MidEast Christian News
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05/23/2013Religious Defamation Charges Reflect Practices of Authoritarian Regimes, Says Egyptian Politician
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the Constitution Party, explained that contempt of religion and insulting the president are charges found only in authoritarian regimes.
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05/23/2013National Council of Resistance of Iran Deplores Christian Detentions in Country
The National Council of Resistance of Iran has advocated on behalf of persecuted religious minorities in Iran and has called for the humane treatment of Christians in prison in light of deteriorating conditions in some of the country's most notorious prisons.
- 05/23/2013
Arab Spring Puts the Middle East in 'Bloody Whirlpool,' Says Patriarch
Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said that the historical period referred to as the "Arab Spring" puts the Middle East in a "serious and bloody whirlpool."
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05/22/2013Syrian Christians' Safety Threatened by Extremism and Instability, Says Catholic Bishop
Syriac Catholic Bishop Gregoire Melki said the current situation in Syria is very sad and has left people very anxious, and fears the same thing that happened to Christians in Iraq will happen to Christians in Syria.
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05/21/2013Egyptian Politician: Removal of Christian Secretary Shows Submission to Religious Pressure
Deputy Head of the Egyptian Democratic Social Party Emad Gad said that pressure from religious groups in the country is corrupting the judicial system in Egypt.
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05/21/2013Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Says Recent Violence Aimed at Dividing Iraq
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako I denounced a recent series of car bombings and shootings in Iraq that left scores dead and many more injured.
Tags Islam Conflict/War - 05/20/2013
Chairperson of Evangelical Synod: Christian Court Secretary's Exclusion Insulting to Faith
Priest Ekram Lamei, Chairperson of the Evangelical Synod, criticized the decision issued by a Cairo court to exclude the secretary of the court from a hearing session because he is a Christian.
- 05/16/2013
Rev. Refaat Fikri: Egypt Has No Political Will to Protect Copts
Rev. Refaat Fikri, head of the Media Center for the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said the problems facing Egyptian Christians have been going on since the 1970s and looks to continue as there is a lack of political will by the ruling regime to solve them.
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05/16/2013Christian Leader Killed by Militants Linked to Boko Haram
Islamist terrorists in Nigeria are thought to have killed a prominent Christian leader in the northern reaches of the country after the country's president recently declared a state of emergency.
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05/15/2013Mob Attacks Copts and Their Businesses in Northern Egypt
Coptic-owned businesses and pharmacies in Menbal village, Minya in northern Egypt were attacked by a mob, resulting in extensive damage and several injuries.
- 05/15/2013
Gunmen Storm St. Mina's Church in Port Said After Shootout With Egyptian Security
St. Mina's Church in Port Said was the site of a deadly police shootout with thieves, who had previously stolen a container containing an estimated two million Egyptian pounds.
Tags Conflict/War - 05/15/2013
Abu Islam Should Be Prosecuted for Threats Against Christians, Says Egyptian Lawyer
Samir Sabri, a lawyer, filed a complaint to the Supreme State Security Prosecution against Ahmed Mamhoud Abdullah, also known as Abu Islam, because he threatened Christians in Egypt.
- 05/07/2013
National Salvation Front: Ministerial Adjustment a Continuation of Muslim Brotherhood's Policies
Ahmed Fawzi, Secretary-General for the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and a leading figure of the National Salvation Front (NSF), stated that the recent ministerial adjustments are merely a continuation of the Muslim Brotherhood's policies in Egypt.
- 05/07/2013
Revolution Youth Coalition Demands Release of Journalists Imprisoned in Egypt
The Revolution Youth Coalition condemned security individuals affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood after they imprisoned a number of journalists who were covering an event close to the Egypt's presidential palace on Monday.
Tags Islam - 05/06/2013
Archbishop of Mount Lebanon Says Kidnapping of Clergy is 'Normal'
Syrian Orthodox Archbishop George Saliba of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli said that kidnapping of clergy has become "normal" since the events began in Iraq.
