The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that the security services have arrested 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were planning to target police and army.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, sent a message to President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, to congratulate him on the success of the economic conference.

Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Minister of Religious Endowments, said that we need to renew the religious discourse to counter terrorism.

Ministry of Awqaf headed by Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Gomaa, has reviewed and amended Islamic religious education for different stages of education.

Security services in Fayoum, Behira and Minya have arrested 13 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.

Military spokesman said Egyptian armed forces have killed two terrorists in security crackdown in Sinai after they exchanged fire with the security forces.

Hamada Ammar, member of the supreme body of the Assembly party, filed a complaint to the presidency as well as to the police against Salafists of Galaa village in Samalot, Minya, after they refused building a church that obtained the due permits.

Maj. Gen. Magdi Abdel-Ghaffar, Egyptian Interior Minister, said today that the police will restore security, promising to take the security file seriously.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, inaugurated today the Church of St. Mina in old Cairo

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, visited today the mill of Pope Cyril VI, where he had spent several years as lonely monk.

Egyptian Police said several elements belonging to the terrorist organization of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested on charges of inciting violence and violent attacks against public and private properties.

Michael Mounir, president of Life Party, said that It's shameful for the state to negotiate building a church with the extremists in Galaa village, Minya.

At the end of his visit to Minya, Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark's see has apologized for policemen for giving them a hard time to secure his visit.

Nader Bakkar, spokesperson of al-Nour ultra conservative party, said that being infidel is a description rather than an insult to non-Muslims.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, met today with families of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya, in Samalot.

Police in Fayoum have arrested a 20 years old student belong s to the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.

Police said today that bomb squad teams were able today to detonate two bombs contain high explosive materials next to Mansoura Police Department.

National Security police have arrested two leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Minya, including a professor in the Faculty of Science, Minya University.

Crisis Management Committee of the Holy Synod asked families of Copts working in Libya to send their data in order to coordinate with the authorities to be evacuated.

Pope Francis called to pray for the souls of the 21 Coptic martyrs in Libya that the Lord Jesus may accept them as martyrs since they were killed only for being Christians.

Coptic Orthodox Church in Amman held memorial service prayer to 21 Coptic martyrs who were slain this month in Libya.