Feb 24 Callum Paton

Egyptian Christians executed in Benghazi

By Noora Ibrahim.Benghazi, 24 February 2014:The bodies of seven Egyptians, said to be Coptic Christians, have been found on a beach in Benghazi's Jaro...

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Benghazi church set ablaze
Mar 14 Michel Cousins

Benghazi church set ablaze

Benghazi, 14 March 2013:Benghazi’s main Coptic Church was set on fire by arsonists today, Thursday. The building is said to have been severely damaged...

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Egyptian Copts attack Libyan embassy in Cairo
Mar 11 Michel Cousins

Egyptian Copts attack Libyan embassy in Cairo

Egyptian protestors set fire to the Libyan flag outside the Libyan embassy in CairoCairo, 11 March 2013:Dozens of protesting Egyptian Copts threw ston...

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Government condemns attack on Benghazi church
Mar 3 Michel Cousins

Government condemns attack on Benghazi church

Tripoli/Benghazi 3 March 2013:The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned an attack on Thursday on the Egyptian Coptic...

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Jan 16 Michel Cousins

Pakistani Ahmedis held

Tripoli, 16 January 2013:Five Pakistani members of the Ahmedi sect are being held on suspicion of trying to convert Libyans. A Libyan, who is reported...

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Head of Libya's Copts speaks out on Misrata killing
Dec 31 tomlittle

Head of Libya's Copts speaks out on Misrata killing

By Tom Little.  Father Timothaus Bishara Adly of Saint Mark's Church in Tripoli earlier today (Photo: Tom Little)Tripoli, 31 December:The head of the...

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Dec 30 tomlittle

Explosion at Coptic church in Misrata kills two

By Maha Ellawati. Benghazi, 30 December:An explosion near the Coptic Orthodox Church in Misrata late yesterday evening killed two Egyptian men and lef...

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Greek Orthodox Church in Tripoli attacked
Sep 16 Michel Cousins

Greek Orthodox Church in Tripoli attacked

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 16 September:St George's Greek Orthodox Church in Tripoli’s Old City was attacked by four young men very early this morning...

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HRW adds voice to condemnation of Sufi shrine attacks
Sep 1 George Grant

HRW adds voice to condemnation of Sufi shrine attacks

Sufi shrines in Tripoli, Misrata and Zliten have all been targeted.Tripoli, 1 September:The campaigning NGO Human Rights Watch has added its voice to...

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Aug 29 Nigel Ash

Sufi shrine attacks “cannot be tolerated” says UNESCO chief

By Tom Westcott. London, 29 August:The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has demanded an immediate end to the destruction of Sufi Shrines in Z...

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