el-Arish
Displaced Arish Copts receive 48 apartments in Ismailia: church
Egypt
March 12, 2017
Displaced Arish Copts receive 48 apartments in Ismailia: church
Some 48 families have received apartments in Mostaqbal City, Ismailia governorate, said Father Youssef Shoukry, the pastor of Saint Bishoy Coptic…
US-based NGO calls for protecting fleeing Copts properties in Arish
Egypt
March 11, 2017
US-based NGO calls for protecting fleeing Copts properties in Arish
US-based Egyptian NGO pleaded with government institutions to preserve the belongings and assets of Coptic Christians who fled Al-Arish city…
Govt count: 258 Coptic Christian families fled Arish for 13 governorates
Egypt
March 5, 2017
Govt count: 258 Coptic Christian families fled Arish for 13 governorates
The Social Solidarity Directorate in North Sinai said Sunday that 258 Coptic Christian families have left al-Arish city for 13…
LE6 million allocated to help fleeing Christian families
Egypt
March 4, 2017
LE6 million allocated to help fleeing Christian families
Coptic Christian families continued to flock to Egypt governorates, while the Egyptian Red Crescent Society has announced it is providing…
Coptic Christians fleeing Arish will be returned within 3 days: Minister
Egypt
February 25, 2017
Coptic Christians fleeing Arish will be returned within 3 days: Minister
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali said Saturday that Coptic Christian families fleeing terrorism in the city of Al-Arish, northern…
Dozens flee North Sinai as IS systematically kills Coptic Christians
Egypt
February 25, 2017
Dozens flee North Sinai as IS systematically kills Coptic Christians
Dozens of Coptic Christians fled the city of Al-Arish in northern Sinai on Friday, heading to the adjacent Ismailia governorate…
Terrorists attack 3 Sinai checkpoints, no causalities reported
Egypt
January 21, 2017
Terrorists attack 3 Sinai checkpoints, no causalities reported
Police forces in North Sinai exchanged fire with anonymous gunmen who attacked 3 checkpoints in Arish city in three different…
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Egypt police in Sinai
Egypt
January 11, 2017
‘IS’ claims deadly attack on Egypt police in Sinai
The "Islamic State" (IS) militant group said Tuesday that it was behind the car bomb attack on a police checkpoint…
IS claims it beheaded two Sinai priests – actually muslim clerics
Egypt
November 20, 2016
IS claims it beheaded two Sinai priests – actually muslim clerics
The "Islamic State" group's affiliate in Egypt claims it has beheaded two men that it mistakenly described in a statement…
Suspected militants kill 6 police in Egypt’s restless Sinai
Egypt
October 2, 2016
Suspected militants kill 6 police in Egypt’s restless Sinai
Suspected Islamic State militants in Egypt's turbulent Sinai Peninsula ambushed a taxi in which off-duty policemen were traveling back to…