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‘Sectarian Clashes’ in Minya, Security Forces Storm a Church Building in Maghagha

Ezzat Ibrahim, head of Al Kalema Center for Human Rights, said the clashes began on Saturday, as unknown attackers threw stones at a vehicle,...

Islamic State continues Depraved Destruction of Historical Sites and Churches

  The jihadist group released a seven-minute long video showing militants using sledgehammers and assault rifles to destroy ancient artefacts at a Unesco world heritage...

Pope Decries Persecution of Christians, Prays for Killed Kenyan Students

Attacks on Christians in Africa and the Middle East have been the grim backdrop of all Holy Week ceremonies leading up to Easter.   "We ask...

Good Friday Shrouded in Grief over Persecuted Christians

    “In you, Divine Love, we see again today our persecuted brethren: beheaded, crucified, for their faith in you, beneath our eyes, or often with...

Saudi Arabia Warns Canada to Not Support Blogger Sentenced to 1,000 Lashes

  In his letter, which was dated March 10, Sudairy warned that the kingdom "does not accept any form of interference in its internal affairs."   Badawi, a blogger arrested...

UN Says ‘25,000 Foreign Fighters’ Joined Islamist Militants

    It also said if IS were defeated in Syria and Iraq, the foreign fighters could be scattered across the world.   Social media   The UN Security Council...

U.S. Fails to Attend UN Security Council Session on Genocide of Mideast Christians

  In the vast “cradle of civilization” that extraordinary historic region following the Tigris River in Iraq, the contemporary flow of events includes the ISIL...

A Snapshot of the Islamic State’s Libyan Stronghold

    The eastern Libyan city of Derna has been in the news a lot lately. Last October it became the first place outside of Syria...

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Islamists Spread Terrorism in Chaos of Egypt, Target Military to Seize Control

Jihadists have been taking advantage of Egypt's political and...