The Word Center for Human Rights filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Court against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of Egypt, and the Libyan ambassador in Cairo on behalf of some of the Copts returning from Libya.

Ezzat Ibrahim, a human rights activist in Minya, said that about 2,000 people had gathered around Coptic homes in Ezbet Yacoub in order to attack them.

Sources in nuns' school at Beni Suef told Copts United that they are ready to start school one week after they receive the building from Engineering authority of the armed forces.

In his meeting today with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb and Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Minister of Awqaf, Pope Tawadros II said that God loves Egypt and is always protecting her.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, visited Al-Azhar on Wednesday with a delegation from the Coptic Orthodox church to congratulate the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb on Eid al-Fitr.

Police in Minya has prevented sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians at Farokia village, Minya. A dispute occurred between a Christian carpenter and a Muslim farmer over fixing an ax.

Father Bishay Isaac, agent of the Catholic church in Suez, said that one year has passed since dozens of Coptic churches were demolished and set on fire by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet, the government has not fulfilled its promises to restore the demolished churches.

Police in Samalout, Minya, have released 14 Muslim and Christian defendants arrested in sectarian clashes in Ezbet Yacob because of church construction.

Egyptian Diaspora in Canada has started a campaign to support Mrs. Ghada Malak, the Canadian of Egyptian origin, in local council elections in Mississauga, Canada.

Bishop Jeremiah, Head of the Coptic Cultural Center, said that Daash has taken over Sinjar in Iraq and offered its Christian inhabitants 24 hours to decide whether to convert into Islam or die.

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Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth who is currently in America, said that he participated in 5 conferences in the central and eastern United States with bishop David and bishop Thomas who participated in some meetings of young people there.

Maspero Youth Foundation for Development and Human Rights, Maspero Youth Union and Coptic youth Front called to collective prayer for the suffering Christians of Mosul as well as peace in the Middle East

Egypt's Ministry of Awqaf announced it is going to dismiss fanatic Sheikhs who dare to incite murder or sabotage acts in their speeches.

St. Blamon monastery in Dishna celebrated yesterday the annual anniversary of his departure.

Iraqi Christian bodies called for a demonstration last Saturday in downtown Sydney, which was attended by Christian clergy and thousands of Christians of various denominations to denounce persecuting Christians in Iraq and Syria.

Medhat Kelada, head of the European Union of Coptic Organizations for Human Rights, said that the minister Mohammed Fayek, head of the national Council for Human rights had promised to re-open the case of displaced Christians in Mataria.

Security services in Qena managed to release two kidnapped Coptic children and to arrest their kidnappers in Barahma village, Qena.

Coptic anchor Dina Abdel-Karim said that she agrees with the announcements of Abba Bishoy, Bishop of Damietta, but disagrees with how it was presented.

Margaret Azer, former MP, said that Abba Bishoy, Bishop of Kafr al-Sheikh, has the right to take decisions in order to organize clothing during the prayers in the church.