Pope Francis approved an amendment to the procedure prescribed by the Catholic church to invalidate marriages.

Australian government announced today to host 12.000 refugees fleeing from both Syria and Iraq. Applications will be available for refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.

“No religious parties” campaign was launched in Europe in order to reject the existence of religious parties in Egypt.

After Egypt’s prime minster, Ibrahim Mahlab was reported to have promised to look into the case of Mariam Malak, an independent committee was formed to investigate the case.

Interior Ministry announced in a statement on Monday, it have arrested 30 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of inciting violence against police and army as well as destroying public and private properties.

Spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that two new deacons were ordained in Switzerland.

Wahid Shenouda, coordinator of September 9 demonstration, said they decided to cancel out the demonstration after they met with Abba Benjamin, Bishop of Menoufia, and several leaders of the church and discussed several issues with them.

Samir Sabri, lawyer, filed a complaint to the Attorney General against al-Nour Salafi Party accusing it of promising the citizens to give them electoral bribes including expensive drugs called Sovaldi for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Maspero Youth Union refused the demonstrations on September 9th in front of St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya, under the title of "The people are angry with the church”.

Interior Ministry refused to give permission for the anti-church demonstration on September 9 in front of St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya for security reasons.

Interior Ministry announced in a statement on Monday, it have arrested 38 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of inciting violence against police and army.

Nader Serafy, founder of Copts 38 association and member of al-Nour Salafi party, said that the Copts of the Salafi party are seeking a unified personal status law in the new parliament.

Suez Investigation department is currently investing the dead body of a Coptic young man found in Sokhna. The dead body was found near the mountains and police were reported to start investigating the matter.

Father Rewis, priest of St. Mary Church in Odaysat, Luxor, said that the decision of Ministry of Tourism to launch a trip following the Holy Family’s path through Egypt should have positive impact on tourism in Egypt.

Majdi Shawki, one of those affected by the current Personal Status Law, demanded a civil legislation for marriage instead of the current personal status law.

Misdemeanor Appellant Court of Beni Suef decided that the Coptic Child Maher Fayez Habib, who was accused of insulting Islam across his Facebook page, should be remanded in custody for extra 15 days.

European Union issued a statement today to warn against the religious parties in the political arena of Egypt. Statement issued on Saturday added that the establishment of these parties violates the Constitution and constitutes a major threat to peace and security rules of the country.

Minya security forces arrested a gang specialized in kidnapping the Copts in Sharona village. Police were reported that several Copts were kidnapped by the gang for ransoms.

Egypt and the US discussed on Thursday means of fostering cooperation and exchanging expertise in several agricultural fields especially strategic crops including rice and cotton.

Egypt offered Friday its condolences for Emirati and Bahraini peoples over the killing of least 50 soldiers in Yemen.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi left Jakarta Saturday heading to Egypt after an Asian tour that included Singapore, China and Indonesia.