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Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including 15 children
A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt's capital on Aug. 14, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children.
Egypt begins trial of man accused of killing Coptic priest
A court in the Egyptian city of Alexandria began the trial Saturday of a man accused of stabbing to death a Coptic Christian priest, an attack that shocked the Arab world's most populous country.
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
As Ramadan begins with the new moon later this week, Muslims around the world are trying to maintain the cherished rituals of Islam's holiest month without further spreading the outbreak.
Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts
An international aid group said March 25 that closures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic are preventing it from reaching 300,000 people in conflict zones across the Middle East, as the coronavirus arrived in war-torn Libya and three more cases were detected in Syria.
