CAIRO (AP) - Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to release a Coptic Christian schoolteacher held for contempt of Islam. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Pope Tawadros II led his first Easter Mass as head of the ancient Coptic Church in Egypt praying for security and prosperity on Saturday at the same cathedral that was the site of sectarian clashes weeks earlier. (Source: Associated Pres... [Full Article]
BEIT JALA, West Bank (AP) - Palestinians in this Christian village are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed - pressing Israel to drop plans to build a stretch of its West Bank separation barrier through their picturesque valley. (... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - The leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has blasted the country's Islamist president over his handling of the recent deadly sectarian violence, including an attack on the main cathedral in Cairo. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - A mob threw rocks and fired birdshot Sunday at several hundred Christians marching in a protest against Egypt's Islamist government after the funeral of four Christians killed in sectarian clashes over the weekend. (Source: Associat... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Several hundred Christians are clashing with police and a rock-throwing crowd outside Egypt's main Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo after a funeral for four Christians killed in sectarian violence. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Hundreds of angry Egyptian Christians have gathered at the main Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo for the funeral of four fellow Christians killed in weekend clashes with Muslims. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Ashraf Fahim EL KHUSUS, Egypt (Reuters) - Five Egyptians were killed and eight wounded in clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town near Cairo, security sources said on Saturday, in some of the worst sectarian violence in Egypt for months. ... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Clashes between Egyptian Muslims and Christians erupted early Saturday in a town near Cairo, leaving at least five people dead, security officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MATAI, Egypt (AP) - Ezzat Kromer's resistance to his kidnappers did not last long. One of the masked gunmen fired a round between his feet as he sat behind the wheel of his car and said with chilling calm, "The next one will go into your he... [Full Article]