Family of Nabil Mahrous, Coptic man killed last Friday at El-Arish, is going to hold the funeral today at the church of St. Mary in Massara, Cairo.

As the Coptic Church is celebrating the fasting of Jonah the prophet, daily masses are celebrated for three days.

Two MB members tried to burn a tram in Alexandria today.

St. Thomas Monastery in Sohag held funeral of Father Abram of St. Thomas monastery who took office as agent of the monastery for years.

Abanob Gerges, Coordinator of Copts of Egypt coalition, said that masked men stormed the house of a Coptic Christian civilian called Nabil M. last Saturday at midday and killed him by bullet to the head.

Police in Assiut killed a criminal who was specialized in kidnapping of the Copts in Assiut governorate. He threatened many people and was involved in killing many people including Dr. Ihab Karam who refused to pay a ransom.

European Union of Coptic organizations in Europe denounced in a statement the terrorist attacks against police and army in Egypt.

Maj. Gen. Saleh Mohammed Saleh, a strategic expert, said that tunnels in Sinai aim to destroy Egyptian youth.

Dr. Rev. Refaat Fekry, Head of Media and Publication Committee of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, denounced the terrorist attacks in Sinai demanding trial for the terrorists who carried out the attacks.

Anba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, returned from Australia on Friday after a pastoral care visit. In his visit, he held many meetings with the congregation and visited many churches.

Anba Bachum, Bishop of Sohag, denounced the brutal terrorist attack against Egyptian army and civilians, and invited the government to face this terrorist organization.

Another Copt has died of his wounds in Ain Shams shooting during the violence attacks after commemorations around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned deadly this week.

Father Antonius Milad, agent of Suez Bishopric, visited family of martyr Captain Mohammed Adel Rizk, victim of Sinai terrorist attack.

Dr. Ghada Wali, Minister of Social Solidarity, visited today the family of the Coptic child martyr Mina Maher Kaldas who was shot dead in Ain Shams.

Bells of Sohag Churches rang the slow tone to express sadness and mourn for the victims of terrorist attacks in Sinai.

A Cairo court has declared Hamas’ military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, a terrorist organisation.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that a series of militant attacks that killed at least 30 people in Sinai on Thursday are "the price Egyptians are paying" for ousting the Muslim Brotherhood from power in 2013.

What defines a city, how is a city created and what gives a city its identity are all questions posed in 'that Alexandria,' the latest documentary by filmmaker Sherif Fathy Salem, which was screened at the American University in Cairo's Ewart Hall on 29 January.

Al-Azhar and Church hold reconciliation session between Muslims and Christian family in the presence of many clergy in Suhag.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to attend the feast of St. Anatony next Friday at his monastery in the Red Sea.

Refaat Fekry, Chairman of the Committee of Information and Publishing at the Evangelical Synod, said that the Synod will discuss the ordination of women as priest next May.