The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/egyptian-copts/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:44:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Egyptian Copts | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/egyptian-copts/ 32 32 Egypt court sentences man to death for killing Coptic priest on seaside promenade https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-court-sentences-man-to-death-for-killing-coptic-priest-on-seaside-promenade/ Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:24:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2779289 Nehru Tawfiq, 60, an Islamist with an extremist background, convicted of murdering 56-year-old Arsanious Wadid in sectarian attack; his lawyers say killing not deliberate

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]]> Egypt’s Sissi inaugurates cathedral, mosque in new capital https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-sissi-inaugurates-cathedral-mosque-in-new-capital/ Sun, 06 Jan 2019 21:13:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1993438 President opens new church under heavy security, hours after a police officer was killed trying to defuse bomb planted near a Cairo church

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]]> Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-novel-explores-christians-under-controlling-church/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:40:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1979299 Persecuted by authorities and often wrongly accused without basis of collaborating with Israel, Copts don't always find comfort even in their own religious institutions

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]]> Egypt says it killed 19 in shootout with perpetrators of attack on Christians https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-says-it-killed-perpetrators-of-fridays-attack-against-christians/ Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:11:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1954940 Gunmen had killed 7 pilgrims Friday in Islamic State assault on the road to remote desert monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor

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]]> Gunmen kill 7 in attack on bus carrying Christian pilgrims in Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunmen-kill-7-in-attack-on-bus-carrying-christian-pilgrims-in-egypt/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:24:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1954287 Coptic Church says bus was travelling to monastery south of Cairo; officials say another 12 wounded in assault

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]]> Egypt condemns 17 to death for jihadist church attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-condemns-17-to-death-for-jihadist-church-attacks/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:13:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1940396 74 people were killed in Islamic State attacks in 2016 and 2017 targeting Coptic Christians in Cairo, Alexandria, and Tanta

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]]> Autopsy shows Egyptian monk set to testify in abbot killing was poisoned https://www.timesofisrael.com/autopsy-shows-egyptian-monk-set-to-testify-in-abbot-killing-was-poisoned/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:27:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1932172 Zeinoun al-Maqari died a day before he was scheduled to speak to prosecution about St. Macarius monastery leader killed amid power struggle

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]]> Egyptian Copts mark Christmas Eve after bloody year https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-copts-mark-christmas-eve-after-bloody-year/ Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:44:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1765768 'You are our family, you are from us, we are one and no one will divide us,' President Sissi tells adoring crowds

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]]> Egypt Copts to celebrate Christmas after bloody year https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-copts-to-celebrate-christmas-after-bloody-year/ Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:01:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1765078 Police boosting security around churches after more than 100 Christians killed in terror attacks in past 12 months

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]]> Two Christians killed in New Year attack on Egypt liquor store https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-christians-killed-in-new-year-attack-on-egypt-liquor-store/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 13:39:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1762445 Police investigating motive of attacker who opened fire from back of motorcycle taxi while revelers were celebrating

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]]> Witnesses: Residents prevented much worse attack in Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/witnesses-residents-prevented-much-worse-attack-in-egypt/ Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:05:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1761863 Gunman who killed at least 9 on Friday walked around for 20 minutes before civilians overpowered him; it took police another 10 minutes to arrive

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]]> Video shows Egypt’s church gunman calmly walking away https://www.timesofisrael.com/video-shows-egypts-church-gunman-calmly-walking-away/ Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:26:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1761206&preview=true&preview_id=1761206 Footage contrasts with self-congratulatory pro-government media coverage of the attack, which praised police response

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]]> Islamic State claims deadly attack on Egypt church https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-claims-deadly-attack-on-egypt-church/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 21:02:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1761018&preview=true&preview_id=1761018 Gunman's shooting spree at Coptic house of worship leaves at least 9 dead south of Cairo in latest assault on nation's Christians

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]]> Gunman kills 10 in attack on church near Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunman-kills-10-in-attack-on-church-near-cairo/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:56:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1760723 Attacker wearing bulky ammunition vest shot dead after firing at security guards, trying to storm building; police searching for possible accomplice

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]]> Police kill five militants in shootout near Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-kill-five-militants-in-shootout-near-cairo-report/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:08:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1753540 10 additional suspects arrested as part of sting on group said plotting to attack churches

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