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Copts in US organize protest outside Israeli consulate
Egypt
October 30, 2018
Copts in US organize protest outside Israeli consulate
The American Coptic Association organized a rally in front of the Israeli consulate in New York on Monday to…
Coptic Metropolitan Bishoy dies at 67
Egypt
October 4, 2018
Coptic Metropolitan Bishoy dies at 67
Coptic Bishop Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta, Kafr el-Sheikh and the abbot of the Monastery of Saint Demiana in Barrari,…
2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
Egypt
December 23, 2017
2,500 Copts to attend Christmas mass in Egypt’s largest church amid tight security
Archbishop Sergius Sergius, under-secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that about 2,500 Christian worshipers will attend the Christmas Mass…
Video: Alexandria church security guard stabbed
Egypt
July 17, 2017
Video: Alexandria church security guard stabbed
A video went viral showing the stabbing of the security guard of the Two Saints Church in Alexandria, which took place…
Six detained over plotting terrorist attack on Alexandria church in Eid al-Fitr: Statement
Egypt
June 25, 2017
Six detained over plotting terrorist attack on Alexandria church in Eid al-Fitr: Statement
Six people were arrested on Saturday for planning to carry out terrorist attack on a Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt’s…
Another explosion hits Alexandria church, police officer killed
Egypt
April 9, 2017
Another explosion hits Alexandria church, police officer killed
An explosion took place near Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria while Pope Tawadros II was inside the church…
Sisi ready to train Lebanese army: Hariri
Egypt
March 23, 2017
Sisi ready to train Lebanese army: Hariri
In an interview with state-run news agency MENA, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that he called on President Abdel…
Pope Francis to visit Cairo in April
Egypt
March 19, 2017
Pope Francis to visit Cairo in April
Pope Francis will make an official visit to Egypt in the last week of April, upon invitation by President Abdel…
Tawadros II takes mass at Egyptian church in Amman
Egypt
September 4, 2016
Tawadros II takes mass at Egyptian church in Amman
The leader of the Egyptian Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, led on Sunday the mass at the Egyptian church in…
Civil society absent amid sectarian tensions in Minya
Egypt
July 22, 2016
Civil society absent amid sectarian tensions in Minya
Civil society institutions stood with their hands tied, unable to calm down a broiling situation of sectarian strife that has…