World news about “Religious conflict” published by euronews.
Mursi condemns deadly Cairo violence against Coptic Christians Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has condemned the violence, which erupted outside Cairo’s main Coptic Cathedral yesterday. One man was killed and more than… 08/04/2013
Violent clashes at Egyptian Christian funeral – nocomment Fresh sectarian violence in Cairo left one person dead and more than 80 wounded. Confrontations between Muslims and Christians have increased since the fall… 07/04/2013
Deadly ethnic violence erupts in Myanmar Myanmar has declared martial law in four central towns following unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that has left at least 20 people dead. Agitated crowds… 22/03/2013
Clashes in Jerusalem as tensions rise prior to Obama visit After Friday prayers in Jerusalem clashes broke out between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters just outside the al-Aqsa Mosque. Police… 08/03/2013
Myanmar sectarian violence worsensA boy, displaced by the recent violence in Pauktaw, stands in the field near Owntaw refugee camp for Muslims outside Sittwe. UN human rights investigators… 01/11/2012
Christians weigh anchor Pope Benedict XVI’s coming to Lebanon is an attempt to reassure generations of resident Christians into not leaving. Lebanon is unusual as an ancestral land… 14/09/2012
From hatred to hope. Ending religious intolerance The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is a powerful symbol of remembrance for the Jews who were murdered in Europe during World War Two. For many young people this… 30/07/2012
Egyptian Christians and military clash – nocomment Christians protesting against an attack on a church were chased down by military police vehicles during violent clashes that left 25 dead in Cairo. 11/10/2011
Egypt’s Christians protest against riot deaths Coptic Christians have been gathering in a Cairo church ahead of the funerals of protesters killed in Sunday’s rioting. At least 26 people died in clashes… 10/10/2011
Pakistan: Karachi residents strike following latest bomb blastKarachi residents called on the government to do do more to combat militants as they sifted through the debris of another deadly bomb blast in Pakistan. The… 04/03/2013
Blasts across Baghdad in Shi’ite muslim areasDozens of people have been killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Iraqi police say 28 people are dead and 800 were wounded in attacks in mainly Shi’ite… 17/02/2013
Number of dead rises in Pakistan bombingThe number of dead in Saturday’s bomb that ripped through a crowded market place in a Shi’ite Muslim area of Quetta in Pakistan has risen to at least 79 with… 17/02/2013
Pakistan Shi’ites targeted in deadly bombingMore than 40 people have been killed in a bombing in a Shi’ite Muslim area of Quetta in Pakistan. The bomb was reportedly attached to a motorbike. One… 16/02/2013
A city devastated: Pakistan’s Quetta reels from bombingsThe Pakistani city of Quetta is in a state of shock following bomb attacks on Thursday. 82 people were killed and more than a hundred wounded by bombs in… 11/01/2013
est un testGaza is calm today, with last night’s ceasefire holding into daylight. Despite a few overnight strikes into Israel the truce appears to be holding, although… 22/11/2012
Happy ending for orphaned Myanmar puppyAmid the flood of photos that pass through a newsroom every day, there are occasionally those that capture both the eye and the imagination. That was… 15/11/2012
Ethnic violence destroys whole villages in MyanmarA wave of ethnic violence in western Myanmar has devastated a whole region, burning villages and communities to the ground and leaving scores dead. Most of… 28/10/2012
Relative calm restored in Northern Lebanese cityRelative calm has been restored to the city of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon after the Lebanese Army increased patrols on the streets. There have been at… 25/10/2012
Anti-film protests echo Salman Rushdie furoreThe deep anger that’s been felt across the Muslim world over the controversial anti-Islam film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ echoes similar demonstrations more than… 18/09/2012
Myanmar counts cost of a weekend of mob violenceA tense calm hangs over northwest Myanmar after a weekend of sectarian violence left eight people dead, many wounded and widespread destruction. Rival mobs… 12/06/2012
Gunmen attack Christians in NigeriaAt least 15 people were killed and many more wounded in an attack by gunmen on Christian worshippers in northern Nigeria. Witnesses said the men arrived on… 30/04/2012
