Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Church does not interfere in politics and stands at the same distance from all the candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Pope Francis prays for Christians of the Middle East calling to discard the escalating violence in the Middle East.

Anba Moussa, Bishop of Youth in the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros prevented the churches from supporting certain candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Father Royce Markos, Deputy of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria, said that the church will not allow any candidate to hold electoral conferences or election propaganda inside the church.

Islamic group said in a statement that it would not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections or support the Salafi Nour Party or any of the other parties.

Engineer Ashraf Thabet, member of the Presidential Council for al-Nour Party, claimed that there are no previous problems between the party and the Copts.

Cairo Criminal Court resumed this week the trial of 25 defendants on charges with planning for several terrorist attacks against tourists and Copts in Cairo.

Al-Nour ultra conservative party is currently facing its old fatwas to call the Copts infidels and inciting against them. They were also accused of despising the national anthem and trading on religion to achieve political interests.

Mahmoud Abdul Hamid Emara, candidate of al-Nour party in Mahal, was summoned by Mahala court to investigate a report by a man that Emara tried to seduce his wife to have an affair with him.

Helmy Nemnem, Egypt‘s Minister of Culture, said that the Salafis are known to be against women and Copts. He added that the party can’t change its ideology just because some Copts decided to support it in the elections.

Abram Makar, Coptic activist in Canada, said that the Copts abroad are getting ready to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Nader Serafy, founder of Copts 38 association and member of al-Nour ultra conservative party, denied the party is religious one assuring it’s a political party.

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened Saudi Arabia with "tough and harsh" retaliation after the kingdom announced that the bodies of Hajj stampede victims are not being repatriated swiftly.

Activists published a video on Facebook to a Coptic priest of Port Said who traveled to America to support President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi during his visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

Cairo University, headed by Dr. Gaber Nassar, decided to prevent female professors who wear niqab from teaching at the university.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said in an interview on CTV, the Coptic satellite channel that some parties trade on religion to mobilize the people and gain their support.

Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced the Islamic extremist Adel Habara to death penalty for planning and leading terrorist attacks.

Al-Nour ultra conservative party, decided not to put photos of unveiled Coptic women on its electoral lists. They also decided to put the logo of the party instead of photos of those women since photos of unveiled women are considered seductive by Muslim extremists.

Fanatics in Amiriya village, Alexandria, stoned the church of St. Mary and the Church of St. George as the police were trying return a piece of land to a Christian man that was seized by a Muslim family.

Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, said that the Egyptian flags and pictures of President al-Sisi took over several buildings and hotels near the United Nations in Manhattan, New York, USA.

Rami Kamel, Coptic activist, demanded Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, to open investigation with bishops supporting certain candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.