sectarian clashes
Victim of 2016 assault in Karam Abu Omair praises Criminal Court’s ruling
Egypt
January 13, 2020
Victim of 2016 assault in Karam Abu Omair praises Criminal Court’s ruling
An Egyptian Coptic woman has praised the Minya Criminal Court’s 10-year-sentence in absentia on Saturday of three of her assaulters,…
Calm returns to Upper Egypt village after sectarian clashes
Egypt
September 8, 2018
Calm returns to Upper Egypt village after sectarian clashes
Peace returned to Dimshaw Hashim village in Minya on Friday after eight days of sectarian clashes between Muslims and…
Atfeeh building not licensed church and demolition order was issued for it: Sources
Egypt
December 26, 2017
Atfeeh building not licensed church and demolition order was issued for it: Sources
A demolition order had been issued for the church building in the Atfeeh area of Giza five days prior to…
Security in Minya contains sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians
Egypt
April 15, 2017
Security in Minya contains sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians
The security forces in Minya governorate contained sectarian clashes in Kom el-Loufi village of Samalut city after anonymous attackers set…
Pope Tawadros says age-old religious unity is under attack
Egypt
July 26, 2016
Pope Tawadros says age-old religious unity is under attack
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has said Egyptian Muslims and Copts are firmly united and…
51 arrested for Delga violence
Egypt
September 18, 2013
51 arrested for Delga violence
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has ordered 51 defendants be detained for 15 days pending investigations for their alleged role in…
Raided Minya village now under control: police
Egypt
September 17, 2013
Raided Minya village now under control: police
Security forces have regained control of the Minya village of Delga in Upper Egypt, according to the Interior Ministry's Criminal…
Security forces invade Minya village
Egypt
September 16, 2013
Security forces invade Minya village
Army and police forces invaded Delga, a village in Minya, with helicopters and APCs on Monday, arresting eight suspected supporters…
Sentences in absentia against Copts and Muslims in Minya sectarian clashes
Egypt
July 28, 2013
Sentences in absentia against Copts and Muslims in Minya sectarian clashes
The Supreme State Security Court on Sunday sentenced in absentia 11 Copts to 25 years in prison, and five years…
Update: 23 houses belonging to Copts burned down
Egypt
July 5, 2013
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…