Coptic Christians

Militants kill Christian in Sinai, second in a week
Egypt

Militants kill Christian in Sinai, second in a week

 Suspected Islamic militants gunned down a Coptic Christian teacher on his way to school in northern Sinai on Thursday, the…
Egypt church attack prompts fears of militant escalation
Egypt

Egypt church attack prompts fears of militant escalation

When a suicide bomber blew himself up in a Cairo church a week ago, it marked a bloody escalation by…
Egypt’s top cleric: anti-Christian attacks ‘assault on God’
Egypt

Egypt’s top cleric: anti-Christian attacks ‘assault on God’

Egypt's Minister of Religious Endowments says anti-Christian attacks are an assault on God, as part of the government's attempts to…
Egypt church bombing raises calls to uproot bigotry
Egypt

Egypt church bombing raises calls to uproot bigotry

Growing up in Egypt, Mina and other Copts remember all too well the anti-Christian slurs they used to hear at…
Mother of Botroseya Church bomber: he fled to Sudan
Egypt

Mother of Botroseya Church bomber: he fled to Sudan

The mother of the suicide bomber in the Botroseya Church blast that killed 25 people and injured 53 on Sunday,…
Saudi sends Egypt condolences over church bomb despite Syria strain
Egypt

Saudi sends Egypt condolences over church bomb despite Syria strain

Saudi Arabia's King Salman sent condolences to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after a church bombing in Cairo,…
News analysis: Botroseya Church reveals security flaw
Egypt

News analysis: Botroseya Church reveals security flaw

The pace of violence has returned to escalate again following a decline for a while, with three terrorist attacks, blown…
Botroseya Church, first church named after political family
Egypt

Botroseya Church, first church named after political family

The "Botroseya" is the name of the church targeted by the Sunday bombing that killed 25 Coptic Christians, in one…
Sisi participates in funeral for victims of church bombing, Interior Minister vows revenge
Egypt

Sisi participates in funeral for victims of church bombing, Interior Minister vows revenge

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said Sunday that president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would lead an official funeral for victims of Saint…
Pope Tawadros II calls on Copts abroad not to interfere in Egypt’s strife
Egypt

Pope Tawadros II calls on Copts abroad not to interfere in Egypt’s strife

Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, sent out a message to expatriate Coptic Egyptians on Monday…
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