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Christians in Egypt
A picture taken on July 26, 2018, shows Egyptian policemen driving on a road leading to the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish. (AFP PHOTO / Khaled DESOUKI)
January 17, 2019, 4:09 pm
Terrorists kidnap Christian man in Sinai
Police say they pursued the kidnappers after the incident, killing one and wounding two, but could not free the hostage
By Agencies and TOI staff
In this December 4, 2018, photo, journalist and author Shady Lewis Botros poses with a copy of his book, "Ways of the Lord," in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
December 13, 2018, 1:40 pm
Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church
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
By Hamza Hendawi
In this November 3, 2018 file photo, coffins of Coptic Christians slain in an Islamic State terror attack lie in the Church of Great Martyr Prince Tadros during their funeral service in Minya, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
November 4, 2018, 3:11 pm
Egypt says it killed 19 in shootout with perpetrators of attack on Christians
Gunmen had killed 7 pilgrims Friday in Islamic State assault on the road to remote desert monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor
By Hamza Hendawi
Illustrative: A screen capture taken from Egypt's state-run Nile News TV shows the remains of the bus that was attacked while carrying Coptic Christians in Minya province on May 26, 2017. (AFP/Nile News)
November 2, 2018, 4:24 pm
Gunmen kill 7 in attack on bus carrying Christian pilgrims in Egypt
Coptic Church says bus was travelling to monastery south of Cairo; officials say another 12 wounded in assault
By AP
In this February 5, 2013, file photo, a clergyman prays during an early morning mass at the historic al-Muharraq Monastery, in the province of Assiut, Egypt. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
September 27, 2018, 6:27 pm
Autopsy shows Egyptian monk set to testify in abbot killing was poisoned
Zeinoun al-Maqari died a day before he was scheduled to speak to prosecution about St. Macarius monastery leader killed amid power struggle
By Hamza Hendawi
Members of the Egyptian security forces form a perimeter for investigators gathered around the body of a suicide bomber, whose explosives detonated before reaching the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary, on the northern outskirts of the capital Cairo, on August 11, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
August 13, 2018, 4:45 pm
Egypt says 6 jihadists killed in Cairo suburb raid
Police find automatic rifles, ammunition, jihadist propaganda at hideout days after failed suicide attack
By Agencies
In this May 27, 2017 photo, a priest walks in front of St. Samuel the Confessor Monastery in Maghagha, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
August 12, 2018, 7:16 pm
Egypt detains another monk linked to abbot’s death
Police arrest 33-year-old Valtos for his role in murder of Bishop Epiphanius at St. Macarius Monastery
By AP
Wadi el-Natrun monastery in Egypt. (CC BY Lumen roma, Wikimedia Commons)
August 3, 2018, 7:51 am
Egypt Coptic Church halts entry of monks after mystery death
As police investigate possible murder of bishop, monastery bans media appearance, unauthorized financial transactions and social media
By AFP
Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of the Coptic Church of Egypt, is greeted by Egyptian Christians as he prepares to lead a midnight Mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, in January 2013 (AP/Amr Nabil)
July 8, 2018, 4:51 am
Middle East’s Christians are dwindling despite deep roots
Today, members of the faith make up only 4% of the region’s population, down from 20% before WWI
By AFP
An Egyptian soldier stands guard outside the Saint Joseph Catholic Church ahead of New Year's Eve mass in Cairo on December 31, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
January 1, 2018, 3:39 pm
Two Christians killed in New Year attack on Egypt liquor store
Police investigating motive of attacker who opened fire from back of motorcycle taxi while revelers were celebrating
By AFP
Elias Zarina
December 29, 2017, 2:38 pm
Elias Zarina
The Mideast haven of Israel
I live in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, and it’s true: only the Jewish state treats us Christians well
A general view shows people looking at the aftermath following a bomb blast which struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday at the Mar Girgis Coptic Church in the Nile Delta City of Tanta, north of Cairo, on April 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
July 14, 2017, 8:58 am
Fearing more terror attacks, Egypt churches suspend activities
Based on specific security warnings, Coptic and Evangelical churches postpone conferences and trips for three weeks
By AFP
Relatives of Coptic Christians who were killed during a bus attack, surround their coffins, during their funeral service, at Abu Garnous Cathedral in Minya, Egypt, May 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
May 28, 2017, 8:10 pm
Survivors of Egypt Christian bus attack recount their horror
Children hid under seats, women surrendered jewelry and money before Islamic terrorists opened fire killing 29
By AP
Illustrative: A screen capture taken from Egypt's state-run Nile News TV shows the remains of the bus that was attacked while carrying Coptic Christians in Minya province on May 26, 2017. (AFP/Nile News)
May 26, 2017, 5:28 pm
Israel, Palestinians condemn attack on Egypt Christians as toll rises to 28
Israel calls for cooperation in fighting terror, sends condolences; terror group Hamas also slams shooting assault on Coptic pilgrims
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative: A screen capture taken from Egypt's state-run Nile News TV shows the remains of the bus that was attacked while carrying Coptic Christians in Minya province on May 26, 2017. (AFP/Nile News)
May 26, 2017, 1:29 pm
Children among 26 dead in Cairo assault on Christians
Shooting by as many as ten gunmen is third such attack on Egypt’s beleaguered Christians in six months, follows Islamic State promise to escalate terror campaign
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
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