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New Egypt Government Puts Brotherhood in Key Posts

The choices seemed aimed at playing down fears that the country's first ever government formed under the Muslim Brotherhood's aegis will seek to impose...

Attacks on Egypt’s Christians Are Rising: Bishop

A day later, President Morsi, who had pledged to include Coptic representatives in his government, swore in a new cabinet with only one Christian,...

Egypt Demands Release of Guantanamo Detainee

“He was not charged with any crime until now,” Roushdy said. “He is an Egyptian citizen detained in an illegal manner.”The Defense Department charged...

Muslims Burn Christian Homes and Businesses in Egypt

After the violence, the family of the deceased Moaz Hasab-Allah said that destroying Coptic property is not enough and that Coptic have to "pay...

120 Christian Families Flee Egyptian Village Following Death of a Muslim

Fighting broke out between the Muslims and Sameh's family, during which Molotov's cocktails, firearms and knives were used. The priest explained that Sameh faced...

Egypt Arrests Christian Teacher for ‘insulting Islam’ on Facebook

This is not the first time members of a religious minority in Egypt have been charged for insulting Islam on social media.In April this...

Choice of Salafist as Religious Endowments Minister Provokes Criticism

In the statement the groups stressed that their efforts in fending off what they saw as a Wahhabi influence will not be limited to...

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