BREAKING NEWS: Christians Egypt, Libya Fear Attacks As Film Protests Kill US Ambassador
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos and reports from the region
TRIPOLI/CAIRO (BosNewsLife)-- Minority Christians in Egypt and Libya faced potential violence Wednesday, September 12, after American Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three staff members were killed when gunmen attacked the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi to protest a film deemed offensive to Islam.
Christians Under Pressure Ahead Of Presidential Poll
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christians were under pressure Friday, June 15, to vote for an Islamic leader in presidential elections this weekend, after a top court dissolved the Islamist-controlled parliament due to election irregularities.
Kidnapping Of Egypt Christians Seen Rising
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife) -- Egypt's Christian minority, also known as Copts, has become increasingly concerned by the growing number of Christians who have been kidnapped, across the country, Christian activists said Tuesday, November 26. More than 30 Christians were reportedly kidnapped in the southern province of Minya last month alone. Local observers say the situation is especially serious in Minya, a provincial capital, which has been dubbed the "kidnapping capital of Egypt".
Europe Condemns Crackdown On Coptic Christians In Egypt, Syria
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
CAIRO/BRUSSELS (BosNewsLife)-- The European Parliament (EP) has condemned violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt, after at least 25 were killed and more than 300 wounded by security forces in Cairo during a peaceful protest earlier this month, a key legislator told BosNewsLife Friday, October 28.
Egypt Christians In Crossfire After Clashes Kill Dozens (UPDATE)
(ADDS MILITARY PROPOSAL FOR NEW PRESIDENT, RESIGNATION DEPUTY PM)
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt's minority Christians faced new threats Monday, January 27, after scores of people were killed in weekend clashes between security forces and protesters on the third anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising. Most people were killed Saturday, January 25, the official date of the popular revolt that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
BREAKING NEWS: Egypt Mobs Destroy Dozens Of Churches and Bible Shops; Obama Concerned
< 52 Churches attacked, Bible Society Shops burning
< Christians among 525 killed
< President Obama cancels military exercise to protest crackdown
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
CAIRO/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- Two Christians were killed while scores of churches and two Bible Society shops were reportedly destroyed in revenge attacks by Islamic mobs in Egypt, after security services massacred supporters of ex-President Mohamed Morsi.
Shot Egypt Christian Dies After Hospitals Refuse Treatment
By BosNewsLife Middle East and Africa Services
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A young Coptic Christian man has died from gunshot injuries in Egypt's capital Cairo, after three local hospitals turned him away, Christians said Tuesday, January 6. Ihab Ghattas, 23, reportedly died on New Year's Eve from a gunshot wound to the head because of “negligence” as the hospitals which refused to treat him, said Copts activist group Maspero Youth Union (MYU).
Egypt Detains Hundreds Of Eritrean Christians, Others Kidnapped
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of mainly Christian refugees from Eritrea are jailed or or held by kidnappers in Egypt, where they face torture, beatings and sexual assault, according to Christian aid workers who contacted BosNewsLife.
Egypt Releases Christian Rights Activist
BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian human rights activist and Internet writer spent his first weekend in freedom Saturday, February 14, after he was suddenly released by Egyptian security forces.