Palm Sunday martyrs
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria will hold an open funeral tonight for people to offer their condolences and…
In photos: Thousands bid emotional farewell to Palm Sunday victims
Egypt
April 12, 2017
In photos: Thousands bid emotional farewell to Palm Sunday victims
Thousands of people in Tanta and Alexandria attended funerals on Monday for the victims of the Palm Sunday church bombings, amid…
Alexandria church bombing kills first female police officer in Egypt’s history
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Alexandria church bombing kills first female police officer in Egypt’s history
The list of the martyrs of Egypt's Palm Sunday blasts included Brigadier Nagwa Abdelaal al-Haggar, the first female martyr in…
UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
Egypt
April 9, 2017
UPDATE: Death toll in Tanta church bombing reaches 29, 78 injured: Health Ministry
A massive explosion on Sunday morning killed 29 Coptic Christians in Mar Gerges church located in Egypt's Delta city of Tanta;…