Armed forces carried out security crackdown in Sheikh Zewaid, Arish and Rafah to attack outposts of expiatory elements and terrorists.

Abba Sharobim, Bishop of Qena, perfumed the remains of St. Philopatir in his church in Tawabia village. On the other hand, Copts in Deshna have celebrated the feast of St. Palamoun amid tight security.

Parents of students in a Coptic preparatory school for boys in the Directorate of Education of Beni Suef, were surprised that all students in the school have failed in exams except son of an administrative employee in the school.

Mallawi prosecution in Minya, decided to put an employee called Mohammed T. z, 29 years, 15 days in custody.

Philadelphia police have announced the imposition of state emergency during the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, pope of the Catholic Church, to the USA in next September, which will last for two-days.

Sweden Copts Organization issued a statement to warn Copts from some Coptic parties that seek to isolate Pope Tawadros II and put him on trial.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, said that the New Personal Status law for Christians is trying to be appropriate with the current times and it does not contrary to the teachings of the Holy Bible.

Amal Salama, Egyptian Consul General in Montreal, has participated in the reception party, which was held by the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary church, on behalf of all Coptic churches in Montreal. The party was held to welcome Anba Clement, the new General Bishop of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Churches in Ottawa, Montreal and the provinces of eastern Canada.

Extensive security campaign around Assiut, Giza and Qalubia to detect weapons.

A group of masked men threw Molotov Cocktails and incendiary materials on a Catholic languages school called Savenzan de Paul, in Alexandria, Miami area, which caused damages on the guard booth located in front of the school. Police were reported about the matter.

ISIS announced that they slaughtered the three Copts who were kidnapped in Sirte, Libya today, Wednesday.

Abba Daniel, Bishop of Maadi and head of the Clerical Council in Cairo, announced that the three Coptic churches have received the last modifications of the New Personal status law for Christians.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO", announced the inclusion of Bethany where Christ was baptized as one of World Heritage that includes 23 locations.

A group of masked men threw Molotov Cocktails and incendiary materials today morning on the guard booth where is located in front of the Fathers Church in front of the Naval Academy in Alexandria.

ISIS announced through its social networking website that they had captured three Chritsian in Libya including one Copt from Suhag.

ISIS announced the kidnapping of 3 Christians in eastern Libya, from Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana and they had published their pictures and passports.

Naguib Gabriel, lawyer and head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, said that the situation of the clash between Copts and the Salafis party in Egypt is wrong.

Nader Seiarfi, founder of 38 Copts Association, revealed that the Pope Tawadros II, Pop of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, has withdrawn the lawsuit submitted against the Copts who had demonstrated in the great cathedral demanding the Church to permit second marriage and divorce.

Ashraf Anis, founder of "right to life" association, which claims divorce and second marriages for the Cops, said that Abba Sharobim, Bishop of Qena, refused to give marriage permits for those who work outside the province and do not practice confession sacraments for more than 3 months.

Alexandria prosecutor has released three young Copts after paying a bail of 10 thousand pounds for each one of them, after being accused of contempt of Islamic religion and evangelization.

Mansoura Criminal Court ruled execution of four Muslim Brotherhood members who formed a terrorist cell called Deterrence.