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Rep. Wolf: Obama Administration Abandoning Mideast Christians

"For instance, Pastor Abedini, I mean, this administration won't even meet with Pastor Abedini's wife," Wolf said, referring to Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American Christian...

Countdown to Egypt’s Presidential Election to Start Next Week

Ali Awad, Mansour’s legal and constitutional affairs advisor, said on Thursday that he will hold a press conference to announce the details of the...

Qatar ‘Will Not Bow to Pressure to Alter Foreign Policy’

In an unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors from Qatar on Wednesday, saying Doha had failed...

Egypt’s Young Coptic Christians Energized to Fight for Civil Rights

Since the revolution, Christians have begun participating more directly in the political process, a primary goal of the Maspero Youth Union, which celebrated its...

Egypt Enquiry Criticizes Police Over Sit-in Breakup

The report by the government-appointed National Council for Human Rights investigated the events of Aug. 14, when troops moved in on the weeks long...

Religious Group to Senators Coburn and Lee: Remove Hold on S.653

According to a January 2014 Pew Research Center study, one third (33%) of the 198 countries surveyed had high religious hostilities (up from 20%...

Open Season on Christians in Libya

This comes after the Islamic jihadi group, Ansar al-Sharia—which appears connected to Egypt’s now ousted Muslim Brotherhood—offered a reward to any Benghazi resident who...

Cairo Court Imposes Temporary Ban on Hamas Activities in Egypt

The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters has banned all activities in Egypt by Hamas pending a court verdict in an espionage case involving ousted...

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Obama Calls for “Strategic Patience” Against Islamic State

And now this:   President Obama unveiled a national security strategy...