Egypt’s Law On Approval 70 Churches Clouded By Attacks

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egypt’s government has recognized an additional 70 churches, but minority Christians fear more violence...

Egypt Christian Threatened With Death Over Conversion, rights group

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By BosNewsLife Middle East and Africa Services with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- An Egyptian Christian faced another tense Saturday, December 25, fearful of leaving his home amid death threats, after he was charged with "defaming Islam" for converting from Islam to Christianity, Christians said.

Trial Postponed Of Alleged Killer Of Christians

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists have condemned a decision to again postpone the trial of Mohammed al-Kammuni, who has been charged with killing six Christians in Upper Egypt. The trial was adjourned for the third consecutive time "without any reason being issued" and is scheduled to convene on May 16, said International Christian Concern (ICC), a major advocacy group.

Europe Condemns Crackdown On Coptic Christians In Egypt, Syria

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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 Court Throws Out Case By Abused Elderly Christian Woman

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Egyptian prosecutors have thrown out a case brought by an elderly Christian woman against several members of a Muslim mob who stripped off her clothes and paraded her naked through the streets, forcing the family to remain in hiding, BosNewsLife learned.

Egypt Student Killed For Wearing Crucifix At School, Christians say

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Egypt have demanded a full investigation after a teenager was reportedly killed in the country's central province of Minya for wearing a crucifix at school.

Concerns Over Life Sentence For Egypt Christians

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists remained concerned Saturday about the plight of 12 Christians who were sentenced to life imprisonment in Egypt over sectarian violence that killed three people last year.

Egypt Detains Brazilian Tourists Over Pro-Israel Materials, report

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By BosNewsLife News Center large_flag_of_egyptCAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A group of Brazilian tourists was arrested in Egypt for carrying pro-Israel material, a Jewish news agency reported Thursday, May 21.

BREAKING NEWS: Dozens Killed In Cairo Church Bombing

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By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- A bombing at Egypt's main Coptic cathedral Sunday, December 11, killed at least 25 people and wounded another 35 in one of the deadliest attacks against the country's troubled Christian minority in recent memory, officials said.

Muslims Attack Egypt Christians; 11 Injured

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By Joseph C. DeCaro, BosNewsLife Special Corespondent CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- Nearly a dozen injured Egyptian Christians, known as Copts, were recovering Monday, August 23, after they were attacked by an angry Muslim mob in the village of Shimi, a church leader and local Christians said.