World Nov 02 Christian pilgrims in Egypt ambushed; ISIS claims responsibility By Samy Magdy, Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press
World May 26 Watch Coptic Christians en route to monastery targeted in a deadly assault Gunmen blasted an isolated bus packed with men, women and children in Egypt, killing at least 28. The victims were Coptic Christians who were making their way to a monastery along an unpaved desert road. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret… By PBS News Hour
World May 26 ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Coptic Christian buses in Egypt More than two dozen people are dead, including children, after gunmen fired on buses filled with Coptic Christians south of Cairo, Egypt, in an attack the Islamic State claimed Saturday. By Corinne Segal
World Apr 28 Watch 6:10 Pope Francis brings message of peace to Egypt as Christians face violence Security was on high alert across Cairo as Pope Francis arrived for meetings with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and the leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians and a peace conference for Christians and Muslims. Just three weeks ago, 45 people died when… By PBS News Hour
World Feb 16 Watch 7:42 Islamic State exploits the chaos of civil war in Libya The murder of Egyptian Christian hostages by the Islamic State in Libya raises the alarm that the militant group is expanding from its territory in Syria and Iraq. Gwen Ifill talks to Frederic Wehrey of the Carnegie Endowment for International… By PBS News Hour
Sep 20 Watch In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress… Continue watching
Sep 12 Coptic Christians eager to start lives in U.S., but still call Egypt ‘home’ By Larisa Epatko When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head. Continue reading
Aug 19 Coptic Christians make an ‘easy target’ in Egypt’s unrest By Larisa Epatko While thousands of Egyptians in Cairo rejoiced over President Mohammed Morsi's overthrow in July, others were concerned about possible reprisals against the country's minority Coptic Christians. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch In Egypt, Religious Tensions Erupt in Violence Tensions are on the rise in Egypt between Muslim and Coptic Christian factions and these religious divisions have begun to escalate to violence. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Cairo. Continue watching