Two Coptic brothers were shot today in front of their house by masked gunmen.

Dr. Nabil Nour El-Din, president of Suhag university, told Copts United that there is no place for politics in the university.

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a Coptic woman and her four years old son as well as a five years old daughter at gunpoint in Suhag at daytime.

Directorate of Education in Sohag issued a decision to ban talking in politics inside schools of Suhag.

Southern Sohag prosecution ordered the arrest of two members of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.

Sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christians in Nag Sheikh Yusuf village, Suhag, had erupted after the governor issued decision to replace the name of a school that was named after a Muslim Sheikh to carry the name of a Coptic soldier who was killed in attack against army unit in Farafra.

Major General Mahmoud Atiq, governor of Sohag, is currently pending investigation for inciting sectarian strife in Nag Sheikh Yusuf village, Suhag.