A Coptic woman called Mary Jamil survived slay attempt in Warraq, Cairo, after a fanatic called Mamdouh has dragged her in the street and attacked her with white weapon.

Hozan Merza, a Saudi lecturer at King Abdulaziz University started an initiative in Saudi Arabia to encourage men to get married to four women. Men who get married to 3 women will be granted the fourth for free.

A number of displaced Coptic families have returned to their homes in Arish after the city restored its safety, said Bishop of North Sinai.

Priests of Naqada and Qus dioceses held their monthly meeting under the presidency of Abba Pemen, bishop of the diocese. Abba Pemen delivered a sermon during the meeting about the importance of pastoral care and visiting the congregation.

Abba Angelos, Bishop of Northern Shubra churches in Cairo, consecrated new icons and baptism at St. George Church in Sahel. The celebration was attended by priests and congregation of the church.

The Coptic Orthodox Church decided to ordain the new bishops next week in the monastery of St. Bishoy in Wadil Natroun instead of holding them in St. Mary church in Zaitoun. Abba Raphael, General Secretary of the Holy Synod, said that Pope Tawadros decided to hold the ordination ceremony at the papal headquarter in the monastery of St. Bishoy.

Sources in the Coptic Orthodox Church denied rumors about terrorist attack on bus. The bus was parked next to a garbage dump where fire broke out and reached the bus by accident, sources added. Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

Three Coptic monks were promoted by Abba Lokas, bishop of Abnoub, at St. Mina monastery in Abnoub. The monks Abraam, Luke and Morkos were promoted to the rank of Hegumin.

Abba Hedra, Bishop of Aswan, consecrated the main alter at St. Mary Church in Khatatba and ordained new deacons. The ordination ceremony was attended by Abba Domadios, Bishop of October city and Abba Youacim, Bishop of Esna.

The second phase of the project to train church leaders in the ecclesiastical education development project started with the participation of 248 trainee from 14 dioceses. The project aims to train 1000 priests and ministers on new skills in ecclesiastical education using the Bible, the liturgy, the teachings of the Fathers, the history of the Church and the Coptic identity. Abba Raphael, the General Secretary of the Holy Synod, delivered a sermon about the characteristics of the Coptic Church.

The Coptic Cultural Center offers pre-marriage courses after the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided that such courses are mandatory before getting married in the church. The first level talked about the importance of engagement and factors of its success, and when to break the engagement.

Abba Aghathon, Bishop of Maghagha, announced his solidarity with Abba Makarious, Bishop of Minya, in the recent crises of closed churches. Abba Aghathon said that the government has to react to the problem since the only demand of the Copts is to hold their prayers in peace.

Sources in the Egyptian tourism ministry said that 193 thousand tourists have visited Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada in October. He explained that such increase in the number reflects the restoration of tourism industry in Egypt after years of retardation due to the security situation.

Mohammed Saafan, Egyptian Minister of Manpower, said that that the guidebook of jobs in Egypt added 2523 new professions emerged in the labor market to make the total number 5923 professions. The guidebook aims to make clear definition of each job in order to protect the rights of Egyptian workers as well as to develop each job.

Abba Makarious, Bishop of Minya, said that the government accept the pressure of the fanatics and closes Coptic Churches. He added that the government has to save the rights of the Copts to pray, especially as we never attacked anybody.

Abba Ghobrial, bishop of Beni Suef, announced that Egyptians working abroad will still have to take obligatory pre-marriage courses, but they can take the course material and then take the exam when they return home. He added that the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided that such courses are mandatory before getting married in the church.

The monastery of St. Mary in Jabal al-Tair is being developed by the Egyptian government as part of the path of the Holy Family to Egypt which was recognized as pilgrimage place. The governor of Minya visited the place and held meeting with the ministry of antiquities in order to discuss a plat to develop the area of the monastery.

Islam Buheiry, liberal Islamic scholar, praised the decision of the Council of State Court to refuse the claim of the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar to stop his television show. He added in a statement on his official Facebook page that the court ruling supports freedom of expression.

The Egyptian government began to launch the largest national campaign to encourage newly married couples to regulate birth, and have only two children, to cope with excessive population growth. The Ministry of Health decided to promote contraceptives for men for the first time. Dr. Souad Abdel Meguid, head of the population and family planning sector at the Ministry of Health, said that the program provides contraceptives for men and women for the first time at reproductive health centers.

Andrew Nasif was the first Christian man to be tried according to the new law of terrorism in Egypt on charges of inciting terrorism. Nasif was sentenced to five years in prison after he was accused of inciting hatred on Facebook and calling to change the constitution by violence.

Abba Angelos, Bishop of North Shubra, ordained a new deacon for the ministry in the church and called him Deacon Theophilus. 7 other deacons were ordained in the rank of Epsaluts and some of the altar vessels were consecrated as well.