A Coptic woman called Mary Jamil survived slay attempt in Warraq, Cairo, after a fanatic called Mamdouh has dragged her in the street and attacked her with white weapon.

Hozan Merza, a Saudi lecturer at King Abdulaziz University started an initiative in Saudi Arabia to encourage men to get married to four women. Men who get married to 3 women will be granted the fourth for free.

A number of displaced Coptic families have returned to their homes in Arish after the city restored its safety, said Bishop of North Sinai.

After he arrived in Sidney, Pope Tawadros II laid the foundation stone of the new diocese of Sidney, Australia. Pope headed to Australia in a pastoral care visit after he inaugurated the first Coptic church in Japan.

Copts have concluded the celebrations of St. George feast in Mid Damsis, one of the largest of the saint in Egypt. The celebration included perfuming remnants of the saint in the presence of Bishops Bishoy, Dawood and Salib. St. George was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for failing to recant his Christian faith. As a Christian martyr, he later became one of the most venerated saints in Christianity.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, arrived in Australia on Monday in a pastoral care visit following his visit to Japan.

Saudi preacher Majid al-Fahd, Imam of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque in Medina and professor of jurisprudence at the Islamic University, said that he married four women 20 years ago, and is thinking to replace them now since women have expiry date. Hashtag # Mary the second woman if you can spread on twitter after his call.

6 members of terrorist cell known as Helwan battalions have escaped the deportation vehicle while they were transferred to continue their interrogation. They managed to break the lock and 4 of them were arrested while the other 2 are still escaping. They are accused of forming an armed group to conduct hostile acts against police and army personnel as well as attacking public properties.

Abba Karas, the Pontifical Vicar of North America, and Abba Isaiah, Bishop of Tahta, ordained 22 deacons in the rank of Ebsaltus, and 5 deacons at the rank of Ognostus. The ordination was held at St. George and St. Shenouda Church in Jersey City.

Coptic young man Tony Samir was released by his kidnappers after his family paid a ransom of 800 thousand Egyptian pounds. Police said they have not interfered while the exchange process in order to save the life of the young man. Sources added that one of the kidnappers was identified by police and the matter is currently under investigation.

Pictures of the entrance of the church of Awr village showed that the church will be opened soon after its construction was completed. The church was built after 21 Copts were slain by ISIS in Libya.

Sources in the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Abba Isaac, general bishop of Fayyoum, will take the responsibility of the diocese after Bishop Abraam decided to retire in the monastery. Diocese committee of the Holy Synod headed by Abba Hedra said it failed to change his mind.

A state of panic spread among Copts in Minya after a Coptic Christian policeman was killed after being attacked by white house. Police are investigating the matter to find out who did this.

Abba Daniel, Bishop of Sydney, ordained a new priest for the ministry in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Japan. The new priest is Father Moussa Ayyad and will serve at the church of St. Mary and St. Mark in Japan that will be inaugurated by His Holiness Pope Twadros II during his visit to Japan next month.

Health Ministry in Minya referred a doctor to investigation after his negligence caused the amputation of a Coptic child s arm. The child s arm was injured and broken, but the doctor didn t properly clean the wound and caused the amputation of the arm.

Coptic lawyer from Minya governorate was kidnapped in front of St. Maurice church in Minya. The lawyer had a huge amount of money which may indicate he was kidnapped for the purpose of stealing his money. Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

Fatwa House announced today that Al-adha Feast will be on September 1st, 2017. It’s worth mentioning that in the Muslim calendar a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha on the sunset of Thursday, the 31st of August.

Reuters news agency announced that the United States has decided to deny Egypt $95.7 million in aid and to delay a further $195 million because of its failure to make progress on respecting human rights and democratic norms. Report added that the decision reflects a U.S. desire to continue security cooperation as well as frustration with Cairo s stance on civil liberties, notably a new law that regulates non-governmental organizations that is widely seen as part a growing crackdown on dissent.

Abba Abram, Bishop of Fayyoum, told a delegation of priests led by Abba Isaac, the general bishop of Fayyoum, that he wants to spend the rest of this life in the monastery as he told Pope Tawadros. Bishop Abraam had issued a statement to reveal the reason for his long retreat in the monastery saying that he longs to staying at the monastery as a monk and dedicate his time for prayers and worship. He explained that he wants to spend his time in this spiritual retreat till the end of his life and there is no other reason for his demand.

A Coptic woman called Amal Awad was attacked by unknown man as she was heading out of St. Mary Church in Gawahir, Alexandria. The attacker used a sharp tool to attack the woman in front of the main gate of the Church and escaped.

Pope Tawadros II, ordained two new priest for the ministry in Chicago, USA and Ontario, Canada. The ordination was held at the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun. The new priests are Father Mina and Father Maurice.