Nigeria: 15 shot in Kano universityFifteen people have been killed in an attack on a lecture theatre used by Christian worshippers in Nigeria’s second largest city, Kano. Gunmen burst into… 29/04/2012
Shi’ites killed in Baghdad bomb blastsFour car bomb blasts in mainly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad have left at least 13 people dead and 75 injured. The first, in the northeastern Sadr City, targeted… 24/01/2012
Nigeria still reeling from Friday’s bomb blastsNigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has visited the scene of last week’s carnage in which insurgents killed over 180 people. A coordinated series of bomb… 23/01/2012
Further explosions in Nigeria as death toll risesAs the clean up continues on the streets of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano after Friday’s gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents two more explosions… 22/01/2012
Iraq suicide attack on Shi’ite pilgrims kills dozensMore than 50 people have been killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq, in the latest attack on Shi’ite pilgrims. It happened near Basra at the end of Arbain, one… 14/01/2012
Three dead in Nigeria fuel strike clashesThree people have been shot dead during a nationwide strike in Nigeria against the government’s decision to scrap fuel subsidies. The price of a litre of… 09/01/2012
Nigerian Islamists issue ultimatumMinority Christians in the northern Nigerian town of Damatura are fleeing to the south of the country after being told to get out by militant Islamists. The… 03/01/2012
Fears for Iraq’s minority ChristiansThe number of Christians in Iraq has more than halved since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, according to UN figures. The amount is now down to around half… 02/01/2012
Nigeria: 50 dead as emergency declaredNigeria announced a state of emergency in the northeast of the country on Saturday, as at least 50 people were killed during clashes between ethnic groups… 01/01/2012
Nigeria declares state of emergency in the northNigeria has declared a state of emergency in northern areas plagued by a deadly Islamist insurgency. It comes a week after militants from the Boko Haram… 31/12/2011
Deadly shootings in NigeriaArmed gunmen have shot dead three people in Nigeria’s Plateau state. Nigeria is still reeling from Sunday’s church bombings that killed at least 40 people… 29/12/2011
Orthodox priests clash in Bethlehem broom fightUnholy conduct at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem as Greek orthodox and Armenian clergy clean up sections of the building. Police separated the… 28/12/2011
President wants Israel to unite at Beit Shemesh rallyIsraeli President Shimon Peres is calling for the public to support a protest against Jewish religious extremism planned in Beit Shemesh on Tuesday… 27/12/2011
Islamist extremists claim Nigerian church killingsIslamist extremists brought Christmas carnage to churches across Nigeria and have threatened more bloodshed in the days to come. In all there were five bomb… 25/12/2011
Boko Haram claims Nigerian church bombingsThe Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have said they carried out a wave of fatal Christmas Day bombings against churches in Nigeria, and have warned there… 25/12/2011
Dozens dead in Baghdad blastsA series of explosions has rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Around 60 people are dead and more than 180 are reported injured. Apparently coordinated… 22/12/2011
Israel vows to curb settler violenceAfter a disused mosque in Jerusalem was torched, becoming the latest target of ultra nationalist settlers, the Israeli government has announced a crackdown on… 15/12/2011
Pilgrims among scores dead Afghanistan blastsThree separate bombings in Afghanistan have left dozens of people dead and many more injured, including Shi’ite pilgrims. In Kabul at least 48 people were… 06/12/2011
Amish men arrested over haircut attacksA group of Amish men have been arrested over a spate of attacks in which other members of the reclusive US Christian cult had their hair and beards cut off… 23/11/2011
Egyptians blame outside forces for protest violenceIn Egypt, they have been burying their dead as Tuesday signalled the start of three days of mourning. There has been a political fallout to violent protests… 11/10/2011
Christians turn their anger against Egypt’s armyEgypt’s Coptic Christians turned their grief into anger at the army during the first funerals of some of the 25 victims from Sunday night’s unrest. Mourners… 11/10/2011
