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Coptic priest shot dead in Sinai
Egypt

Coptic priest shot dead in Sinai

Gunmen shot dead a Coptic Christian priest in Egypt's lawless Northern Sinai on Saturday in what could be the first…
Update: 23 houses belonging to Copts burned down
Egypt

Update: 23 houses belonging to Copts burned down

The situation has heated up in Naga Hassan village, west of Luxor, after the killing of a Muslim man and…
Muslim killed, Copt injured, three houses burned in Luxor
Egypt

Muslim killed, Copt injured, three houses burned in Luxor

A Muslim man was killed, a Coptic man was injured, and three houses were burned early Friday as sectarian clashes…
Factbox: What counts as blasphemy in Egyptian law?
Egypt

Factbox: What counts as blasphemy in Egyptian law?

With the rise of Islamists in Egypt, scores of cases have been referred to the courts in the last 2…
Copts will attend 30 June protests
Egypt

Copts will attend 30 June protests

Senior leaders in Egypt’s Orthodox Church denominational council have announced they will join opposition groups’ 30 June protests to demand…
European court asks France not to deport Egyptian Copt
Egypt

European court asks France not to deport Egyptian Copt

The European Court of Human Rights Thursday asked France not to deport a Coptic Christian who fled Egypt, saying he…
Rights watchdog: three blasphemy cases being handled in one week
Egypt

Rights watchdog: three blasphemy cases being handled in one week

An Egyptian-based human rights organisation warned Thursday of a continuous deterioration of the status of freedom of belief in the…
Attackers injure 6 Copts outside Assiut monastery
Egypt

Attackers injure 6 Copts outside Assiut monastery

Unknown attackers assaulted seven Copts on Tuesday as they were going to the al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut’s Qousiya City. The…
Anti-Coptic sectarianism: Hope turned into despair
Opinion

Anti-Coptic sectarianism: Hope turned into despair

Copts are being persecuted in Egypt. So, what’s new about that? This has been the norm in our “beloved homeland”…
Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home
Egypt

Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home

Four Coptic Egyptians detained by Libyan authorities for several weeks over charges of spreading Christianity have returned home. According to…
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