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Security forces examine the scene inside the St. Mark Cathedral in central Cairo, following a bombing that killed dozens of people. AP

Christians, Targeted by ISIS, Flee in Droves from Egypt’s Arish

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Feb 25, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Dozens of Christian families have fled Egypt’s North Sinai following increased attacks and threats by ISIS-affiliated militants in the region. The departure of dozens of families comes after many Coptic Christians were killed this month by ISIS-linked...

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A handout picture released by the Middle East News Agency (MENA) shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C), surrounded by top military generals, as he addresses journalists following an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in Cairo on January 31, 2015. (AFP Photo/MENA/HO)

Opinion: The Trap Set for Egypt

by Osman Mirghani | Feb 21, 2015 | Opinion

Egypt launched airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets in Libya this week after the group abducted and killed 21 Coptic Christian Egyptians in utterly barbaric fashion, just weeks after ISIS released a video of its horrific immolation and killing...

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A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C), surrounded by top military generals, attending an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Cairo on February 15, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY)

Egypt bombs ISIS targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 16, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s air force bombed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets inside Libya on Monday, a day after the group released a video showed the beheading of 21 Egyptians there, marking an escalation in Cairo’s battle against militants. It...

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A picture taken on August 14, 2013, shows the facade of the Prince Tadros Coptic church after being torched by unknown assailants in the central Egyptian city of Minya. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

Egyptian Christians fear further sectarian violence as Egypt crisis continues

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Aug 17, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Christians fear that sectarian violence that will escalate in the coming days, after several churches and property owned by Christian citizens were targeted during bloody clashes across Egypt this week. Egypt has witnessed sectarian...

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An Egyptian man walks in front of a pharmacy marked with anti-Coptic and anti-coup graffiti in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. The Arabic grafitti reads, “No to the coup, yes to legitimacy.” (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

No Cheek Left to Turn

by Elizabeth Monier | Aug 15, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Churches across Egypt were set on fire Wednesday morning in reaction to the dispersal of the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations at Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Al-Nahda Square (Giza). This was perhaps inevitable since attacks on churches and Egyptian Christians have escalated...