Posts Tagged: MENA
World Bank Most Concerned in MENA About Lebanon and Tunisia
The World Bank is particularly concerned in the Middle East and North Africa region about Lebanon and Tunisia and, to a lesser extent, Egypt and Jordan, the bank's vice president for MENA said on Tuesday. "We have a number of tensions in those...
Gunmen Attack Coptic Church Near Cairo, Killing at Least 9
Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, medical and security...
Violence Erupts in Egypt Following Friday Prayers
Another round of violent clashes erupted in Cairo following Friday prayers, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported. Security forces fired teargas at supporters of ousted president...
Middle Eastern Threats Against Christians Unite Region’s Denominations
The difficulties of Christians in the Middle East have enabled the region's Christian communities to unite and bridge their differences, according to the...
Christian Egyptian Convert and Her Children Sentenced to Prison
An Egyptian woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison together with her seven children for converting to Christianity. Her supporters are...
Clinton Testifies to Congress About Benghazi Attack
Washington Post - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, testifying Wednesday in a Senate hearing that was politically charged and at times emotional, ...
Al Qaeda on the Rise: The Grim News From Africa
Accepting his party's renomination for president on Sept. 6, Barack Obama boasted, "Al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden...
The New Middle East Paradigm
In 1996, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan convened an international forum at the Hashimiyya Palace in Amman with guests from the entire...
Ted Deutch Secures Top Democratic Spot on Middle East Panel
Rollcall - In a last-minute coup, Ted Deutch nabbed the ranking member slot on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North...
B’nai B’rith Raising Awareness on Persecution of Middle East Christians
B'nai B'rith International, the world's oldest Jewish service organization, is teaming up with experts to promote knowledge about the roughly 200 million...
Syrian Christians Flee War and Instability
Amid the Syrian civil war, Christians are fleeing in greater numbers from the region, with many heading to neighboring Lebanon then Europe. "We don't...
