Five accused in Minya sectarian attacks in which a Coptic old lady was stripped off were remanded for 15 days in custody

A young Dutch reported police in Qatar that she was raped, but Qatari police arrested her on charges of committing adultery.

Watan newspaper said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of ST. Mark See, is going to ordain 5 new bishops including one in a new diocese in North Carolina, USA.

Copts denounced fatwa to prohibit eating and drinking in the days of Ramadan since Egypt is a Muslim country.

Detention of three suspects extended at Karm village sectarian incidents in which several houses of Copts were set on fire.

9 members of the Parliament visited Bishop of Minya to support him in recent crisis in Karm village.

Youth Bishopric holds currently the 23rd tunes Conference for priests at the monastery of St. Mina in Mariout. The conference is attended by Abba Cyril, head of the monastery, Abba Makari, general bishop, Abba Karas, bishop of Mahala and 74 priests from Cairo and Alexandria.

Dr. Mina Badie Abdul Malik, a member of the Egyptian Scientific Academy, said that the so-called Family House has protected the criminals who attacked the Copts which means that it aims to humiliate the Copts and return them to Jizya time.

A Coptic farmer said that a thug has prevented him from leaving his house along with his family for 19 days after he received threats from his thug and was already attacked several times.

Abba Makarios, bishop of Minya, denied statements claimed by several newspapers that he said that innocent people were arrested by police.

The international association of young Muslims and the Egyptian association of young Muslims said they are preparing for breakfast of national unity that will be held next Thursday for the Egyptian family house during the holy month of Ramadan. The banquet will be held at Aljazirah Youth Center in Cairo.

The international association of young Muslims and the Egyptian association of young Muslims said they are preparing for breakfast of national unity that will be held next Thursday for the Egyptian family house during the holy month of Ramadan.

A special Egyptian day was held at St. Mary and St. Mina Cathedral in Australia aiming to encourage tourism in Egypt.

Fire broke out in a house of a Coptic pharmacist in Minya governorate, and it took fire fighters more than 90 minutes to extinguish the fire.

Abba Makarious, Bishop of Minya, said in an interview with Nabaa newspaper that the total losses of the recent Minya attacks are estimated at 400.000 LE.

Police investigations accused 7 new defendants in the incident of stripping a Coptic old lady off in Minya. Nazir Ahmed, grocer, had divorced his wife after rumors about a romantic relationship between her and a Coptic man called Ahsraf Daniel. The Muslim man attacked mother of the Coptic man and stripped her off in order to punish her son.

Abba Anthony Aziz, Bishop of Giza Catholic Church, said Christian Churches didn’t agree over personal status law and that the Catholic Church will add new articles.

Abba Anthony, Bishop of Jerusalem, traveled today from Kuwait to Lebanon for a pastoral care visit. He had arrived to Kuwait last Wednesday accompanied by Father Antonius Subhi, priest of the Coptic Church in Jordan, and was received by Ambassador Howayda Essam, Consul General of Egypt in Kuwait.

Egyptian newspapers said that husband of the old lady in Minya ignored talking about stripping his wife off in police statement.

Abba Pfnotios, Bishop of Samalout, visited the historic church of Our Lady as part of the preparation for the celebrations at Jabal al-Tir.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Germany organized conference for the Coptic parents in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France at the monastery of St. Anthony in Germany in the presence of Father Poulos George, priest of St. Mark Church in Heliopolis, and 260 parents.