Egypt has been model for coexistence between Christians, Muslims: Tawadros
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Tawadros II participated in a ceremony at the Egyptian Embassy in…
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Egypt Christian clerics praise decision to allow worship at unlicensed churches pending…
A number of Christian clergymen and political commentators have welcomed the latest decision by Egypt's Ministry…
Egypt’s interior ministry raises security alert level: MENA
Egypt’s interior ministry has raised the security alert level in light of the current situation in the region, a…
Shoukry: ‘Egyptian air strikes on terrorist strongholds in Libya legitimate…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has told his US counterpart Rex Tillerson that Egyptian air strikes on…
Philippines deploys helicopters in battle to retake city from Islamist rebels
Troops backed by attack helicopters battled dozens of militants linked to the Islamic State group holed up in a…
North Korea detains another American citizen, KCNA reports
North Korea said on Sunday it has detained another U.S. citizen on suspicion of "hostile acts" against the state,…
“Egypt a sign of hope for fraternity,” Pope Francis says
Days after concluding his visit to Egypt, Roman Catholic Pope Francis II described the country as a “sign of hope”…
Baptism rift hits Francis-Tawadros II declaration
The declaration signed by Pope Francis and Coptic Pope Tawadros II, that Catholics and Copts for the first time…
Pope Francis condemns violence, urges tolerance during Cairo visit
Pope Francis urged tolerance and denounced demagogic, populism and violence committed in God's name on…
Pope of peace denounces barbarity during Egypt visit
Pope Francis, making a two-day visit to Egypt, urged Muslim leaders on Friday to unite in renouncing religious…
Pope Francis says he is grateful to visit ‘gift of the Nile’
Roman Catholic Pope Francis delivered on Tuesday a televised speech addressing the Egyptian people ahead of his…
Church bombings aim at Egypt’s unity: Coptic Pope
The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt this month targeted unity among Muslims and Christians in the…
Death toll in Alexandria church bombing increases to 18
The death toll from the terrorist attack on St. Mark's Orthodox Catherdral in Alexandria on Palm Sunday rose to 18…
Security in Egypt’s Minya contains sectarian strife between Muslims, Christians
The security forces in Minya governorate contained sectarian clashes in Kom el-Loufi village of Samalut city after…
ISIS beheads 2 for sorcery in Egypt’s Sinai
Islamic State's (ISIS) branch in the Sinai Peninsula posted a video on Tuesday depicting the beheading of two men…
Egypt’s army kills 6 militants in latest North Sinai raids
Egypt's army said in a statement on Monday it has killed six militants during the most recent several raids against…
Egypt rehouses 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai militants
Egypt has rehoused 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai after a spate of killings of Christians by militants…
Ismailia’s Anglican Church receives 30 Christian families escaping attacks in North Sinai-…
The Anglican Church in Egypt's Ismailia has received almost 30 Christian families, including 150 people, who…
ISIS attempts to promote sectarian strife in Egypt: Al-Azhar observatory
In response to a video released Sunday by the Islamic State group (ISIS), Egypt's Al-Azhar observatory warned…
Court ruling: Copts paid vacation for Jerusalem pilgrimage victory for equality
Egyptian Christians can now take paid vacations from work to perform a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Naguib Gabriel said…
Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after Islamic State pushed out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from Islamic State,…
2 injured in Minya sectarian conflict
Two Coptic Christians were injured during a fight between Muslims and Christians in the village of Assem in Minya…
Pope Tawadros urges Copts expats not to demonstrate over sectarian attacks in Egypt
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, called Tuesday on Egyptian Coptic expats in the US…
Five more arrested over Egypt’s Minya sectarian attacks on Christians
Five more people were arrested on Thursday in relation to a sectarian mob attack on the homes of Christians in…
‘Avoid’ Valentine’s Day Pakistan president tells youth
Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain has urged the nation to refrain from celebrating Valentine's Day, while other…
‘Avoid’ Valentine’s Day Pakistan president tells youth
Pakistan president Mamnoon Hussain has urged the nation to refrain from celebrating Valentine's Day, while other…
Somalia and Brunei ban Christmas celebrations
Somalia has issued a ban on Christmas celebrations in the Muslim-majority country after the Southeast Asian…
ISIS ‘executes’ Ethiopia Christians in Libya
ISIS group on Sunday released a video purporting to show the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians captured in…
Egypt’s Christians Hopeful For Loosened Restrictions On Church Building
Two weeks ago, the three main Egyptian churches – Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant – drafted the proposition of a…
Sabahi Vows to Protect El-Sisi if Elected President
Hamdeen Sabahi has vowed to protect Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi if he is elected president. The former army chief, who led…
Human Rights Council Condemns Attacks On Christians In Upper Egypt
An Egyptian state-run human rights body has condemned sectarian attacks on Coptic Christians in the Upper Egyptian…
Egyptian Christians Happy Morsi Is Gone But Remain Wary
The evening Egypt's army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, Christian lawyer Peter Naggar celebrated on…
Morsi To Make His Move As Egypt Protests Loom
President Mohamed Morsi will speak to the Egyptian people on Wednesday in a televised address that could determine…
Islamists Press Blasphemy Cases In A New Egypt
Egypt’s prosecutors have been flooded with blasphemy complaints since 2011 as Islamists exercising their new…
One Dead, Dozens Wounded In Sectarian Clashes In Egypt
One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a…
Christians Uneasy In Morsi’s Egypt
Wasfi Amin Wassef used to buy and sell jewelry from his shop in Cairo’s vast Khan al-Khalili bazaar. Now he mostly…
Egypt’s Christians Mark Coptic Easter Weeks After Spiritual Leader Criticizes…
Thousands of Egyptian Christians are marking Coptic Easter at the same church that was the site of sectarian…
Egypt’s Religious Dialogue Delegation Visits Germany
A delegation of Egyptian religious leaders, Christians and Muslims, is visiting Frankfurt, Germany, in the…
Egyptian Christian Funeral Ends In Violent Clashes, Killing One
Police and armed civilians have laid siege to the seat of the Coptic church in Cairo, killing one person and…
Egyptian Embassy In Burundi Gives Reception For Pope Theodore II
The Egyptian embassy in Bujumbura received Pope Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, in his first…