Unidentified persons burned a home owned by a Copt called Gamil Menssa, resident in Mianah village, Ahnasia center, in Beni Suef, without knowing the motivation of the attack.

National Security Police directed security crackdowns around Assiut governorate, which led to detect 15 firearm, detect 55 different rounds of ammunition. They also arrested 3 fleeing accused and wanted men in 53 several cases.

Pope Francis II, Pope of the Vatican, called for setting a fixed date for Easter day to celebrate with the Orthodox Church.

Hisham Barakat, the Attorney General, decided to refer Dr. Mohamed Emara to the Supreme State Security Prosecution after Lawsuit was filed by the lawyer Naguib Gabriel accusing him of insulting the Christian religion.

Thousands of Palestinians flocked to the Egypt-Gaza border crossing of Rafah Saturday morning after Egyptian authorities opened it in both directions for three days, Youm7 reported.

An Egyptian court of cassation revoked on Saturday the death sentence for North Sinai Islamist militant Adel Habara and six others in the case known as "Rafah's second massacre, "ordering a retrial.

A Coptic Christian man called Isaac Ibrahim, lives in Chenera village, in Fashn center, in Beni Suef, accused some elements of MB terrorist group of burning his clothes shop which led to damages in the whole of the shop.

Oppositions Court judge in Beni Suef decided to remand custody of Maher Fayez Habib, the accused Coptic boy of contempt of Islam for another 15 days.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, resumed his weekly sermon in the great Cathedral of St. Mark, yesterday.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, told Copts United that the Church has donated one million LE to the new Suez Canal project.

A recent study issued by "the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights" revealed that 45 customary reconciliation sessions were held recently to solve several sectarian strife cases.

Military spokesman said that Egyptian armed forces have achieved remarkable development in security conditions in Sinai after setting up several ambushes and security points in its villages.

Abdullah Boshra, lawyer of Maher Fayez Habib, the imprisoned Coptic boy on charges of contempt of Islamic religion on his page on Facebook, said that oppositions judge of Beni Suef Court, will consider whether renewing the Coptic student's detention or releasing him tomorrow.

Father Pauls Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, met Mr. Neil Hawkins, Australia's ambassador at the Papal cathedral in Cairo today.

Criminal Investigation Directorate in Minya were reported that a carpentry workshop was burned and it's owned by a Copt called Milad Gabriel, 49 years old, a resident of the western district of the Sila Center.

An explosion occurred in surroundings Karnak Temple, in Luxor caused no damages and the death of the suicide bombers.

Egypt’s Ministry of Interior announced today that three terrorist elements tried to pass the security cordon to enter the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, using firearms and explosive materials.

Coptic church in Austria held memorial service to the three Coptic deacons, whom were killed in a car accident before entering Germany for a meeting with President al-Sisi.

National Security Police directed a security crackdowns around Assiut governorate.

Ministry of Interiors announced that the security services continued its extensive security campaign around the Republic to attack terrorist elements.

Abdullah Boshra, lawyer of Maher Fayez Habib, the imprisoned Coptic boy on charges of contempt of Islamic religion, said that the student dropped his classes for this year.