church attacks
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…
Second suspect wanted in church attacks willingly surrenders himself to police
Egypt
April 20, 2017
Second suspect wanted in church attacks willingly surrenders himself to police
Following the broadcasting of his photo and name in a state-news TV brief as a suspect, wanted in the recent…
Egypt Copts ready for Easter mass despite attacks
Egypt
April 15, 2017
Egypt Copts ready for Easter mass despite attacks
Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest…
‘Underground’ Facebook page admin, 50 other suspects arrested over church attacks
Egypt
April 12, 2017
‘Underground’ Facebook page admin, 50 other suspects arrested over church attacks
The admin of a Facebook page named "Underground" has been arrested on suspicion of having links to the recent church attacks…
US embassy in Cairo warns its citizens to avoid identifiable places of worship
Egypt
April 12, 2017
US embassy in Cairo warns its citizens to avoid identifiable places of worship
The US Embassy in Cairo issued a security alert to US citizens on Tuesday, indicating that they should avoid identifiable…
Pope Francis will still visit Egypt despite deadly church attacks
Egypt
April 11, 2017
Pope Francis will still visit Egypt despite deadly church attacks
Pope Francis' trip to Egypt this month is expected to go on as planned despite twin attacks on Coptic churches…
Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing
Egypt
April 10, 2017
Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt’s Christians dig graves after bombing
Egypt's Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings,…
Lawyer of 2011 Two Saints Church bombing calls for reopening case
Egypt
April 21, 2016
Lawyer of 2011 Two Saints Church bombing calls for reopening case
The lawyer for the victims of the 2011 Two Saints Church bombing said on Thursday he is preparing a file…