Sheikh Ismail Saghir, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf, warned against electoral campaigning in mosques as they should stay for worship only.

One of the monks at Wadi Rayan monastery said the construction workers have arrived to start working on the new road.

Police in Sohag arrests a teacher promoting the ideology of the MB in the class in Tama Secondary School for girls.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that he couldn't offer his sincere condolences for the martyrdom of the 21 Copts in Libya before he avenges their blood.

Anba Yousef Abu al-Kheir, Bishop of the Coptic Catholic church in Sinai, said that the slaughter of 21 Copts in Libya has rather strengthen the church.

Coptic Orthodox Church has added the names of 21 Coptic martyrs in Libya to the Synaxarium, which contains the progress of Coptic martyrs throughout the ages.

Egyptians in Austria demonstrated in Vienna on Sunday to denounce killing of 21 Copts in Libya by ISIS.

Father Ayoub Yossef, priest of St. George Church catholic Chruch in Minya, said that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood had set his car on fire after many cars of Christians were targeted as well.

Abba Arsanios, Bishop of Minya, and his assistant Bishop Maccarius, ordained today 8 priests in Minya.

An Egyptian jurist reported 13 Egyptians missing in Libya including his two brothers who have been working in Libya for two years. Colleagues of his brothers said that 13 Egyptians have disappeared and their cell phones were switched off after their house were broken into.

Dr. Amin Lotfy, president of Beni Suef University, decided to grant an honorary doctorate to Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, for his great role in supporting unity and stability of Egyptian society.

Crisis Management Committee of the Holy Synod asked families of Copts working in Libya to send their data in order to coordinate with the authorities to be evacuated.

Police in Qena have arrested two members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Qena on charges of attacking, burning and looting several public and private properties including the Coptic church in Qena.

"Attention. The statement spread in the media about our alleged allegiance to the Muslim caliphate is not ours, everyone should be careful and only take news from our main sources," said a tweet published on what is thought to be the group's official Twitter account '@3Ansar_B_Almqds'.

Egypt’s top prosecutor has ordered two Egyptian presenters working for pro-Muslim Brotherhood channels to be placed on airport watch lists, judicial officials said on Saturday.

Pope Francis called to pray for the souls of the 21 Coptic martyrs in Libya that the Lord Jesus may accept them as martyrs since they were killed only for being Christians.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Amman held memorial service prayer to 21 Coptic martyrs who were slain this month in Libya.

Dr. Abbas Schumann, Undersecretary of Al-Azhar, condemned the terrorist attack against 21 Copts in Libya conducted by ISIS.

Dr. Emad Gad, deputy director of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said that Egypt had given an impressive speech in the Security Council on Wednesday.

Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, praised the response of the Egyptian government after 21 Christian Egyptians were killed by ISIS in Libya.

Eng. Ezzat Paul, editor-in-chief of Copts United newspaper, said that Egypt will prevail in her war against terrorism, hoping that unity among the Egyptian people will continue.