Gangs specialized in kidnapping of the Copts and imposing royalties in Shamia village have increased their activities recently.

Police in Galaa village, Samalout, failed to convince a group of fanatics to accept the restoration of the church in spite of getting the due permits.

Assiut Criminal Court considers the case of sectarian strife in Aswan tomorrow. 28 people were killed in a massacre between Halayel and Dabodia families.

Police in Minya have freed a kidnapped Coptic young man called Milad Fathy from Faqai village, Abu Qurqas.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, said that a Coptic businessman, had announced to build a modern hospital carrying the name of the 21 Coptic martyrs in Libya in order to serve the people in the village.

At the end of his visit to Minya, Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark's see has apologized for policemen for giving them a hard time to secure his visit.

Coptic Organizations Union in Europe announced that the European Parliament in Brussels will hold a hearing session on the current events in Egypt and its war against terrorism.

Nader Bakkar, spokesperson of al-Nour ultra conservative party, said that being infidel is a description rather than an insult to non-Muslims.

Father Boktor Saad, priest of St. Mary Church in Kafr Hakim, Kerdasa, said he was surprised to hear the pleading of the accused of burning the church in which the lawyer claimed there was no church in village at all!

Coptic artist Tony Rizk has drawn the first Coptic icon of the 21 martyrs of Libya.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, met today with families of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya, in Samalot.

Administrative Court is scheduled to consider the appeal of dual citizenship tomorrow, after the law of elections prevented dual citizenship from running in the parliamentary elections.

Dr. Fatima Hassan, spokesperson of Beni Suef University, said the university will give Pope Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, the honorary doctorate on March 30 at the headquarters of St. Mark cathedral.

Church of St. Mary at Ain Shams holds tomorrow the forty days memorial service for martyrs of Ain Shams who were killed last January 25.

Coptic Dutch organization announced to hold the seventh annual conference under the title "Egypt in my mind", which will be held on March 6th.

Police in Mallawy raised security alert as pope Tawadros is visiting Mallawy to pay his sincere condolences to families of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya.

A business man has decided to build a new hospital at Awr village of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya.