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Coptic Church rejects US congressional hearing on Alex bombing
Egypt

Coptic Church rejects US congressional hearing on Alex bombing

A congressional hearing held by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to discuss the New Year’s Eve Alexandria church bombing was…
Court order halts papal decision to expel priest from Coptic clergy
Egypt

Court order halts papal decision to expel priest from Coptic clergy

Egypt's Administrative Court on Tuesday issued a ruling overturning a recent decision by Coptic Pope Shenouda III to expel a…
Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances
Egypt

Analysts fear fresh sectarian violence amid worsening socio-economic circumstances

In the aftermath of the New Year's Eve church bombing in Alexandria that killed 22 and injured scores of others,…
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Egypt

Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing

Protests continued throughout Cairo on Sunday to denounce the New Year’s Eve bombing of a church in the coastal city…
Fearing further attacks, authorities beef up security around churches
Egypt

Fearing further attacks, authorities beef up security around churches

Authorities in Egypt have beefed up security measures in and around the nation's churches in fear of fresh terrorist attacks…
Coptic Church dismisses alleged al-Qaeda threats
Egypt

Coptic Church dismisses alleged al-Qaeda threats

The Coptic Church is paying no attention to recent alleged threats by al-Qaeda to target Christians in Egypt, according to…
Egyptian universities to hold exams during Coptic celebrations
Egypt

Egyptian universities to hold exams during Coptic celebrations

Mid-year exams at Egyptian universities will commence on Saturday, 8 January 2011, and will continue for a period of three…
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
Egypt

Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president

The family of a missing Coptic girl allegedly abducted by a young Muslim man--Abdel Rahman Aly--in Beni Suef's Ahnasia Township…
Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Egypt

Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots

Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud has ordered the release of 42 people detained in connection with last month's riots in…
Church source calls Nasrallah comments on Israel ‘interference’ in Coptic affairs
Egypt

Church source calls Nasrallah comments on Israel ‘interference’ in Coptic affairs

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah "interfered in the affairs of Egyptian Coptic Christians" when he stated that Israel was attempting to…
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