UN special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said he visited on Thursday St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Complex in Abbasiya district in Cairo to extend condolences over the martyrs of the Cairo church blast.
In a tweet posted on his Twitter account, Kobler said he "visited Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral Complex to express my condolences over Sunday's terror attackRead more
The blast that ripped through the Boutrosiya Church in Abbasiya was caused by a 12-kilogram highly-explosive TNT bomb, security source told MENA.
Initial inspection by sappers found that a massive improvised explosive device was behind the deadly blast in Boutrosiya Church, right next to the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral.
At least 20 people were killed and 35 more injuredRead more
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese met on Wednesday with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa and his accompanying delegation at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo.
Hamad bin Isa is the first Bahraini monarch who visits the Cathedral.
During the gathering, Pope Tawadros hailed the Egyptian-Bahraini relations while the Bahraini king greetedRead more