Coptic Church celebrates this month the 64th anniversary of Pope Shenouda s monasticism The former Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See was ordained a monk at the Syrian monastery on July 18, 1954.

Abba Mark, Coptic Bishop of France, said that the Coptic church has bought a new church in France and was named St. Mina Church. Bishop of France was enthroned on Paris in 2015 after his ordination by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II.

Abba ABraam, Bishop of Fayoum, underwent a surgery in the back two days ago and left the intensive care room in Germany today. Father Antonius Ishaq, priest of St. George Church in Fayoum that Bishop Abraam had to undergo the surgery due to the increasing pain in his back.

Under auspices of police in Minya, Copts and Muslims of Minbal held a reconciliation session to end dispute between the citizens in the village. The attendees promised to fight extremism and prevent any further disputes or attacks in the village.

6 defendants of Minbal sectarian attacks were released on bail and the imprisonment of one defendant was extended for 15 days. The police is currently investigating 39 defendants on the attacks.

Social Media in Egypt has been talking about Dr. Nader Hanna, the Coptic surgeon who moved from Egypt to Nigeria to the United States where he completed his studies. Dr. Hanna visits several cities in Upper Egypt to perform on the poor for free.

Father Makarious, priest of St. Tadros church in Minbal village, said that media exaggerated the situation in the village. He added that the events are rare and strange in his village, and assured the good relations between Copts and Muslims.

A Young Coptic man was arrested in Menbal village, Minya province, on charges of insulting Prophet Mohamed by sharing a video on social media. Fanatics of the village had attacked houses of the Copts in the village to punish them and express their anger after what they described as unforgettable insult for Islam.

Eni announced a second light oil discovery on the B1-X exploration prospect located in South West Meleiha license, in the Egyptian Western Desert, some 130 Km North of the oasis of Siwa. The discovery on B-1X confirms the high exploration and production potential of deep geological sequences of the Faghur Basin. Eni plans, in the near term, the drilling of other exploratory prospects located nearby the A2-X and B-1X discoveries to consolidate what can result as a new productive area for Eni in Egypt.

His Holiness Pope Twadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See promoted Father Angelos Jabr, priest of St. Mina and St. Cyril Church in Florins to the rank of Hegumin. The promotion was performed at the holy mass celebrated at the church of St. Paul in Rome, the biggest Catholic Church in Italy.

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.