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Presidential statement did not blame Christians, says spokesperson
Al-Masry Al-Youm 10 Apr 2013
  Presidential spokesperson Ihab Fahmy on Wednesday said that Assistant President for Foreign Affairs Essam al-...
Clashes ensued at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya after unknown assailants attacked a funeral there.
Update: Clashes resume at Abbasseya cathedral after attack
Egypt Independent
Heba Afify
07 Apr 2013
Coptic Pope Tawadros II called for calm among all parties to preserve the nation’s safety, Egyptians’ lives...
Egyptian churches will not be attending national dialogue
MENA 26 Feb 2013
The three Egyptian churches have excused themselves from the televised national dialogue session called for by...
Leading German MP visits Egypt, meets Brotherhood, opposition
DPA 06 Feb 2013
The head of the Christian parliamentary bloc in Germany’s parliament, Volker Kauder, will arrive in Egypt on...
Churches withdraw from national dialogue
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Jan 2013
Egypt’s three Coptic churches announced their final withdrawal from national dialogue sessions being conducted by...
A boy walks near army trucks carrying tanks and vehicles, expecting opposition against militants, arriving at Rafah city, some 350 km (217 miles) northeast of Cairo, 9 August 2012. Egyptian police fought gunmen in northern Sinai's main town of al-Arish on Thursday, state television reported, a day after security forces began a crackdown on Islamist militants in the region.
Armed Forces claims it foiled attempt to bomb Rafah church
Egypt Independent 07 Jan 2013
The Armed Forces said it has foiled an attempt to bomb Rafah's Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday morning. The...
Tawadros II prays for Egypt, Morsy on Christmas
Al-Masry Al-Youm 07 Jan 2013
Coptic Pope Tawadros II expressed hope Sunday that God would protect Egypt and President Mohamed Morsy and prayed...
Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II: We reject dividing Egypt
Egypt Independent 05 Jan 2013
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said he rejects calls for partitioning Egypt and forming a Coptic state...
Interior Ministry reveals tight security measures for midnight mass
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 Jan 2013
Security sources have said that the Interior Ministry put in place tightened security measures, including plainclothes...
Churches deny mobilizing against constitutional referendum
Al-Masry Al-Youm 16 Dec 2012
The Coptic Church has denied accusations by Freedom and Justice Party leaders that it mobilized its followers to vote...