In May 2017, Islamic State militants killed 28 Copts at the same location, a sign of the persistent inability of the government and military to secure the area and protect the local population. For ...
CAIRO — Archeologists from Egypt and the United States unearthed an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor, Egyptian authorities said in a statement Friday. Egypt’s ...
Under Article 8 of Law No. 80, which governs the construction and restoration of churches in Egypt, the government continues to support religious institutions by aligning them with legal standards ...
One person was killed when a large barrage of rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon slammed into the town of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, the Magen David Adom emergency service reported on Tuesday morning.
As the Middle East’s largest Christian community, Copts are caught between sympathy for Palestinian civilians and deep fears of Hamas, the Islamist group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood ...