A group of masked gunmen kidnapped a young Coptic man yesterday for 50.000 $ ransom. Talat S. Solomon, 27 years old, was kidnapped in Nag Hamady while he was on his way home.

Police in Minya are investigating two ripped bodies of a man and woman found near the Coptic majority in Dri Barsha, Mallawy.

Dr. Khaled Montaser, Egyptian liberal writer, criticized Article 219 in the constitution that explains the application of the Islamic Sharia saying that this article means that a woman can give birth couple of years after the death or abandonment of her husband. Yet, the child is indeed his son or daughter!

Australian authorities announced today an Australian Muslim called Abu Osama have blown himself up in Syrian army facility.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, have constituted a standing committee to manage the affairs of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church in between its biannual meetings.

Bishop Rafael, Secretary of the Holy Synod, received a number of Coptic activists yesterday to discuss the amendments of the new constitution and their fears of a religious constitution that discriminates between the Egyptian citizens.

Ministery of Education in Suez is investigating a secondary school teacher for insulting the army in class as well as talking politics.

The Muslim Brotherhood is inciting against the Coptic Christians in Egypt by claiming they fight Islam and the Islamic identity of Egypt.

Security forces in Asswan have released a kidnapped Coptic Christian child called David A. after he was kidnapped by a number of dangerous registered criminals.

Security forces in Minya have arrested 5 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of attacking churches and police stations as well as inciting violence in Minya.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Ezbet Shahin have gathered before the house of a Coptic man accusing him of committing adultery with a Muslim woman, which was denied by the man as well as the woman.

Security forces in Minya have arrested Mohamed A. Ismail, professor at Minya University and belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood, in Samalout on charges of inciting violence after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Security forces in Minya have arrested 28 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of attacking police stations and inciting violence.

Thugs in Suhag have seized a new piece of land owned by a Coptic Christian man in West Zouk, Suhag at gunpoint threatening to kill him in case he reports the police.

Thugs in Sahel Saleim, Assiut, are still imposing royalties on the Copts ranging from 50 thousand to 100 thousand EGP.

Khalid Harby, founder of the Islamic Observatory to resist Christianization in Egypt has been arrested. It's worth mentioning that he has been inciting sectarian hatred against the Coptic Christians in Egypt.

Security forces have arrested 8 new suspects on charges of attacking churches and police stations in Minya.

Leaders of Salafist movement in Egypt warned police against Shia celebrations in Husein mosque in Cairo next Thursday.

Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, and representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the 50-memebers committee to amend 2012 constitution said he left the meeting of the committee to express his anger after the identity articles were passed against provisions of the Constitutional Court and without discussing them.

Al-Nour ultra conservative party said that church has nothing to do with Sharia articles in the constitution especially with Christians and Jews having the right to apply their own religious legislation.

Thugs in Suhag have seized a piece of land owned by a Coptic Christian man called Emad Rizk in West Zouk, Suhag at gunpoint.