An old Coptic man was stripped nude in Minya streets after his son was accused of kidnapping a young Muslim woman. The young man was acquitted by the prosecutor, but her family refused to let him go and decided to attack him and stripped him nude and hit him in the streets.

An Egyptian prosecution official said on Saturday authorities were investigating the death of a Coptic man at a police station. His son said that the family has filmed the body to prove he was tortured by police and to claim his rights. The 50-year-old Coptic Christian Magdy Makin, a fish vendor, had been detained in a police station before his family received his corpse on Monday.

Father Ayyoub Youssef, priest of the Catholic Church in Delga, Minya, denounced stripping an old Coptic man off in Minya streets after his son was accused of kidnapping a young Muslim woman. He added that the two families accepted reconciliation without punishing the oppressor.

Security forces diffused a bomb near St. George Church in Minya after unknown person has left it in a bag. Father Bemwa Gaber, priest of the church, said that the church was full of people and the bomb would have hurt hundreds of people if it exploded.

Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the annual anniversary next Thursday in the presence of Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Kiriws Theodoros II

Fake bomb found near the great cathedral of St Mark in Abbasia caused horror and panic before police investigated the matter and proved its but a fake bomb.

Abba Zosima, Bishop of Atfih held the funeral of his father, Father Sarabamoun Abdo, agent of North Giza Diocese, at the church of St. Mary at Embaba. Father Sarabamoun was known for his great ministry and love for Muslims and Christians. Pope Tawadros has offered his sincere condolences to the bishop in a statement published by spokesperson of the church.

American Coptic Association commemorates its founder the late Munir David at the church of St. George and St. Shenouda in Gersy city. The memorial service was attended by members of the association and a number of Coptic activists in America.

Abba Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum, told Copts United that there is an agreement between Churches to respect faith of each church. Therefore, the Coptic Orthodox Church decided to cancel a wedding ceremony of an evangelical minister.

Egyptians against religious discrimination front started a campaign to support Dr. Jaber Nassar, president of Cairo University, in his decision to remove religion from all university paper work.

Lamiaa Lotfy, program director of the institution of the new women, said that the Directorate of Education in Sharika referred the director of Nasiriyah elementary school in Zagazig to investigate the accusation that girls were forced to wear veil as part of the school uniform.

Anba Domadius, bishop of the sixth of October, celebrated on Friday the fifth year memorial service of the martyrs of Maspero, in the Church of the Archangel Michael in the sixth of October city.

Sharif Saad, lawyer of Copts at Karm village, said that the Attorney General opened investigation into falsifying statements of victims in Karm village sectarian attacks by two police officers.

The president of the American Coptic Association Adel Agib headed a delegation to visit Ahmed Farouk, consul of Egypt in New York, to thank him for supporting the first economic conference held in New Jersey.

Sherif Saad, lawyer of the Copts in Karm village sectarian attack, said that 25 defendants were referred to criminal court.

Four Copts were kidnapped in Assiut for 500.000 LE ransom. The family of the kidnapped negotiated the ransom with them after police advised them to pay the ransom in order to save their lives.

Pope Francis called to hold prayers for peace on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of that historic meeting with representatives of the various Christian churches and religions.

Safwat Parsoum, director of Coptic American radio, said that Egyptian MPs promised to remove the obstacles before the path of the Holy Family project that came to support tourism in Egypt.

The New Jersey economic conference was held yesterday in New Jersey and was organized by the American Coptic Association, and with the participation of more than 24 members of the Egyptian Parliament and a number of public figures and Coptic organizations America.

Hundreds of Egyptians have demonstrated in front of the UN headquarters to support the President Abdel Fattah Sisi before his speech.

Father Beeman Shaker, priest of the Diocese of Shubra Al Khaimah, called to start building a church that was licensed in 2002 but the construction was stopped due to objection of the fanatics.