Jerusalem
99 more Egyptian pilgrims return from Jerusalem
Egypt
April 16, 2012
99 more Egyptian pilgrims return from Jerusalem
Ninety-nine Christian pilgrims returned to Egypt from Jeruslaem on Monday on an Aarsena flight after celebrating Easter. Dozens of Egyptian…
Copts return from Jerusalem after religious trip
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Copts return from Jerusalem after religious trip
Egyptian Coptic pilgrims have returned from Jerusalem following a religious trip during which they toured Christian landmarks and attended Easter…
Visiting Jerusalem a sovereign decision, says OIC secretary general
World
April 10, 2012
Visiting Jerusalem a sovereign decision, says OIC secretary general
Visiting Jerusalem is a sovereign decision that Organization of Islamic Cooperation member countries must decide on individually, the group’s secretary…
76 Egyptian Christians travel to Jerusalem for Easter
Egypt
April 9, 2012
76 Egyptian Christians travel to Jerusalem for Easter
Dozens of Egyptian Christians have traveled to Jerusalem to visit Christian landmarks and celebrate Easter, breaking the late Pope Shenouda…
Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
World
April 8, 2012
Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christians gathered in Jerusalem for Easter Sunday to commemorate Jesus Christ's resurrection, crowding into one of…
Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end
World
April 8, 2012
Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and…
Respecting Pope Shenouda’s orders, Jerusalem chapel rejects Egyptian Copts
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Respecting Pope Shenouda’s orders, Jerusalem chapel rejects Egyptian Copts
The Saint Helena Chapel, the Egyptian part of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher, has barred entry to a number of…
Coptic pilgrims visit Jerusalem for first time since Egypt-Israel war
Egypt
April 6, 2012
Coptic pilgrims visit Jerusalem for first time since Egypt-Israel war
Aarsena Air Company in Egypt launched Friday airlifts between Egypt and Israel to transfer hundreds of Egyptian Coptic pilgrims to…
Israel tightens West Bank access ahead of Passover
World
April 6, 2012
Israel tightens West Bank access ahead of Passover
Israel restricted access to its territory from the West Bank on Friday ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday, the military…
Settlers ignore deadline to leave West Bank house
World
April 3, 2012
Settlers ignore deadline to leave West Bank house
JERUSALEM — Dozens of Jewish settlers on Tuesday ignored a deadline to evacuate an illegally occupied West Bank house, as the government…