NPR | Dozens Killed As 2 Attacks Target Coptic Christians In Egypt NPR The interior ministry said one of the explosions was a bombing in Mar Gerges church in Tanta, a city in the north of Egypt in the Nile Delta, located between Cairo and Alexandria. The church was full at the time with worshippers observing Coptic ... Egyptian church bombings: Here's what we know Egypt declares state of emergency after deadly church attacks Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians? |
The Mercury News | San Jose: Muslims, immigrant-rights activists condemn Egypt attacks The Mercury News Father Jon Pedigo, center left, from the Diocese of San Jose, and Imam Alauddin El-Bakri, center right, with ING (Islamic Networks Group), lead a group of marchers east on E. San Antonio St. for a "Palm Sunday procession" in San Jose, Calif. on Sunday ... |
New York Times | Syria, Stockholm, Egypt: Your Morning Briefing New York Times ... • The U.S.-led forces battling the Islamic State in Syria have sharply reduced airstrikes as they await a possible response from Russian and Syrian government forces to President Trump's missile strike on a Syrian base last week. Secretary of State ... |
WHAG | Four-State residents say Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt "hit WHAG Although the Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt occurred on an entirely different continent, Christians in Hagerstown say the attacks hit home. “Just horrifying, a reminder we're coming up to holy week, even god himself was crucified, so for the families, I ... |
Reuters | Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44 Reuters TANTA,Egypt/CAIRO At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and leading to troop deployments and the declaration of a ... |
The Atlantic | A New Capital in Egypt and Banking in Britain: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing The Atlantic “The new capital of Egypt has no residents. It doesn't have a local source of water. It just lost a major developer, the Chinese state company that had agreed to build the first phase. You might say the planned city in the desert 45 kilometers east of ... |
The Sun | Egypt bomb blast outside church leaves several dead as worshippers gather for Palm Sunday celebrations The Sun AT least 13 people were killed and 25 left injured in an explosion at a Coptic Christian church in Egypt, according to security sources. The blast happened at St George Coptic Church, in Tanta, north of Cairo, according to Al Arabiya News channel ... |
Khaleej Times | UAE condemns Egypt church terror attacks Khaleej Times President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable of condolence to President of Egypt Abdel Fatal El-Sisi on the victims of a terrorist attack, which targeted Mar Gergis Church in Tanta City, Egypt, on Sunday. The UAE President ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | After attacks in Egypt, Israelis urged: Return from Sinai Jerusalem Post Israel News The National Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Bureau re-upped its already stringent warning against travel to Sinai in the wake of bombing attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt on Sunday that claimed more than 40 lives and left more than 100 ... The Latest: Israel asks its tourists to leave Egypt's Sinai |
Crux: Covering all things Catholic | After bomb blasts at Egyptian churches, pope decries suffering from terrorism Crux: Covering all things Catholic As Pope Francis was celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in Rome, two blasts at Coptic churches in Egypt killed at least 36 people and wounded more than a hundred. Coptic Christians make up 10 percent of Egypt's population, and are often the targets of Islamic ... Pope Francis denounces deadly Egypt attack in Palm Sunday address Pope slams deadly Egypt church blasts: 'World suffering from wars, terror' |