A Coptic woman called Mary Jamil survived slay attempt in Warraq, Cairo, after a fanatic called Mamdouh has dragged her in the street and attacked her with white weapon.

Hozan Merza, a Saudi lecturer at King Abdulaziz University started an initiative in Saudi Arabia to encourage men to get married to four women. Men who get married to 3 women will be granted the fourth for free.

A number of displaced Coptic families have returned to their homes in Arish after the city restored its safety, said Bishop of North Sinai.

5 terrorist were executed today in Borg al-Arab prison in Alexandria Governorate. The terrorists were found guilty by court as they planted explosions in Kafr el-Sheikh stadium in the Egyptian Delta.

Pope Francis II showed solidarity with Copts of Egypt against terrorism. This came after two terrorist attacks on a church in Cairo and a shop in Giza killing at least 9 people.

Esam Bedewy, Governor of Minya, held a meeting with the committee to develop the route of the holy family in Minya in cooperation with several organizations and institutions. This came after the area was announced a tourism place for Christian pilgrimage from all over the world.

Abba Theodthius, Bishop of Giza, presided over the funeral of two Copts who were killed in gun shot at liquors store. The two Copts were passing by with their children when unknown people shot gunshots at the liquor store and shot them dead.

Egyptian House of Representatives made 3 suggestions in response to Congress bill on Copts. The suggestions included sending clarifications to the Congress on the mentioned claims, sending a delegation of Coptic MPs to visit the Congress and explain the facts, and inviting the 6 Congressmen to visit Egypt and experience the facts on the ground.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack where 12 people were killed at terrorist attack on St. Mina church in Helwan.

Egyptian Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives discussed the proposed law On the Copts to the US Congress. The meeting was attended by Diaa Rashwan, head of the State Information Service (SIS), and members of the National Defense and Security Committees.

Iraqi children sing Jingle Bells in the newly renovated church of St. George in Tal Oskof for the first time after the expulsion of ISIS from their city. The children sang in Aramaic language in the city that has more than 12.000 Chaldean Christians whose houses and properties were robbed or demolished.

For the first time after the defeat of ISIS in Mosul, Christians celebrated the first Holy Mass in the old city. The church of St. Paul is the only church opened in Mosul and it was opened by volunteers who pray from peace and stability of Iraq and the whole world. Extra security measures have been taken at the Iraqi city to secure the celebrations.

Egyptian police have arrested admin of atheists page on Facebeook and charged him with insulting of Quraan, defamation of religion and denying the existence of God. It s worth mentioning that his page has 34 thousand members.

Pope Francis will celebrate Christmas Mass “during the Night” in St Peter’s Basilica, beginning at 9:30 Rome time. The celebration will be attended by 10.000 people.

Pope Tawadros II, received today at the papal headquarters in Abbasi, a delegation of preists in the Gulf countries headed by Abba Youlious, the general bishop supervising of the churches of the Gulf region. They discussed during the meeting several problems and challenges they face during the ministry.

Abba Antonius, Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem, met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. The meeting was attended by Bishops and representatives of Churches in Jerusalem.

Rabie Ali, former leader of the Islamic group, warned of upcoming threats against the Copts. He said that he received such threats online at the new Year s celebration.

Spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that the church didn t complain to Sheikh Al-Azhar after one extremist Sheikh called the Copts infidels. He added that the church rely on the sense of the majority of Egyptians that deny such fanaticism.

Beni Suef Misdemeanor court canceled the one year imprisonment verdict against a Coptic child called Abdul Masieh Ezzat, 9 years old, for stealing 5 loaves of bread! The court repealed the conviction after the backer waived the case.

The first Egyptian car was revealed in the first day of Cairo International Fair for spare parts and supplies The cars, which began on December 10-12 in Cairo. The car was developed by Egy-tech company and the Arab Organization for Industrialization and will be sold for 30 to 30 thousand EGP.

Al-Azhar issued a statement to condemn the terrorist attack against a church in Pakistan. Statement assured that such terrorist attacks violate all religions as well as the normal human instincts. It also called on the international community to intensify efforts to take serious and immediate steps to confront these terrorist groups.