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The ‘No to Religious Parties’ Campaign Gains Momentum

According to Sabry Ebada, deputy of the endowments minister in Alexandria, "the ministry strongly supports 'the no to religious parties' campaign and hopes that...

Egypt’s Interior Ministry: “Sharqiya Police Action Was a ‘Protest Rally’ Not a ‘Protest’”

  The assistant interior minister for public relations and media, Major General Abu-Bakr Abdel-Karim, said that the two-day sit-in held by lower-ranking police officers in...

Destruction of Syrian Monastery and Dispersion of Christians Part of ISIS Plan

  It’s no accident that the Islamic State group abducted certain residents of a Syrian village before destroying the village’s centuries-old spiritual heart, said a...

Copt Arrested for Distributing Bibles Has Detention Renewed

  Ishaq Medhat was reportedly arrested whilst in possession of nine copies of the Bible at the Mall of Arabia in 6th of October City....

Obama Administration Targets Lawyer Helping Persecuted Christians

  But if you can get to America and get your case in the hands of Robert DeKelaita, your chances are greatly improved.   As it turns...

Ethiopian Orthodox Leaders Jailed after Protesting about Persecution

  The court found the men guilty on 7 August and sentenced them to between five and almost nine years in prison.   The men were members...

Popular Campaign Advocates Disbanding of ‘Religiously-Oriented’ Political Parties

  Mohamed Attiya, who leads the Campaign to Disband Religious Parties, told Al-Masry al-Youm that his campaign had kicked off in Alexandria to survey people’s...

ISIS Destroys Ancient Temple in Palmyra

  Palmyra, one of the Middle East’s most spectacular archaeological sites and a UNESCO World Heritage site, sits near the modern Syrian city of the...

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