Another Coptic Christian minor girl was kidnapped in front of her school in Minya

Abba Pachomius has visited Abdul Maguid Mahmoud, e to congratulate him on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha

Coptic Orthodox Church has welcomed the decision of the Administrative Court yesterday to abolish all lawsuits to stop the papal elections

Emad Victor Suriel, senior dentist in Luxor, told Copts United that he was excluded from running for the position of Director General of Dental

Anwar El-Sadat (Member of the Constituent Assembly) demanded Counselor Hossam Al-Gheriani (head of the constituent assembly) to halt all the activities of the constitution constituent assembly till the Higher Constitutional Court finally settles the issue of its existence, for fear of passing the draft of the constitution in its current form which was rejected by all of the national powers without exception.

Christine Mender Boshra (17 years old) has disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Her parent have accused two young people of their village of kidnapping her after they had tried to kidnap her before couple of years ago when she was only fourteen and they were arrested then.

Austrian government hold special celebration next Thursday at the residence of the Mayor of Vienna, right in the middle of the capital in the occasion of Eid ul-Adha.

Magdi Shohdy, lawyer, told Copts United that after Rokaya Mohammed Tamam had seized the houses of a number of Coptic emigrants, her niece, Noha Mohammed Tamam, and Mahmoud Mohammed Sabra, her friend, have reported the police against some of those Copts claiming they had attacked them!

Judge Mahmoud Mekky, Vice President, in his meeting with a number of young leaders of Egyptian movements and parties, which lasted for 6 hours, said that the presidency should have condemned the events of October 12 earlier, but it didn't as it was busy solving the crisis of the Attorney General.

During the hearing of the lawsuit to stop the papal elections today before the Administrative Court, lawyers of the Church had a fight with Maged Michael, who raised the case.

(AINA) -- The trial of an Egyptian Muslim cleric accused of tearing and burning the Holy Bible convened for the third time on Sunday, October 21 at Nasr City Misdemeanour Court. On trial were cleric Ahmed Abdallah, known as Abu-Islam, owner of al-Omma TV Channel, his son Islam and journalist Hani Mohammed Yasin, editor of al-Tahrir newspaper. They were charged with contempt of religion by the state prosecutor. Abu-Islam is charged with tearing and burning a copy the Holy Bible during demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy on 9/11 (AINA 9-14-2012).

Egyptian community in New Jersey has celebrated yesterday naming a street in the United States after His Holiness the late Pope Shenouda III for the first time.

Coptic Orthodox Church has started a three-days fasting prior to the papal elections, during which daily masses are celebrated.

Ashraf Ahmed (37) and Ahmed Farouk (23) have reported the police against Milad Habib Yacoub (54) who works as school deputy, accusing him of practicing black magic against some men of Fakaay village, Minya.

New World Foundation for Development and Human Rights has sent a request to the papal elections committee in order to be permitted monitor the upcoming papal elections on October 29.

Members of the Coptic community in Austria have decided to vote for Bishop Raphael and Bishop Tawadrous as well as Father Raphael of St. Mina monastery in the upcoming papal election on Oct. 29.

Copts United has learnt that Islamic movements have agreed to pressure for the application of the Islamic law

Abba Paula, bishop of Tanta and media spokesman of the Nominations Committee for the papal elections, said that the elections will be held on October 29

Abba Gabriel, bishop of Beni Suef, said that Copts are going to fast and pray for three days

Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, said that after the trial was postponed today, he was surprised to find Abu Islam supporters in front of the court insulting Christianity

European Union of Coptic organizations for Human Rights (EUCOHR) has issued a statement in which it announced refusing the initial draft of the constitution