Major General Ahmed Zaghloul, former Assistant Director of military intelligence, said that media exaggerates the situation in Sinai after Coptic families fled to Ismailia.

Churches in Kafr el-Sheikh held training project for 12 priests and 120 ministers at the church of St. Mary in Sakha.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a meeting with German radio that Egypt is a very important country when it comes to the peace in the Middle East.

British Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson, said that he loves Sharm El Sheikh and has visited it several times. He added in his interview with a local network in Egypt that Egypt and Britain are working to return direct flights to Sharm El Sheikh.

Abba Salib, Bishop of Mit Ghamr, ordained three new priests for the ministry in the diocese. The priests are Fathers Georgious Nabil, Moussa Nagiub, and Karas Matta.

ISIS has published a video on Sunday, threatening Copts in Egypt and described them as infidels. In the video, Abu Abdullah Al-Masry, the man responsible for the deadly Coptic Cathedral bombing in Cairo appeared saying that jailed Islamists in Egypt will be freed soon.

Al-Nour ultra conservative party denounced the killing of 7 Coptic Christians in Sinai by ISIS assuring it contradicts with Islamic teachings.

Fatwas House denounced new video of ISIS that promised to target Christians in Egypt, and called the Egyptians to unite.

US dollar decline against the pound and registered less than 16 EGP at unprecedented rates since the flotation on 3 November 2016.

After his visit to Egypt was postponed several times, , the Argentine football player Lionel Messi visits Cairo on Tuesday to promote the campaign for medical tourism in Egypt to cure hepatitis C virus.

For first time in 30 years, the census conducted by the Central Agency for public mobilization and Statistics will include a field for religion.

Coptic churches will be celebrating daily late masses at the Great Lent from 1 to 3 p.m. The Great Lent is celebrated in Coptic churches for 55 days by fasting and special rituals.

Muslims in Qaliubiya held their prayers for the first time at a new mosque that was built over a piece of land donated by a Coptic Christian man.

Ibrahim Imbabi, member of the Board of the Chamber of Food Industries Federation, said that prices in Egypt will go down in a month if the government allows factories to buy what they need for the industry from abroad.

Egyptian Central Bank announced today that US dollar has decline against the pound and registered 16 EGP.

Funeral of Coptic doctor Bahgat Mina who has been killed by terrorists who being to Bayt al-Maqdis organization in Arish was held in Alexandria on Tuesday.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, returned Father Bishy Malak to the ministry in Bermuda island after he was suspended from his work at St. Mary and St. John the Baptist in New Jersey for insulting the Pope in an article published on his account on Facebook.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, received US congressional delegation during their visit to Cairo.

Mr. Sam Bed, Partnership advisor, has visited the Coptic church in Britain and asked for permission to accept school trips to learn about the the Coptic history and the Coptic community in Brighton.

Abba Zocima, bishop of Atfeeh Diocese, held “Smile of a child” Carnival which was attended by 800 children in the diocese.

Council of Churches of Egypt is holding Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on next Saturday. Rafik Grish, spokesman for the council, said that the prayers will be held at various churches of different denominations for one week.