Abba Macarius, Bishop of Minya, said that the church is standing at the same distance from all electoral candidates, but will encourage the congregation to participate actively at the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Security forces in Mallawi held a customary reconciliation meeting, between two Coptic families that were at odd and had a big fight last week causing three injuries.

Police in Minya could prevent a sectarian strife between Muslims and Christians of two nearby villages northern Minya.

Security forces in Minya have arrested three key suspects in the burning of Epiphany evangelist Church in Mallawi, Minya.

A demonstration by women of the Muslim Brotherhood has attacked the Copts in Minya threatening to destroy them in the Islamic revolution on November 28.

Ansar al-Sharia supporters in Libya killed a Coptic young man called Poula S. Naguib from Jabal al-Tir village, Minya on Tuesday. He was shot dead at work in Beni Ghazi.

Diocese of Minya and Abu Qurqas announced that Anba Arsanios, Bishop of Minya, and Bishop Makarios, General Bishop, are going to open the Theological Seminary College on Wednesday.

Security forces have arrested two members of the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of attacking and burning the evangelical church in Mallawy as well as St. Mark School in Magaga.

Sheikh Abdel Razek village of Minya witnessed a demonstration by fanatics to prevent celebrating the holy mass at a licensed building belong to the church. For security reasons, the priest asked the police to permit him to pray at this building instead of the church, which was understood by the officials and, therefore, he was offered the permit.

Land of a Coptic widow called Shadia Alham was seized by a group of fanatics in Minya.

Police refused to allow restoring the ramshackle Apostolic Church in Mahras village, Minya.

A factory owned by a Coptic Christian man called George Adel in Samalout, Minya, was set on fire yesterday by unidentified people.

Security services in Minya have arrested two terrorist cells targeting police officers and churches. Investigations said that these cells are behind the bombings of power transformers in Samalot.

A Coptic Christian woman has disappeared in Minya in mysterious circumstances. Her husband reported her missing after she had went out for shopping and never returned back.

Minya Criminal Court acquitted 7 MB leaders accused of burning churches in Minya. They had been arrested on charges of burning the Baptist and Evangelical churches in Minya after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

A homemade bomb exploded today next to the Evangelical Church of God, in Sarie district in Minya. The bomb caused great panic, but no casualties or deaths.

Reconciliation meeting was held yesterday to end crisis between Coptic and Muslim family in Masara village, Mallawy.

Security forces Minya have arrested a terrorist involved in attacking the Evangelical Church in Mallawi and setting it on fire.

Security forces in Minya have arrested three members of the Muslim Brotherhood accused of burning the Evangelical Church in Mallawy as well as several public properties after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Security forces deployed between Gabal al-Tir and Beni Khalid villages in order to prevent potential clashes after Muslims in Beni Khalid decided to demand the return of Coptic woman to Islam claiming she has converted into Islam. Yet, it was denied by the lady herself.

Four Copts were injured yesterday in sectarian clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims at Beni Ahmed village, Minya.