In an interview with Ahram Egyptian newspaper, imam of Loufy village mosque said that Copts are minority in an Islamic country and they are not allowed to build churches according to Islamic Sharia.

Public radio of Israeli said that promises of al-Sisi to the Copts dissipate after several sectarian attacks against the Copts in Upper Egypt.

Kamal Zakher, Coptic activist, said that the new law of building churches will cause more problems instead of solving them.

Two Copts disappeared in mysterious circumstances in Minya while they were returning home. Magdy Sadik reported police after his brother and his son have disappeared on July 30.

At the anniversary of building dozens of churches in Egypt after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins, Abba Makarious, Bishop of Minya, said that Copts have suffered from burning their churches bug God supported them and even glorified them soon.

Father Abdul Massieh Bassit, priest of St. Mary Church in Mostorod, said that Copts are currently suffering in Egypt more than they did under Mubarak regime.

US State Department expressed concern about the escalation of acts of terrorism, rape and slaughter carried out by ISIS in Syria and Iraq against Christians and other religious minorities.

A number of Coptic figures are going to hold a conference on Saturday to discuss the new law of building churches.

More than 3 million followers are following Pope Francis on Instagram.

A Coptic minor girl called Elizabeth Ghattas Habib, 18 years old, from the village of Dahab village, Minya, disappeared in mysterious circumstances.

Copts in Rahmania village celebrated the holy mass for the first time in 23 years since the church was closed for security reasons.

Shady Afifi, , pastor of Mersa Matruh Evangelical Presbyterian Church, said that police attacked him while he was heading to the church with 60 people of the congregation.

Mamoun Rahma, Imam of the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, said the terrorists have cut off his ears and forced him to eat it after he refused to work for them.

Families of the released Muslims in Kom Loufy village in Minya decided to celebrate the release of their sons by attacking the Copts in the village and shooting bullets in the air.

Administration of martyr Mina School was punished for refusing to use his name in formal letters.

Coptic Australian body in Sydney for heritage and social services called to demonstrate against the demolition of St. Mary Church in Sydney.

The dead body of a Coptic policeman was found at the ring road in Beni Mazar, Minya governorate.

Haitham Ghoniem, head of the organization of African Unity, hailed the position of Pope Tawadros II concerning the demonstrations before the White House.

Family House announced it will organize 13 seminars to raise awareness of youth about tolerance. This comes as part of the renewal of resinous discourse adopted by clergy in Egypt.

Sheikh Muhammad Abu Hatab, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf in Minya, called imams to renounce violence in their speeches.

Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, said that Coptic churches have signed the final draft of building churches law. Gamil Halim, the Legal Counsel of the Catholic Church, said that the law consists of eight articles to legalize building new churches. It gives the governors 4 month to examine the requests.