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Thousands of Christians Flee As ISIS Advances Into Ancient Syriac Heartlands

    Aid to the Church in New York reported the ISIS advances from information provided by Archbishop Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh of the Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan...

Egyptian TV Host Ibrahim Eissa Slams Salafi Ideology: Putrid Talk That Is Destroying Egyptian Society

    Bringing footage of cleric Muhammad Hussein Yacoub, who claimed that the role of women was to "give comfort and have carnal relations," and ridiculing his...

UAE Told UK: Crack Down on Muslim Brotherhood or Lose Arms Deals

The United Arab Emirates threatened to block billion-pound arms deals with the UK, stop inward investment and cut intelligence cooperation if David Cameron did not act...

Intercepted Communications Suggest Islamic State Plotted Sinai Plane Crash, U.K. Officials Say

    U.K. officials said intelligence agents intercepted communications suggesting Islamic State planned an attack on the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai desert Saturday,...

Draft Law May Stifle Digital Media in Egypt

It would provide mandatory permits to new electronic news sites, determine whether the site can broadcast to smart phones, and evaluate content of news...

Cameron Says He Acted on Intelligence Advice, Though Not Certain of Plane Terror Plot

    The two leaders highlighted that they conducted positive discussions on several issues.    "We are coordinating on this together," El-Sisi said, referring to British-Egyptian efforts to...

Ancient Coptic Monasteries Flood Due to Heavy Rain

    Low-level areas were filled with water, suspending traffic. Power outages occurred in some villages and cities.   One-hundred residents were evacuated from Ofouna Village, Beheira, after...

Middle East Council of Churches Calls for Unifying Resurrection Celebration

  The meeting was hosted by the Coptic Orthodox Church, headed by Pope Tawadros II.   The council reviewed the situation of refugees and displaced persons from...

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