Coptic writer Kamal Zakher said that the Coptic church is going to cancel the ban on visiting Jerusalem soon.

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox church said that three Coptic bishops are going to attend the renovations of Deir El-Sultan monastery in Jerusalem.

A Coptic young man called Younan was found dead at the agriculture land in Samalout, Minya governorate, on his wedding eve.

North Minya court ramanded the custody of 19 accused for 15 days pending investigations in the sectarian attacks at Kom Loufy village.

Ahmed Abdel Tawab, Egyptian writer, said he doesn’t understand the visit of a delegation from the Committee of religious Affairs and Endowments in the House of representatives to Pope Tawadros in order to discuss the renewal of religious discourse.

Police in Minya arrested a gang that kidnapped a Coptic child on ransom in Minya.

Minya governorate delivered today 7 homes for Copts after they were restored by the armed forces. People in the village expressed their happiness for restoring their homes and the return of good relations with their Muslim neighbors.

Ali Agha, Turkish man who tried to kill Pope John on May 13, 1981 St. Peter's Square announced he wants to be a priest.

Bishop Makarios, bishop in Minya, said that Copts accepted to reconcile with Muslims in Abu Jacoub village in Minya after the Muslims apologized for what they did and offered to compensate the victims.

Pope Tawadros II, expressed frustration after Copts in Minya governorate suffered from several sectarian attacks without law enforcement. This came in a meeting held on Wednesday with Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, and Major General Ahmed Gamal Eddin, security adviser to the President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

13 accused of attacking the Copts in Abu Jacoub village were arrested for 4 days pending investigation. They were charged with inciting violence and attacking private properties and destroying them. Extra security measures have been taken at the village to prevent any further attacks.

Samir Rashad, member of the Egyptian Parliament said that a delegation of MPs is going to meet with President of the Council to discuss the recent sectarian attacks in Minya.

9 people injured including four Coptic Christians in the sectarian clashes in Edmo village, Minya governorate. Extra security measures have been taken by police to prevent further clashes between Muslims and Christians.

Sheikh of Al-Azhar called people in Minya to be more rational after recent sectarian incidents and invited them to prevent the sectarian sedition.

Police in Minya arrested four main accused in the sectarian strife in Tahna Jabal village in Minya. Police said that the number of the accused is expected to increase by time.

Prosecution has started investigating 15 accused at the events of Abu Yaqub village in Minya governorate.

Abba Makarios, Bishop of Minya, attended the funeral of the Coptic young man who was killed in sectarian strife in Tahna Jabal village in Minya yesterday.

Prosecutors begin investigations into the fire of Archangel Church in Madamoud village, Luxor. The fire errupted on Saturday and destroyed the household of the church completely.

Diocese of Minya issued a statment in wich it demands of law enforcement in recent sectarian attacks in Minya.

Izzat Ibrahim, human rights activist, said that one Coptic man was killed in violent clashes in Tahna Jabal village in Minya.

Fanatics in Loufy village distributed leaflets to denounce building churches in an Islamic country and cited several articles of the Islamic Sharia that prohibit building a church in an Islamic country.