President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that Qatar, Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization are planning to defame Egypt through a number of new TV channels and newspapers.

A number of Egyptian writers and politicians warned against targeting the Copts and Christians in the region by terrorist organizations aiming to destroy the Egyptian national security.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, travels next week to the Netherlands to attend Coptic Youth World Congress from August 28 to August 30.

The influx of strangers to pray at the Church of St. Mary in Aswan raised anger of the Muslim neighbors and was about to cause sectarian clashes between Muslim and Christians.

Diocese of Minya thanked Muslim neighbors of St. George church who extinguished the big fire at the church before the arrival of the fire engine that came too late.

Pope Francis called the international community to take an action on the ground to stop persecuting Christians in Iraq.

Amr Farrag, leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, said that he admired videos by the terrorist group of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis that shows their elements slaughtering innocent people.

Anba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, said that many young people participated in the online courses of Youth Bishopric from all over the world.

Dr. Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, denounced racist practices against demonstrators in America.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, is currently in a pastoral care visit to Alexandria from Saturday through Tuesday.

Bishop Onofre, new head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, was inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony held in the city of "Kiev". He received 48 votes versus 25 for his opponent in the elections.

The Evangelical Church announced it had opened a bank account to receive donations for the suffering Christians in Iraq.

Bishop Lucas, Bishop of Abnoub, denounced the escalating phenomenon of kidnapping the Copts in Upper Egypt, especially in the province of Qena.

Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan, member of the Standing Committee of Fatwa and member of the senior scholars in Saudi Arabia, said that Islam does not forbid the captivity of women. "Those who prohibit women's captivity are ignorant and an atheist".

Dr. Awad Shafik, professor of international law at Geneva, issued a statement to denounce the report issued by Human Rights Watch that defends the Muslim Brotherhood accusing the Egyptian government of mass killings of peaceful demonstrators in Egypt.

Nabil Elaraby, the Secretary-General of the Arab League issued a statement on Monday deploring the inhumane actions and terrorization of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as Daash.

Ahmed Maher, Islamic writer and thinker, denounced curriculums of Al-Azhar as they despise women as well as Christians.

Samir Darwish, editor-in-chief of New Culture magazine, said that the so-called Arab Spring has represented the Islamic groups and Islamic rule once again. Such armed groups and organizations were able to cross the borders.

Egyptian Diaspora in Canada has started a campaign to support Mrs. Ghada Malak, the Canadian of Egyptian origin, in local council elections in Mississauga, Canada.

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Medhat Kelada, head of the European Union of Coptic Organizations for Human Rights, said that the minister Mohammed Fayek, head of the national Council for Human rights had promised to re-open the case of displaced Christians in Mataria.