Four Copts were kidnapped in Assiut for 500.000 LE ransom. The family of the kidnapped negotiated the ransom with them after police advised them to pay the ransom in order to save their lives.

Pope Francis called to hold prayers for peace on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of that historic meeting with representatives of the various Christian churches and religions.

Safwat Parsoum, director of Coptic American radio, said that Egyptian MPs promised to remove the obstacles before the path of the Holy Family project that came to support tourism in Egypt.

The New Jersey economic conference was held yesterday in New Jersey and was organized by the American Coptic Association, and with the participation of more than 24 members of the Egyptian Parliament and a number of public figures and Coptic organizations America.

Hundreds of Egyptians have demonstrated in front of the UN headquarters to support the President Abdel Fattah Sisi before his speech.

Father Beeman Shaker, priest of the Diocese of Shubra Al Khaimah, called to start building a church that was licensed in 2002 but the construction was stopped due to objection of the fanatics.

The official website of the Muslim Brotherhood attacked the new law of building churches considering it a support to the greed of Coptic minority in Egypt.

Abba Makarios< Bishop of Minya, said that Copts fear application of building of churches law since it depends on the governor and the police.

Catholic Church welcomed the law of building churches and thanked president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for the issuance of building churches law.

Several MPs said they received phone calls from Abba Paula, bishop of Tanta, who said that the church accepted the law of building churches after it studied it.

Sources in the Egyptian parliament said that the law of building churches will be passed tomorrow on Tuesday.

Rev. Andrea Zaki, head of the Anglican Communion, said he had received formal notification from the Egyptian government to accept all amendments demanded by the three Egyptian churches concerning the draft of the law of building churches.

Egyptian national powers of parliament and parties and activists rejected the current bill of building churches considering it reproduction of the crisis.

Pierre Zahir, the Coptic child who was expelled from football training in Ahli football club because of his Christian name.

Copts of Koum Loufy returned to their homes waiting for the officials to return their rights and protect them. A hearing session was held for them in the parliament and their demands were taken into consideration including fixing their demolished homes and enforcing the law against customary reconciliation sessions.

Coptic families in Loufy village, Minya, decided to escape their village after those who burned their homes were released on bail.

Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination called for demonstrations on August 13 in front of the Attorney General's Office, House of the Supreme Court, to protest the escalation of sectarian against Copts in Upper Egypt.

Dr Emad Gad, Coptic member of the House of Representatives, said he is frustrated to see the state ignoring the suffering of Coptic Christians. He said that they are always nice, but do nothing on the ground to prevent such plans of humiliating the Copts.

Father Raphael, priest of St. George's Church in Kom Ombo, said that Copts and Muslims in the village had hardly prevented a sectarian strife.

Dr. Ihab Ramzy, Coptic activist, said that the state is supporting the fanatics and allow them to terrorize the Copts.

Copts in Loufy village said that fanatics have attacked them in order to force them to reconcile with those arrested by police.