At the time the armed forces announced about 182 thousand soldiers are responsible for securing the presidential elections, two people were injured in shooting St. Mary Church in Luxor.

7 soldiers were injured yesterday in Al-Arish in a bomb attack by terrorists north Sinai.

The Presidential Elections Committee announced on Wednesday the final result of expat votes in the presidential election, showing a huge lead for Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi over his rival Hamdeen Sabahi.

Abba Potros Fahim, Bishop of the Coptic Catholic Church in Minya, said that the Coptic Churches don't support certain candidate nor works in politics.

Extremists of Ezbet Farag Shehata, Qalubia, have attacked houses and properties of the Copts after a dispute between Muslim and Christian men over crossing the road!

Presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabahi, said that Christians in Egypt are not a minority, and he has been defending their rights for 40 years.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, returned yesterday to Cairo after a pastoral care visit to Dubai for five days.

Coptic Orthodox Church decided to postpone the celebrations of St. Mary’s feast in Samallout, Gabal al-Tair, until the end of the presidential elections.

The Supreme Administrative Court has set May 30 to hear the lawsuit concerning the dissolution of Al-Nour Party to the court’s commissioners.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that the Coptic Orthodox Church is going to open a dialogue with the Russian Church aiming for unity.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, held today a mass at St. Mark's Cathedral in Alexandria in the forty-days anniversary of his mother's departure.

Father Polous Halim, spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Council of Churches of Egypt held conference on leadership and management on May 5-8, 2014.

A number of Coptic organizations held conference to demand decent representation of the Coptic Christians and women in the upcoming Parliament.

Tahrir news website said that more than five civil Christians were kidnapped today in Iraq by gunmen.

In his weekly sermon, HH Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has congratulated the Egyptian workers on their day.

Pope Tawasros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, apologized today for the absence of Abba Matthias I, Patriarch of Ethiopia, who was to attend the weekly sermon of the pope this week.

Eng. Hany Azer, tunnels expert and Chief Engineer of Europe's largest train station in Germany, held yesterday a seminar entitled “do it right” at the Coptic Cultural Center in Abassia, Cairo.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, visited today the Episcopal Church for the first time, since he became Pope.

Luxor court held hearing session yesterday for the case of Coptic teacher accused of blasphemy, Demiana Abdul Nour.

Security forces in Minya have arrested 10 defendants who were accused of burning St. Mary Church in Minya as well as many acts of violence. They were also accused of attacking houses of Copts, public facilities and police stations in Minya governorate.

Word Center for Human Rights in Egypt has issued a statement to support and welcome the decision of the Canadian Parliament to name the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group.