A Coptic Christian woman in Egypt says she has won a legal battle to receive the same inheritance as her brothers. Under the Islamic Sharia inheritance laws the country mainly relies on ...

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It was the latest in a series of attacks by extremists on Egypt's Coptic Christian minority. The ministry said security forces had exchanged fire with "terrorist elements" they were pursuing ...

The Ministry of Justice and the five officially recognized Christian sects in Egypt have signed the long-awaited draft of the ...

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A huge social media campaign was launched against an Egyptian Coptic priest, known as Zakaria Botros, yesterday over a video of him insulting Prophet Mohammad. Not only Muslims were triggered by ...

Three Egyptian Coptic monks have been "brutally killed" inside a monastery in South Africa, the Church has said. Father Takla Moussa, Father Minah ava Marcus and Father Youstos ava Marcus were ...

Three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church were fatally stabbed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa and a suspect has been arrested, police said Wednesday. The monks were ...