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Cairo (AFP) - More than 40 people died when fire ripped through a Cairo-area Coptic Christian church during Sunday mass, forcing worshippers to jump out windows while bystanders braved flames and smoke to save children.

Egypt’s Coptic Church says a fire at one of its churches in Cairo has killed at least 41 people and injured at least 14 others

An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, most of them children, security sources said. The blaze started just before 9 a.m. in the Abu Sifin church in the city of Giza where 5,000 people…

At least 45 people were also injured including policemen involved in the rescue effort in Giza city in Greater Cairo.

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Egypt stressed on Saturday its solidarity with Saudi Arabia in “confronting everything that threatens its security and stability.” A foreign ministry statement said Cairo stands by the Kingdom in confronting all forms of terrorism, violence and extremism. Egypt made its remarks after a man wanted by the Saudi State Security…

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A vehicle accident involving an overturned microbus in southern Egypt killed at least nine people and injured 18, authorities said Saturday. The crash took place Friday when the passenger vehicle overturned following a tire blowout on a highway in Minya province 273 kilometers (170 miles) south of the capital Cairo,…

The US welcomed the resumption of direct flights between Tripoli and Cairo, which followed similar agreements with other regional capitals. “The United States welcomes the resumption of direct passenger flights between Tripoli and Egypt following similar agreements with other regional capitals,” the US embassy in Libya tweeted. “We encourage and…