At least 24 dead after clashes rock CairoAt least 24 people have died in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after Sunday’s clashes between military police and mostly Coptic Christian… 10/10/2011
Religious vandals arrested in IsraelIsraeli police have arrested a second suspect connected to a recent spate of vandalism aimed at religious sites. A pro-settler militant group claims to be… 10/10/2011
Clashes in Cairo leave two dozen deadEgyptian Christians have clashed with military police, leaving at least 24 people dead and dozens injured. Violence erupted after a protest in Cairo against… 10/10/2011
Mosque fire in northern Israel blamed on extremistsA mosque in a Bedouin village in northern Israel has been set on fire in an attack which has been blamed on Jewish extremists. Graffiti sprayed on the walls… 03/10/2011
Suicide bomber targets Indonesian churchA suicide bomber was the only person killed when he detonated his device in the porch of a church in Indonesia. The explosion happened after Sunday service… 25/09/2011
Another ‘price tag’ attack hits West Bank mosqueThe finger of blame is pointing at Jewish settlers after another Palestinian mosque in the West Bank was vandalised in a so-called ‘price tag’ attack. The… 08/09/2011
Clashes kill 22 in central Nigerian cityViolent clashes in the Nigerian city of Jos have left at least 22 people dead. Jos straddles the faith belt that separates northern mostly Muslim Nigeria… 02/09/2011
Concerns over reasons for Belfast riotingIt was hoped the days of violent confrontation in Belfast were over – but it seems not. Catholic youths have clashed with police for several nights this… 13/07/2011
More violent clashes on the streets of BelfastIt had been hoped that scenes of violent confrontation had disappeared from the streets of Northern Ireland. But police in Belfast have come under attack… 13/07/2011
Rioters clash with Belfast policePolice fired tear gas and plastic bullets at Catholic youths during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Belfast on Tuesday. Some of the rioters threw… 13/07/2011
Riots mark culmination of Belfast marching seasonThe climax of the marching season in Northern Ireland has been marred by a night of violence in Belfast. Pro-British loyalists have planned huge parades… 12/07/2011
Another mosque attack in the West BankThere has been condemnation from the UN, the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority following an attack on a mosque in the West Bank. Villagers in… 07/06/2011
Show of interfaith unity in CairoUnder the sign of the cross and crescent moon entwined, thousands took to Tahrir square in Cairo on Friday in a show of Christian and Muslim solidarity after… 13/05/2011
Sectarian tensions rise in EgyptThere has been more sectarian violence in Egypt, this time in the port of Alexandria. According to the AP news agency a group of Christians gathered on a… 11/05/2011
Egypt’s Christians call for protectionEgyptian Christians demonstrated on Monday in Alexandria and Cairo to call for more protection after two days of clashes that left a burned-out church and 12… 09/05/2011
Copts wary of new conditions in EgyptThe cross and the Koran were brandished side by side in Tahrir Square last February, before the fall of President Hosni Mubarak’s fall. His regime had fed a… 09/05/2011
Army vehicles deployed on streets of CairoThe Egyptian Army is demonstrating its promised “iron fist” in Cairo, after two days of deadly clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims. At least 12… 09/05/2011
Rising sectarian tensions in EgyptEgypt’s Justice Minister has warned that people threatening the country’s internal security will face an “iron fist”. Hundreds of Christians and Muslims… 09/05/2011
Sectarian violence flares in Egypt leaves 10 deadIn Egypt around 190 people are to face trial by a military court after fatal clashes between Christians and Muslims in Cairo. At least 10 people died and… 08/05/2011
Egypt sectarian clashes orchestrated, say witnessesSeveral people are reported to have died in sectarian violence in Cairo on Saturday night. Clashes broke out after a crowd of conservative Muslims marched… 08/05/2011
Muslims and Christians clash in CairoSectarian violence in Egypt’s capital city has left one person dead and 23 wounded. Clashes broke out between Muslims and Christians in Cairo on Saturday… 08/05/2011
Joseph’s Tomb flashpoint after deadly shootingPalestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers at Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank and Israeli settlers stoned Palestinian vehicles after an… 24/04/2011
