Coptic Christians
Knifeman arrested after injuring church guard in Alexandria
Egypt
July 16, 2017
Knifeman arrested after injuring church guard in Alexandria
A security guard was wounded Saturday at a church in Alexandria after a man attacked him with a knife, said…
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Video interviews with survivors of a deadly attack by Islamic militants on a bus taking Egyptian Christians to a remote…
King Abdullah offers his condolences to Egypt after Minya attack
Egypt
May 28, 2017
King Abdullah offers his condolences to Egypt after Minya attack
Jordanian King Abdullah II offered his condolences in a phone call to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi following the recent attack in…
Pope: More Christian martyrs today than in ancient times
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Pope: More Christian martyrs today than in ancient times
Pope Francis prayed Saturday for the Coptic Christians killed a day earlier in Egypt by Islamic extremists, saying that there…
IS claims deadly shooting of Coptic Christians in Egypt
Egypt
May 28, 2017
IS claims deadly shooting of Coptic Christians in Egypt
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt, an…
Egypt says Christian massacre attackers trained in Libya
Egypt
May 27, 2017
Egypt says Christian massacre attackers trained in Libya
Relatives of killed Coptic Christians grieve during a funeral at Abu Garnous Cathedral in the north Minya town of Maghagha,…
Sisi says will not hesitate to strike terrorists abroad to protect Egyptians
Egypt
May 27, 2017
Sisi says will not hesitate to strike terrorists abroad to protect Egyptians
Egypt president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the attack on the bus transporting Coptic Christians in the western desert road…
Wali announces assistance for families of victims in Minya attack, death toll reaches 29
Egypt
May 27, 2017
Wali announces assistance for families of victims in Minya attack, death toll reaches 29
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali said on Saturday that LE100,000 would be paid to the families of every martyr who…
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Egypt
May 21, 2017
48 referred to military trial for Palm Sunday church bombings
Attorney General Ahmed Sadek referred 48 defendants to military trial on charges of collaborating with the Islamic State group in…
Coptic age due to receive more attention: Culture Minister
Culture
May 18, 2017
Coptic age due to receive more attention: Culture Minister
Egyptian Minister of Culture Helmy al-Namnam said that over 10 years ago he called for the establishment of a scientific center…