Abba Makarious, bishop of Minya, issued a book entitled “Nectar of Martyrdom” on the bloody attacks against Coptic Churches in Minya on August 14, 2013, after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

On his official page on Twitter, Abba Moussa, bishop of youth, congratulated the Coptic Christians today on starting Christmas’ fasting.

After the Salafists have issued many fatwas to forbid congratulating the Christians on their feasts, a Salafist preacher have congratulated the Copts on Christmas’ fasting challenging their fanaticism.

Cairo's Court of Urgent Matters rejected today an appeal by the lawyer of the Muslim Brotherhood to unban the group and all its activities.

Ambassador Ihab Badawi, the spokesman of the presidency, said today that President Adly Mansour has issued the protest law of 25 articles divided into four chapters.

Dr. Mohammed Abu Hamed, former MP and head of Egyptians' Life Party, said today after participation in the mass campaign to support Gen. Sisi for the presidency in Suhag that Upper Egypt should not be left for the fanatics.

European Union of Coptic Organization for Human Rights EUCOHR announced today that Medha Kelada, head of the organization and Ibrahim Habib, EUCOHR's vice president, will participate at United Nations Conference on Minority Rights in Switzerland on 26 and 27 November.

Many Coptic activists have supported the Church and rejected the Coptic quota, yet demanded positive discrimination to encourage the Copts participate in all aspects of political life in Egypt.

Pope Tawadros II has acknowledged the first Coptic monastery in Canada, which is named after St. Antony. The 250-acres monastery will be opened next year in Perth, Ontario.

CAIRO: Khaled Youssef, member of the 50-member committee, said final voting on constitutional articles will be broadcast live starting Tuesday, in an interview with the Dream 2 channel.

It is with great excitement to announce to you the first Coptic Orthodox Monastery in Canada! St. Anthony’s Coptic Monastery will be located in Eastern Ontario in the city of Perth. H.H. Pope Tawadros II has blessed the purchase of 250 acres of land which includes ready-to-use building on the premises of the monastery.

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided in its meeting today to demand affirmative action for the Copts other than the Coptic quota.

Gen. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s Minister of Defense, said that many countries that formerly supported the Muslim Brotherhood have realized now that June 30 was not a military coup, but a great revolution against bad regime.

Youssef R. Fanous, a Coptic Christian, said that thugs who support the Muslim Brotherhood in Nag Hammadi have taken over his mother’s shop under gun point.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, opened yesterday the new shrine of St. Athanasius at the great Cathedral of St. Mark in Abbassiya.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Egyptian revolution was "stolen" from the youth who started it by the Muslim Brotherhood.

In a phone call with Pope Tawadros II, Dr. Hazem Beblawy, Egypt's Prime Minister offered his condolences for the victims of Dahshur railroad crossing.

Interior Ministry announced two people were arrested today on charges of shooting police officers in front of St. Philopatir Church in Kafr Ziat.

Security forces have arrested 2 people with grenades belong to the Qassam Brigades and four guns belong to Hamas in their possession in Zeiton neighborhood in Cairo.

President Adly Mansour said he won't run for the presidency, but will return to work at the Constitutional Court.

Egyptian presidency announced Wednesday a three-day period of mourning for the "martyrs of the nation", Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.