The anger here: Protesting Egypt's abuse of its ancient Christian communities outside the UN headquarters in New York last week. Getty It’s shaping up to be a bad Christmas for one of the oldest ...

Members of the Egyptian Coptic diaspora urged American President Barack Obama to remember the Middle East's oppressed non-Muslim minorities during his upcoming trip to Cairo. Several members of the ...

During the first round of Egypt's presidential elections, the Coptic vote was split; when it comes to the second round there are a number of factors pushing Copts towards Shafiq Egyptians face a ...

The White House on Tuesday welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for the second time in three years. This visit comes on the heels of contested constitutional amendments and legislative ...

(AINA) -- Hundreds of Copts rallied on Sunday evening against the torching of St. Georges church in Sarsena on Friday (AINA 2-16-2013), as well as the escalation of destruction of churches by Muslims.

Egypt’s Copts are no strangers to persecution. But even by the harsh measures of the Middle East, the attacks on this ancient Christian community since the overthrow of the Morsi government stand out.

CAIRO, Egypt — Hailed as a savior for overthrowing an Islamist president, former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sissi can count on the vote of Egypt’s Coptic Christians who view him as a bulwark against ...

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This weekend, Egypt will choose as its president either Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood or Ahmed Shafik of the former Hosni Mubarak regime. (That is, unless fallout from a high court’s ...

Coptic Christians, the largest religious minority in Egypt, are in the headlines these days in the wake of a deadly attack on one of their churches in Alexandria. About 6,000 Coptic Christians live in ...

Funeral of victims of Tanta city church bombing. PA Images. All Rights Reserved. It is customary for Copts – Egypt’s roughly 9 million strong Christian population ...