Mohamed Abu Hamed, member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, demanded military trial for offenders of the Copts in the increasing sectarian incidents.

Judicial sources said that 30 defendants at the sectarian events in Minya will face trial. A Coptic old woman was stripped nude by mobs as punishment for her after rumors about romantic relationship between her son and a Muslim woman.

St. Anthony Cathedral of the Orthodox Copts in Abu Dhabi announced that Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, is going to visit Abu Dhabi on June 26.

A Coptic housewife disappears with her children in Dir Garnous village, Minya. Her family reported the police and the matter is currently under investigation.

Rev. Andrea Zaki, head of the Evangelical Church, said that the Evangelical Church refused civil marriage, but accepted marriage of the other sects.

A fire broke out in the Church of St. George in Sadfa, Assiut Governorate. The fire did not result in any loss of life, and the matter is currently under investigating.

Sources in the Egyptian Parliament said it's going to discuss the anti-discrimination law soon. Anisa Hasouna, member of the Parliament, said that equality should be granted by the law.

“Liberal Egyptians” party announced it prepared a unified law of building churches by a number of young jurists.

The Coptic Church in the United Arab Emirates held a Ramadan Breakfast banquet at the Cathedral of St. Anthony in Abu Dhabi.

Relatives of the defendants in Karm village in Minya sectarian attack demonstrated today before court demanding the release of their relatives after court refused to release them on bail.

Dr. Rev. Andrea Zaki, head of the Anglican Communion in Egypt, said the General Council of the Evangelical Church decided to reject the civil marriage and refused to add extra reasons for divorce rather than adultery and changing religion.

Young Copts distributed meals on the Muslim fasters at the end of the day. Many people appreciated this. Muslims fast during the day of Ramadan for 30 days, before they break their fast at the end of the day.

Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, said that churches have not agreed on the unified law of building houses of worship.

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.