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Egyptian security forces in Sinai. AFP

At Least 26 Dead in Attack on Copts in Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Masked gunmen dressed in military uniforms attacked a group of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 26 others as they were driving to a monastery, medical sources and eyewitnesses said. The group was traveling in...

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Pope Francis embraces Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb during a meeting at Cairo, Egypt April 28, 2017. (Reuters)

Ties with the Vatican and other Religions

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 30, 2017 | Opinion

Prior to the Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, an aggressive campaign was launched by members of certain political movements, like the Muslim Brotherhood, and supported by the ISIS attacks on the two Coptic churches. Yet, despite the threats, the Pope insisted on going...

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Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. KUNA

Coptic Pope Visits Kuwait to Inaugurate New Cathedral

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 24, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait- Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah met with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Bayan Palace on Sunday. The two sides discussed the Palestinian Cause and bilateral relations and means of enhancing and developing them in all...

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An Egyptian Copt prays in her home at the Cairo suburb of Maadi, Egypt. (Reuters)

Egypt’s Copts Celebrate Easter in Somber Mood

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | Middle East

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday in subdued fashion a week after the deadliest attacks against the country’s religious minority left 45 people dead in two cities north of Cairo. Usually one of the most joyous occasions on the Christian calendar,...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visits Coptic Pope Tawadros II in Cairo on Thursday. (AFP)

Al-Sisi Visits Coptic Pope ‘to Contain Anger’

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Apr 14, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi pledged on Thursday to hunt down the perpetrators of last week’s twin church bombings as he visited Coptic Pope Tawadros II to offer condolences for the victims. Before the president’s visit to the papal seat in...