Egypt
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Family of a Coptic Christian held without charge accuse police of torturing him to death
The family of a Coptic Christian who died in police custody last week have called for legal action to be…
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U.S. embassy in Egypt bans personnel from visiting religious sites outside Cairo
CAIRO — Personnel assigned to the U.S. Mission in Egypt are prohibited from visiting religious sites outside greater Cairo until…
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Egypt terror attack cited as call to prayer
MINYA, Egypt — A terrorist attack against Coptic Christians in Egypt that left at least 28 people dead has been…
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Coptic Christians pray, persevere after Egypt church bombings
ALEXANDRIA/TANTA, Egypt — As Coptic Christians bury an estimated 44 killed in terrorist bombings during Palm Sunday services in Egypt,…
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Test for Egypt as Christian families flee Islamic State hit lists
ISMAILIA, Egypt — When Islamic State militants began circulating names of Christians who must leave their Egyptian hometown of Arish…
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Christians in Egypt flee after killings in Northern Sinai
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Hundreds of Christians continue to flood out of the Egyptian town of Al-Arish in northern Sinai after…
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Coptic Christian teacher murdered in Egypt
The attack is the latest in a recent spike of violence against the country’s minority Christian community. Suspected Islamic militants…
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Coptic Christians in Egypt mourn after bombing
EGYPT — As government investigators sifted through the scene of what has been called Egypt’s worst bombing attack against Christians…
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Attack on Christian grandmother fuels anger in Egyptian village
ALKARM, Egypt — Soad Thabet’s house no longer has a door. Inside, its walls are blackened with soot and a…
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Community ‘justice’ expels Copts from their homes
Emad Youssef and his extended family are quite confused. The crowd welcoming them back to the village had only a…
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