Latest in Tag: Coptic Christians Highlight
Latest in Tag: Coptic Christians

Egypt pledges right to self-defence before UNSC by Libya airstrikes
The airstrikes follow Minya bus terrorist attack of which IS claimed responsibility

Maspero: the rubbish of the Copts
The story of 28 Christians who were killed under the tanks or by the bullets of the Egyptian military the night of 9 October 2011 has already been told. Demonstrators moved from the Cairene neighbourhood of Shubra and along the shore of the Nile before they were violently dispersed in front of the state television …

EIPR condemns sentencing of Coptic minors for ‘religious contempt’
The four minors filmed a video in which they mocked practices of militant group Islamic State

President Al-Sisi tells Archbishop of Canterbury Christians ‘not a minority’ in Egypt
The religious leader expressed his condolences to the President for the killings of Christians earlier in the year
2 Egyptians killed in Libya
Over 35,000 Egyptians have been evacuated from Libya since mid-February

Egypt rebuts ‘nonsense’ reports of potential war crimes in Libya airstrikes
Amnesty International documents killings of civilians, whom it claims Egypt failed to secure

Number of Egyptians beheaded in Libya stands at 20
UN and church official in Minya correct and confirm figure

Libya executions spark condemnations, aggressive rhetoric
Organisations, governments demand unified response as Libyan ambassador warns of further attacks on Copts

Copts Without Chains call on Shura Council members to resign
The movement accuses the Coptic members of the Shura Council of betraying Egyptians for their own profit

Lent in the Coptic church
Coptic Orthodox Christians begin the most significant period of prayer and fasting in their calendars
In Pictures: Cairo celebrates Christmas
Christmas celebrations around Cairo

Fears of extremist Islam at Catholic synod
Peaceful coexistence with Muslims is being threatened by Salafists receiving funds from abroad

Angry mob bars church goers in Beni Suef
Over the past year, an increasing number of sectarian-related incidents of violence have taken place