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US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
Egypt
December 29, 2017
US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
The US embassy in Cairo condemned Friday morning’s terrorist attack on the Church of Marmina (Saint Menas) in Helwan, emphasizing…
Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church
The spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, Priest Paul Halim, announced that a mass funeral will be held for the…
Interior Ministry confirms nine killed in Helwan church attack
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Interior Ministry confirms nine killed in Helwan church attack
Egypt’s interior ministry confirmed in a Friday statement that the death toll of the militant attack targeting the church of Saint Menas,…
President closely following up Helwan attack repercussions: statement
Egypt
December 29, 2017
President closely following up Helwan attack repercussions: statement
Fattah al-Sisi is following up closely the details and repercussions of the terrorist attack that targeted the Church of Mermina…
Video: Civilians fire back against Helwan church attacker
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Video: Civilians fire back against Helwan church attacker
Video footage of the militant attack targeting the Church of Saint Menasin the Cairo’s suburban Helwan district has emerged, showing the…
Update: Helwan church attack results in 9 deaths, 10 injuries: Health Ministry
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Update: Helwan church attack results in 9 deaths, 10 injuries: Health Ministry
Nine people were killed and other ten injured in clashes after two armed militants attacked the Church of Saint Menas, in the…
Breaking: Security forces foil attack with explosives trying to enter Helwan church
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Breaking: Security forces foil attack with explosives trying to enter Helwan church
An identified militant carrying a number of explosives was killed on Friday morning while trying to break through a security…
Army officer, 5 soldiers killed in North Sinai IED blast
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Army officer, 5 soldiers killed in North Sinai IED blast
An army officer and five soldiers were killed in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED)during a crackdown in…
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Cities in ruins after Islamic State, little cash to rebuild
For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren…
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Middle East
December 28, 2017
Islamic State claims Kabul suicide bomb attack
Islamic State claimed a suicide bomb attack carried out on Thursday on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency…