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Pope’s Call for Middle East to Protect Christians Sparks Egypt Fury

In a statement, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said Cairo's ambassador had been called back for consultations "after the Vatican's new statements that...

Nigeria, Egypt: Living next door to terrorists

Apart from Nigeria and Egypt, Christian families in Iraq were shocked to find small packages of improvised explosive devices placed at their doorsteps before...

Egypt Church Bombing: Why Some Point to Al Qaeda-Linked Group?

Security authorities initially said the blast had come from a car bomb, but later said it appeared to have come from a suicide bomber,...

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Sectarian strife: Coptic nerves frayed by tension with Islamists

Pope Shenouda III, the 87-year-old Patriarch of Alexandria, underwent a series of operations, fuelling worry about the future leadership of the church, much as...

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