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Tightened security as churches across Egypt prepare for Christmas Eve Mass

Churches across the New Valley Governorate are seeing a significant increase in security measures ahead of the Christmas Eve Mass scheduled for Tuesday. Coptic Christians from all five administrative centers of the governorate are expected to attend the services. Extensive security protocols have been implemented throughout the streets and public squares. Security patrols and stationary …

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Egypt Independent January 7, 2026

FM greets Pope Tawadros II on Xmas

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty paid a visit on Monday, January, 6, 2026, to the headquarters of the St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya, where he met with Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, to offer greetings on the occasion of Christmas. …

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Egypt Independent January 6, 2026

PM declares Wednesday official paid holiday for Christmas

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly declared Wednesday, January 7, an official paid holiday on the occasion of Christmas.The decision applies to employees of ministries, government departments, public authorities, local administration units, public sector companies, and public business sector companies. Madbouly extended his heartfelt greetings to all Coptic Egyptians at home and abroad.

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Egypt Independent January 5, 2026

In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza forced to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’

Rome  —  Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine. On Christmas Day, the first US-born pope, offered the traditional “Urbi et …

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Egypt Independent December 26, 2025

Christmas celebrated once again in Bethlehem but West Bank suffering persists

Christmas celebrations have returned to the birthplace of Jesus after a two-year hiatus, but the joy remains overshadowed by another turbulent year for Palestinians living under an Israeli-occupation in the West Bank. Morning mass was held at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Thursday, a day after crowds of Palestinians and foreign tourists flocked …

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Egypt Independent December 26, 2025

While most of the world is preparing for Christmas, the Philippines has been at it for months

Via Arboleda stepped back to admire the six-foot tree glittering in her living room. Though the narra trees along Manila’s sidewalks had yet to shed their leaves, she was among many Filipinos already unpacking their Christmas decorations in eager anticipation of December 25. In September, colorful ornaments began appearing along her commute, lifting her spirits …

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Egypt Independent December 24, 2025

‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war

The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in Gaza as he led Christmas Mass there on Sunday, against the backdrop of apocalyptic destruction and displacement. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, went to the Holy Family Church in Gaza City in …

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Egypt Independent December 23, 2025

Trump’s dark Christmas story doubles down on a political error

It was the nightmare before Christmas. Donald Trump put a dark new spin on the tradition of national presidential addresses Wednesday, conjuring a hellscape of a “dead” nation he claims he was handed by former President Joe Biden. His goal was obvious — to distract from his own political slump. Presidents often ask television networks …

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Egypt Independent December 19, 2025