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Al-Sisi calls for emergency security meeting with state officials following Minya Coptic bus attack
Egypt
May 26, 2017
Al-Sisi calls for emergency security meeting with state officials following Minya Coptic bus attack
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called on Friday for a miniature meeting with high-ranking security officials following the militant attack that…
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Egypt
May 21, 2017
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Attorney General Ahmed Sadek referred 48 defendants to military trial on charges of collaborating with the Islamic State group in…
Coptic age due to receive more attention: Culture Minister
Culture
May 18, 2017
Coptic age due to receive more attention: Culture Minister
Egyptian Minister of Culture Helmy al-Namnam said that over 10 years ago he called for the establishment of a scientific center…
Copts make up over 15% of Egypt’s population: bishop
Egypt
May 15, 2017
Copts make up over 15% of Egypt’s population: bishop
Copts are not a minority in Egyptian society as they number about 15 million, which is equivalent to more than…
Coptic families displaced to Port Said complain of neglect
Egypt
May 15, 2017
Coptic families displaced to Port Said complain of neglect
Coptic families displaced from North Sinai to Port Said have issued a statement on their living situations after leaving their…
Prominent Muslim cleric who called Jews, Christians ‘apostates’ awaits trial
Egypt
May 11, 2017
Prominent Muslim cleric who called Jews, Christians ‘apostates’ awaits trial
Muslim cleric and former undersecretary to the Minister of Religious Endowments Salam Abdel Galil is facing huge backlash after he…
Militants kill Coptic barber who returned to Arish to earn a living after mass exodus
Egypt
May 7, 2017
Militants kill Coptic barber who returned to Arish to earn a living after mass exodus
A Coptic man was shot by militants upon his return to al-Arish on Saturday. He had left the city three…
Egypt Copts ready for Easter mass despite attacks
Egypt
April 15, 2017
Egypt Copts ready for Easter mass despite attacks
Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest…
Churches in Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Churches in Minya will not celebrate Easter
Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, say they will not hold Easter celebrations next Saturday in mourning for…
Islamic State threats become reality, 45 killed today in Alexandria and Tanta
Egypt
April 9, 2017
Islamic State threats become reality, 45 killed today in Alexandria and Tanta
In bringing to fruition recent threats made by the Islamic State group in Egypt against the Coptic Christian minority, nearly…