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Churchgoers devastated by Palm Sunday church attack

For decades, Egypt’s Copts have felt discriminated against by the country’s Muslims, and assaults against them have intensified since the 2011 revolution — part of the Arab Spring uprisings — that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

21 killed in Egyptian church on Palm Sunday terror attack

The victims are Coptic Christians who were observing Palm Sunday at the Mar Girgis Coptic Church in Tanta, local media reported.

Coptic Christian complex hit in Cairo bombing

A bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral complex in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials told the BBC.

Gunmen kill 2 cops guarding Coptic church in Cairo

EGYPTIAN security officials say gunmen have killed two policemen who were guarding a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo.

Islamist sweep in Egypt polls worries Israel

EVEN as Islamists claimed an overwhelming victory in the initial stage of Egypt’s first post-revolution elections, Israeli officials expressed concern over the future of times with Cairo.

Egypt’s Coptic Christians fear fewer rights after polls

WITH Islamist groups expected to do well in Egypt's parliamentary elections, many Coptic Christians are concerned that their limited rights will come under greater threat.

Egyptian Christians concerned about life after Mubarak

INCREASING violence, deteriorating law and order and a big question mark over the future of Egypt after the possible exit of president Hosni Mubarak are concerns that Christians in that country are facing now.

Sectarian violence threatens Mubarak’s reign

IF the recent violence against Coptic Christians is not contained, it is likely that his government’s stability will be severely undermined.

Egypt church bombing leads to riots in Cairo

PROTESTS over 'government failure' to address discrimination and violence against Christians spread to Cairo from the northern city of Alexandria where a suicide bombing killed 21 people on New Year Eve.

130 Egyptian Christians spend Christmas in jail

AN estimated 130 Christians in Egypt still remain in prison after police attacked a church under construction a few days ago, Christian Aid Mission reported.
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