Pope Tawadros II, expressed frustration after Copts in Minya governorate suffered from several sectarian attacks without law enforcement. This came in a meeting held on Wednesday with Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, and Major General Ahmed Gamal Eddin, security adviser to the President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

13 accused of attacking the Copts in Abu Jacoub village were arrested for 4 days pending investigation. They were charged with inciting violence and attacking private properties and destroying them. Extra security measures have been taken at the village to prevent any further attacks.

Samir Rashad, member of the Egyptian Parliament said that a delegation of MPs is going to meet with President of the Council to discuss the recent sectarian attacks in Minya.

9 people injured including four Coptic Christians in the sectarian clashes in Edmo village, Minya governorate. Extra security measures have been taken by police to prevent further clashes between Muslims and Christians.

Sheikh of Al-Azhar called people in Minya to be more rational after recent sectarian incidents and invited them to prevent the sectarian sedition.

Police in Minya arrested four main accused in the sectarian strife in Tahna Jabal village in Minya. Police said that the number of the accused is expected to increase by time.

Prosecution has started investigating 15 accused at the events of Abu Yaqub village in Minya governorate.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, attended the funeral of the Coptic young man who was killed in sectarian strife in Tahna Jabal village in Minya yesterday.

Prosecutors begin investigations into the fire of Archangel Church in Madamoud village, Luxor. The fire errupted on Saturday and destroyed the household of the church completely.

Diocese of Minya issued a statment in wich it demands of law enforcement in recent sectarian attacks in Minya.

Izzat Ibrahim, human rights activist, said that one Coptic man was killed in violent clashes in Tahna Jabal village in Minya.

Fanatics in Loufy village distributed leaflets to denounce building churches in an Islamic country and cited several articles of the Islamic Sharia that prohibit building a church in an Islamic country.

Italian team started working on the restoration of the mosaic of Archangel Michael in Church of the Nativity. The Palestinian Authority seeks to provide financing of 7.5 million euros to continue the restoration work that may continue into 2018.

Islamic Awqaf thanked Father Afraim Youssef, Coptic priest from Mansoura, for donating 1200 LE for the project of sacrifices.

Dr. Suad Saleh, Islamic preacher and head of the Department of Comparative Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies of Al-Azhar University, said that Islam legalized captivity and rape of women doing wars in order to entertain the fighters and humiliate the enemies of Islam.

Copts in Faragallah village that witnessed the brunt of Coptic nursery said that the story is repeated every month in Minya.

Copts in Barsha celebrated the feast of St. Bishoy at his monastery that dates back to the fourth century. The monks say that Jesus Christ appeared several times to the great saint.

A customary reconciliation meeting held in Minya to prevent new sectarian strife between Muslim and Christian families.

On its official page on Facebook, Swiss Embassy said: “Get ready for a positive surprise, Cairo”. More details about the surprise should be revealed soon.

Emad Gad, a member of parliament, said that one of the major reasons for sectarian strife in Egypt is the building of churches.

Patriarch of Russia offered his condolences to Pope Tawadros of the Coptic Orthodox Church after the death of Father Rafael, priest of the Coptic Church in Arish.