COPTS CALL FOR ACTION OVER CHURCH CLOSURES IN SOUTHERN EGYPT

In an attack claimed by the group in May, gunmen ambushed a group of Coptic Christians traveling to a monastery in Minya, killing 29 and wounding 24... READ MORE›

EGYPT'S SISI ORDERS SECURITY RESHUFFLE AFTER ATTACKS

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has replaced senior security officials in the wake of an ambush that left 55 soldiers dead in the Western Desert... READ MORE›

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CHILDREN AMONG AT LEAST 28 COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED AND DOZENS INJURED IN EGYPT GUN ATTACK

Minya bus shooting Children among at least 28 Coptic Christians killed and dozens injured in Egypt gun attack... READ MORE›

ATTACK ON CONVOY IN EGYPT KILLS AT LEAST 20 CHRISTIANS

Bishop Makarios said many of the victims had been shot at close range... READ MORE›

EGYPT COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED IN BUS ATTACK

The Coptic Orthodox Church is the main Christian Church in Egypt... READ MORE›

COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED IN MINYA BUS ATTACK

He noted that ISIL had declared in February the launch of a campaign against Egypt's Christian population... READ MORE›

EGYPT ATTACK: MILITARY LAUNCHES STRIKES AFTER COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLED

In the caravan attack, masked gunmen driving SUVs opened fire on the Coptic Christian pilgrims heading to a monastery about 130 miles south of the Egyptian capital... READ MORE›

EGYPT STRIKES LIBYA AFTER DEADLY BUS ATTACK AGAINST CHRISTIANS

Egypt's Copts are vocal supporters of el-Sissi, who has vowed to crush Islamist extremism and protect Christians... READ MORE›

GUNMEN KILL AT LEAST 26 COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN CENTRAL EGYPT

Much of Egypt's Christian population is concentrated around the center of the country near Minya and Assiut... READ MORE›

EGYPT LAUNCHES RAIDS IN LIBYA AFTER ATTACK ON COPTIC CHRISTIANS KILLS 26

Egyptian authorities recently referred 48 defendants to military court for their involvement in the attacks... READ MORE›

GUNMEN KILL AT LEAST 23 IN ATTACK ON COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT

Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians as they were driving to a monastery south of Cairo... READ MORE›

17 MUMMIES DISCOVERED IN NECROPOLIS IN MINYA, EGYPT

Its the first human necropolis to be found here in Tuna al-Gabal, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told reporters at the site, 135 milesA south of Cairo... READ MORE›

EGYPT LAUNCHES STRIKES IN LIBYA AFTER MINYA ATTACK

Air raids target camps near Derna where armed men responsible for deadly Minya attack are alleged to have trained... READ MORE›

ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER 17 MUMMIES IN CENTRAL EGYPT

The burial chamber was first detected last year by a team of Cairo University students using radar technology... READ MORE›

EGYPT BOMBS IS IN LIBYA AFTER BEHEADINGS VIDEO

Libya is home to a large community of both Muslim and Coptic Egyptians, with most working in the construction sector... READ MORE›

WEST BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHAOS & TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MIDEAST AND N. AFRICA - LAVROV

Lavrov arrived in Cairo on Monday with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu for a joint meeting of the Russian and Egyptian foreign and defense ministers... READ MORE›

IN POST-ARAB SPRING EGYPT, MUSLIM ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS ARE RISING

In Libya last year, Islamic State militants beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians and an additional 31 Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians in two separate attacks... READ MORE›

EGYPT HITS 'JIHADIST CAMPS' AFTER ATTACK ON COPTIC CHRISTIANS

America stands with President Sisi and all the Egyptian people today, and always, as we fight to defeat this common enemy, he added... READ MORE›

ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEADLY SHOOTING ON COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT

Egypt's Copts are vocal supporters of el-Sissi, who has vowed to crush Islamist extremism and protect Christians... READ MORE›

EGYPT COURT UPHOLDS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEATH SENTENCES

Guardian.co.uk egyptian court sentences 183 muslim brotherhood supporters to death 1 hr ago... READ MORE›

EGYPT IMPOSES BIG SECURITY CLAMPDOWN, PROTESTS FAIL TO MATERIALIZE

Riot police and armored vehicles filled the otherwise empty streets of central Cairo, but most people stayed at home... READ MORE›

AFTER CHURCH BOMBINGS, EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS ARE RESIGNED BUT RESOLUTE

As Christians in Alexandria mourned the latest victims, some wondered if this time it would end differently... READ MORE›

BOMBING KILLS AT LEAST 25 NEAR CAIRO COPTIC CATHEDRAL

Several dozen people gathered outside to protest after the bombing, chanting for the resignation of Egypt's interior minister... READ MORE›

POPE HEADS TO EGYPT WITH CHRISTIANS IN RETREAT ACROSS MIDDLE EAST

Encouragement to all Christians in the Middle East ... READ MORE›

EGYPT STRIKES JIHADIST CAMPS IN LIBYA AFTER ATTACK ON CHRISTIANS KILLS 28

Egypt carries out air strikes on jihadist camps in Libya after an attack on Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital killed at least 28 people... READ MORE›

HAFTAR AND ISIL FIGHTERS LAUNCH ATTACKS IN LIBYA

The Bunyan Marsous Forces that were targeted by Egypt last night were the same forces that defeated ISIL in Sirte last year, he said... READ MORE›

WITH BOMBING VICTIMS STILL DYING, IT'S A SOMBER CHRISTMAS FOR EGYPT'S CHRISTIANS

Egyptian Coptic Christian religious leader Pope Tawadros II leads Christmas celebration at the St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo on January 6, 2017... READ MORE›

POLICE PRESENCE IN EGYPT MUTES MOST PROTESTS ON 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF UPRISING

Other Egyptians in Tahrir Square noted the chaos shaking Arab countries like Syria and neighboring Libya, and railed against perceived Western meddling in Egypt... READ MORE›

ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR FATAL BUS ATTACK IN EGYPT

The Egyptian Cabinet, meanwhile, said 13 victims of Friday's bloodshed remained hospitalized in Cairo and Minya province, where the attack took place... READ MORE›

EGYPT POSTPONES MORSI TRIAL OVER GOVERNMENT 'LEAK'

Morsi appeared in Sunday's session for the first time wearing the red uniform reserved for prisoners to be executed... READ MORE›

Those sentenced in absentia automatically receive retrials when they turn themselves in, according to Egyptian law... READ MORE›

EGYPT LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN LIBYA AFTER CHRISTIANS KILLED

Islamic State supporters reposted videos from earlier this year urging violence against the Copts in Egypt... READ MORE›