The largest Christian group in the Middle East is the previously Coptic speaking but today mostly Arabic - speaking Egyptian Copts although Coptic sources claim the figure is closer to 12 -- 16 million .
Mostly Arabic - speaking Egyptian Copts number 15 -- 20 million people .
The largest Christian group in the Middle East is the previously Coptic speaking but today mostly Arabic - speaking Egyptian Copts , who number 15 -- 20 million people , although Coptic sources claim the figure is closer to 12 -- 16 million .