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Coptic Leader Criticizes Egypt’s Building Restrictions on Churches After Deadly Fire
CAIRO — After an electrical fire raced through a tiny Coptic Orthodox Church in central Cairo on Sunday and killed 41 worshipers, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt ordered the army to renovate the building immediately. Under the watch of soldiers, dozens of laborers worked throughout the night, dragging out charred beams and broken pipes,…
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Fire at Egypt Coptic Church Kills Dozens During Sunday Prayers
CAIRO — At least 41 people were killed and about a dozen others injured after a fire broke out in a Coptic Orthodox church in greater Cairo as worshipers gathered for Sunday prayers, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The blaze at Abu Sefein Church — one of the largest in the municipality of Giza…
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Live Updates: Israel and Gaza Militants Exchange Fire in 2nd Day of Flare-up
Inspecting the ruins of a building on Saturday after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.Credit…Mahmud Hams/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The Israeli military and Palestinian militants in Gaza exchanged more fire on Saturday morning, as the biggest conflagration in the strip for a year moved into a second day. Israel targeted what it said were…
