Christian homes were attacked and set on fire in Egypt after rumours circulated that a Christian man had an affair with a Muslim woman, according to the Orthodox Coptic Church.
Pope Francis today held a historic meeting with the grand imam of Egypt's highest Islamic authority, signalling a significant step toward healing fractured interfaith relations.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday that an investigation into the cause of an EgyptAir plane crash could take a long time but the facts would be made public as soon as they were available.
Human remains and personal belongings have been found among wreckage in the Mediterranean in the first confirmation that an EgyptAir jet with 66 people on board had plunged into the sea.
A human rights defender who worked with the coptic community has been arrested and charged with belonging to a terrorist group in Egypt, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW).
Three Mideast combatants who once traded lethal blows against each other have now formed a stunningly unlikely alliance against what they consider as a far deadlier menace in their region: the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.
The Coptic Christian teenagers convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to five years in jail should have their sentences overturned, Human Rights Watch said today.
Egypt could ban women from wearing the Muslim face veil in public places under draft legislation currently being written in the Muslim-majority country.