Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, headed the prayers for ordaining 43 nun for the monastery of the Blessed Virgin and Archangel Michael in Dirout, today morning.

Brigadier general Mohammed Samir, a military spokesman, said that the armed forces had targeted several spots of the terrorists in Sinai.

Brigadier general Mohammad Samir, military spokesman, announced in a statement today that the armed forces have killed 20 terrorists in a security crackdown in Alaaleka mountain.

A group of armed thugs had seized a piece of land owned by Copts in Nakada center, in Qena. It was strange that policemen were eyewitnesses to the crime, but they had taken no action.

Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Union Organization for Human Rights, assured that the Supreme State Security Prosecution is going to summon Dr. Mohamed Emara, former chief editor of Al-Azhar magazine for investigating him on charges of contempt of the Christian religion and describing it as a failed religion.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, received Dr. Hassan Naji, General Director of specialized medical councils.

Brigadier-General Mohammed Samir, military spokesman, published images of dead bodies from the despicable terrorist elements that were eliminated in Sinai in reply to several terrorist attacks against members of the armed forces in Sinai.

Egyptian General Command of the Armed Forces announced that they attacked terrorists' sites in the northern Sinai to reply for attacking several security ambushes in sync times.

Canadian Coptic Association issued a statement offering its condolences to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian government and the Egyptian people, for the assassination of the General Attorney, Hisham Barakat, claiming the necessity of arresting perpetrators of this incident who are indeed traitors and terrorists.

Coptic Orthodox Church, headed by Pope Tawadros II, issued a statement to announce its support to the Armed Forces in the ongoing war against terrorism.

Brigadier Mohammed Samir, a military spokesman, said in a new statement that 2 sites belong to the terrorists were fully destroyed.

European Union of Coptic Organizations for Human Rights mourned the martyrdom of several Egyptian soldiers in northern Sinai, promising in a statement today to do the best to expose terrorism on international scale.

Coptic Orthodox Diocese in Port Said, Denied what was published by "Rose Al-Youssef" magazine, under the title of “priest in Port practices black magic ".

During his meeting with the Egyptian Minister of Tourism, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed the importance providing all means of security for tourists as guests of Egypt and said he ordered police to provide the maximum protection for them.

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, welcomed the participation of France in the opening ceremony of the New Suez canal on both the official and popular levels, stressing the importance of relations between the two countries and the importance of promoting them on political and economic levels.

Security forces carried out security crackdown in Cairo to arrest escaped prisoners and wanted men in several cases.

Police of public funds arrested a man called Essam. M., Graduated from faculty of Commerce, resident in Kafr El-Dawar, El Beheira governorate, on charges of illegal trade in foreign currencies and cash.

Security services in Assiut Governorate, arrested a man called Farag. P. A., 38 years old, resident of Bani Shkeir, who accused in managing a workshop for manufacturing weapons without a license in his farm.

The Turkish President, Ragab Tayyip Erdogan, called the international community to intervene in the Egyptian judiciary affairs and force them to cancel execution judgments on leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

National Security Police arrested 5 leaders of the terrorist group who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred in several governorates.

Dr. Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization, said that Egypt should expect a wave of criticism by international human rights organizations after several judgments of execution and life imprisonment on the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.