Egypt Releases 27 Copts Falsely Detained in Maspero Massacre By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — The Cairo Criminal Court decided this week to accept the appeal and release, pending investigations, the remaining 27 Coptic detainees arrested in connection with the events of Maspero Massacre on October 9, where 27 Copts were killed [...]
Thousands of Muslims Attack Christians in Egypt, 2 Killed, Homes and Stores Torched By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — Thousands of Muslims attacked and besieged Copts in elGhorayzat village, population 80,000, killing two Copts and severely wounding others, as well as looting and torching homes and businesses. A quarrel between a Copt, [...]
Coptic Christians Protect Monastery From Egyptian Army Assault By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — Hundreds of Coptic Christians mobilized on Tuesday in front of the Monastery of the Virgin and St. John the Beloved, located on the Desert Road from Cairo to Ismailia. Although the Monastery has the necessary [...]
Egypt’s State Media Implicated In Violence Against Christian Demonstrators By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — Egyptian state television has been accused of spreading false information and inciting violence against Christians protesting in front of the TV building in Maspero on October 9. Calls have been made for the Information [...]
Christian Blogger Jailed for Criticizing Egyptian Military Goes on Hunger Strike By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — Activist and blogger Dr. Michael Nabil Sanad, 25, began a hunger strike on Tuesday in his cell at Al-Marg prison, in Quliubia province, to protesting the deliberate disregard by the court in setting a hearing [...]
Egyptian Islamists Hijack Tahrir Square Demonstration, Demand Islamic State By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency AINA) — The worst fears of many Egyptians and non-Muslims were realized today when Islamists hijacked today’s million-man sit-in at Tahrir Square. The planned sit-in was intended to be a form of pressure to achieve the demands of the [...]
Lawyer Accuses Egyptian Military Council of Burying Church Bombing Case By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) — Joseph Malak, lawyer for the Two Saints Church in Alexandria, accused the military council of ignoring the church bombing case. The bombing occurred on New Year’s Eve in in front of the church, [...]
Muslims Surround Church in Upper Egypt, Threaten to Kill Priest By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency Hundreds of Muslims surrounded the church of St George today in the village of Beni Ahmed West, 7 KM south of Minya, vowing to kill its priest Father George Thabet, who was serving [...]
Muslims Attack Christians in Egypt, 12 Killed, 232 Injured By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency Coptic Christians attacked by Muslims in Egypt (AINA) — Christians Copts in the area of Embaba were attacked Saturday evening by Muslim Salafis. The attacks lasted for 14 hours. The Muslims fired guns and rifles and hurled Molotov cocktails [...]
Muslims Attack Christian in Egypt, Cut Off His Ear By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) Ayman Anwar Mitri A group of Muslims attacked Ayman Anwar Mitri, a 45 year old Christian Coptic man in the Upper Egyptian town of Qena, cutting off his ear. The Muslims claimed they were applying Sharia law because [...]
Egyptian Constitutional Referendum Passes Amid Reports of Voting Irregularities By Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) Despite images of unity it is clear that religious and political tensions remain in Egypt Over 18 million Egyptians cast their ballots on March 19 in a referendum on a controversial package of constitutional amendments to nine articles [...]
Egyptian Armed Forces Fire At Christian Monasteries, 19 Injured Mary Abdelmassih Assyrian International News Agency “When we tried to address them, the army fired live bullets, wounding Father Feltaows in the leg and Father Barnabas in the abdomen,” said Monk Ava Bishoy. “Six Coptic workers in the monastery were also injured, some with [...]
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