Anti-religious parties movement called to ban the niqab (veil). This came after Dr. Jaber Nassar, president of Cairo university had called to ban the niqab inside governmental institutions.

During the celebration of council of churches of Egypt, Pope Tawadros II praised the role of the council as a calm step towards Christian unity.

Dr. Jaber Nassar, President of Cairo University, led a march today against sexual harassment at the World Day to Combat Violence against women.

In a press conference, a group of activist and public figures launched "Great O Egypt" campaign to encourage tourism in Egypt.

Sheikh Nabil Naim, Islamic scholar, said today during a conference of "No religious parties" campaign, that religious parties harm religion and divide the nation.

Copts United spotted the celebrations of Nayrouz in several Coptic Christian churches.

A huge number of citizens celebrate opening the New Suez Canal in front of the memorial to the Unknown Soldier in Nasr City.

Egyptian journalists held a demonstration against Israel in front of the Journalists' Syndicate. The demonstration called for expelling the Israeli ambassador and cut relations between Egypt and Israel because Israel burned an infant's body.

A group of young people have sexually harassed girls at Cairo downtown at Fitr feast.

Father Refaat Fekry, pastor the Evangelical Church confirmed in a conference, which entitled "More justice to the Egyptian family in light of the personal status laws" that he supports the civil marriage for cases in which the church refuses to remarry and this does not contradict with the marriage canonical.

Fatma Badran, member of board of the Arab women's association, assured that the spread of child molestation and sexual harassment have increased inside Egyptian schools.

This year, the high prices of palms prevented many children from buying palms according to the Coptic traditions to celebrate this feast in the church holding and playing with palms.

Father Poulos Halim, media spokesman of the Orthodox Church, said in the press conference concerning the monastery of Wadi Rayan today that Pope Tawadros has appointed a spiritual leader of the monastery.

Father Poulos Halim media spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Father Elisha, one of the monks at Wadi Rayan monastery, is responsible for Wadi Rayan crisis since he accepts all people seeking monasticism without the due exams.

Father Poula Fouad, priest of St. Mary Church at Ain Shams denounced the attacks of the Muslim Brotherhood that caused several deaths and injuries among the Muslims and Christians.

A state of grief and sadness can only describe the scene at the demonstration of the families of the kidnapped Copts in Libya.

Egyptian famous Koshary restaurant has sponsored the making of the largest Koshary plate ever which was registered at Guinness as new record.

Supporters of former president Hosny Mubark have celebrated his acquittal in front of Maadi military hospital.