Christians coerced into an out-of-court settlement following an Islamist attack on a church building in Egypt recently saw the usual outcome -- a closed church -- a practice that has long oppressed Christians, according to Middle East observers.
AL-BAB, Syria (AP) -- A newly paved road links the Turkish town of Elbeyli to the Syrian town of al-Bab, across the border. In al-Bab, Turkish and Syrian flags line the streets, and signs on government buildings are in Arabic and Turkish.
Vice President Mike Pence announced two weeks ago that the United States would intensify efforts to deliver aid to Iraqi Christians.
Coptic houses were attacked in a village in Upper Egypt last week, after Copts objected to a group of young Muslim men swimming naked in a canal in front of their homes, as Coptic women sat outside. The incident took place on 4 June in the village of Tarshoub, in Beni Suef governorate.
BEIRUT (Reuters) -- Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed a Syrian army position near the Iraqi border, causing deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied it was responsible.
As Turkey heads to presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24, one party has stood out for the diversity of its candidates.