Abba Cyril, head of St.Mina Monastery in Mariot, ordained on Wednesday, a number of monks on the feast of the great saint.

Ticino in Switzerland passed a law that officially bans wearing niqab in public areas, restaurants and shops. A fine of 10 thousand francs is due in case the law is broken.

During his current visit to Japan, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the President of the Japanese parliament to discuss the relations between the two countries.

Nuns’ schools in Beni Suef celebrated today the day of childhood. During the festival several shows where presented before all children received gifts. It’s worth mentioning that the school was renewed after its demolition by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Dead bodies of two Coptic brothers arrived in Cairo after they were killed in Libya by ISIS. The funeral will be held tomorrow in their hometown in Suhag. The dead bodies were transformed from Tripoli to Borg El Arab Airport in Alexandria where their family received them.

Coptic Orthodox Church denounced today the terrorist attack that targeted judges at Sinai. It added in statement today that such attack aims to hinder the road map since the judges were in Sinai to supervise the second phase of the Parliamentary elections.

Police in Fayoum supervised selling houses of the Copts in Tamia village before they were forced to abandon the village.

Makram Hakim, Coptic man from Ezbet Wasif, accused a Muslim man called Mohamed Saleh of kidnapping his niece Demiana Gebrael.

Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt rejects the statements of secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, concerning the killing of infiltrators on the Egyptian border with Libya.

Dear Esteemed Egyptian Medical Surgeons Abroad, I write to you today seeking your patriotic cooperation in joining Her Excellency, Minister Nabila Makram, here in Egypt, to donate your time and knowledge to those less fortunate with much needed medical attention and operations. Your expertise and skills are a great asset that is much appreciated and valued; thus we are seeking your help in changing the lives of your fellow Egyptian brothers and sisters in our beloved country of Egypt in an impactful way. Rest assured that your small contribution will go a long way to improve the lives of so many Egyptians.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, invited the Egyptians to participate actively in the voting process in the parliamentary elections.

Ambassador Hamdi Loza, Deputy Foreign Minister, said that the total number of votes in the second phase abroad amounted 37 168 votes.

A group of masked men threw on Monday an explosive device at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Orange, New South Wales in Australia. They wrote on the walls of the church “God is great” and “ISIS”.

Abba Takla, Bishop of Dishna, ordained on Sunday two priests for the ministry at the church of Archangel Michael.

Ministry of Education in Tunisia decided to ban the niqab, veil that covers the face of women as well as their heads, for women working in the ministry.

Hundreds of Australians demonstrated today in Melton neighborhood, Millburn, against the decision of the government to permit building a mosque.

Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiros denounced the disregard of the government present solutions to save tourism in Egypt after the recent crisis of the Russian airplane.

Coptic church in Austria celebrates the feat of St. Mina the miraculous next Tuesday in his church in Vienna. Sources in the church said that the Coptic people are keen to attend the celebration of the great saint.

Abba Ghobrial, Bishop of Beni Suef, said that the Coptic church will start the Nativity fasting on Wednesday. He added that late masses will be held during the fasting.

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Saturday with a US delegation in Cairo to discuss counter-terrorism efforts and continued military relations between the two countries, the Egyptian presidency announced in a statement.

Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement on Thursday for Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction.