In his meeting with Pope Tawadros II, Italian president Sergio Matarilla said that Coptic Church is the oldest in the world and its message is full of love and peace. For his part, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church thanked the president for the warm reception and for Italy s support for Egypt in the war against terrorism as well as the development projects.

The Federation of Coptic Organizations in Europe EUCOHR has filed a formal complaint to FIFA about the absence of Copts in Egyptian football.

Ministry of Awqaf opened 73 new schools to correct misconceptions about Islamic religion and to renew the religious discourse.

A new Coptic priest was ordained in Los Angeles for the ministry in St. George church in Belflower.

Abba Ibrahim Issac, Catholic Patriarch of Egypt, is going to visit the Vatican on July 7th to participate in the day of prayer for the Middle East. After the prayers, the patriarchs of the Eastern churches are going to attend a closed meeting with Pope Francis.

After his assumption of the Clerical Council, Bishop Markos of Shobra al-Khaimah, said that he will study the files of the Copts who want to receive remarriage permit. He promised to find them solutions according to the Holy Bible and church laws assuring that we may consider humanitarian cases without violation of the Holy Bible.

The Observatory of Takfiri Fatwas of the Fatwa House said that foreign organizations are manipulating terrorism in the region. It added that an Israeli woman was arrested in the United States of America on charges of recruiting for ISIS and teaching people how to make explosives and use weapons. Statement added that this proves terrorism doesn t belong to Islam and was manipulated to look so. The 45 year-old woman lives in America since 1992.

Coptic Cultural Center in Amsterdam celebrated the 5th anniversary of the revolution of 30 June under the slogan one hand to build our country . The celebration was held under the auspices of Abba Arsany, Bishop of the Netherlands and Belgium, and the Union of Egyptian Communities and businessmen abroad.

French television is producing a promotional film about Egypt with a cultural perspective highlighting the most important landmarks of Egyptian tourist cities after France has lifted its ban for its people to visit Egypt. The film crew has visited Luxor and Aswan as well as several places in Cairo including Abu Tarik Koshari restaurant that presents one of the most popular Egyptian plates.

The Egyptian government announced to build the highest tower in Africa which will be built in the new Administrative Capital. The tower will be built by a Chinese company which was announced after a meeting between president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Spokesman for the Egyptian presidency said that the cooperation between the two countries comes as there are many common challenges before the two countries such as overpopulation and development problems.

Awad Chafik In an interview given to the Greek Kathimerini newspaper, President al-Assad said that Syria is fighting terrorists, who are the army of the Turkish, US, and Saudi regimes, stressing that any aggressor and any army, whether Turkish, French, or whoever, they are all enemies as long as they came to Syria illegally.

Sources in the Papal headquarters said that Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, is going to visit the Vatican in few weeks. Pope has announced to an Italian group of tourists that he intends to visit the Vatican for the first time.

During his meeting with the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Lebanon, Pope Tawadros said we thank God for the situation of Christians in the Middle East. Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, explained that the situation is currently tends to be calmer than previous years.

Nancy Michael Girgis has disappeared yesterday in Tanta. She called her father after the exam and told him she is going to take the train and will return home soon, but she never returned.

The African tribal king, Chevy G. Jean, one of the leaders of Cote d Ivoire, joined the Orthodox Church. He was baptized by the monotheistic father Dionysius of the monastery of Kotlomusi and was named David.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, sent a delegation to Russia to buy a Coptic church in Moscow. The delegation consists of Bishop Theodosious of Giza and Peter of Shebin Qanater.

The Church of the Virgin and Pope Cyril of Zouaydeh organized a group breakfast for fasters with more than 500 Muslims. Leaders of the church said that the party is a message of unity among the Egyptians and is a good custom followed by all Egyptians during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Egyptian Committee for Justice and Peace of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt organized the annual Ramadan breakfast party yesterday. The party was attended by a number of public figures and Islamic scholars. It is worth mentioning that the Justice and Peace Committee is headed by Father William Seydhom Jesuit.

Bishops of the Coptic church in America attended the Islamic breakfast of the holy month of Ramadan. The breakfast was prepared by the Egyptian community in the presence of the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations and the Egyptian Cultural Center in New York.

In his speech during the Egyptian family breakfast, president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi promised good news for the Egyptians in two weeks. He added that Egypt will be much better in two years God willing.

A number of activists on the social networking sites criticized a picture of Ahmad Mohamed Hassan, son of the famous Islamic preacher. He appears in a picture driving a very expensive car which contradicts to calls of his father for austerity and asceticism.