Abba Moussa, Bishop of young people, celebrated the passage of 35 years on the establishment of Youth Bishopric.

Coptic child, Maher Fayez, accused of contempt of Islam was further demanded in custody for 15 days. He was accused of insulting Islam across his Facebook page, should be remanded in custody for extra 15 days.

Coptic Orthodox church participated in the peace conference in Seoul that was ended on Saturday evening. The conference was held in the presence of representatives from all religions including Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and different faiths.

The Secretariat of the Council of the Churches of Egypt held a meeting on Saturday, at the headquarters of the presidency of the Evangelical Church in Heliopolis, headed by Rev. Dr. Bishoy Helmy, Secretary General of the Council of the Churches of Egypt. After that, the Executive Committee of the Council held another meeting, to discuss achievement of each committee of the council.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Pope Tawadros II met with Ante Aakillen, president of the bishops of the Swedish Lutheran Church, at Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, sent a message to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to offer his sincere condolences in the death of his son Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

"Middle East Online" published a report about the Copts under the Islamic state since 2011. It said that the most important characteristic of the development of the Copts since 2011 is to break the barrier of fear.

Egypt's new cabinet led by former Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail saw 16 replacements and includes 33 portfolios. The ministers were sworn in on Saturday before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Security bodies in Beheira governorate arrested two scrap workers for slaughtering a number of donkeys and selling the meat, Youm7 reported Thursday.

Pope Tawadros II, phoned Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, to congratulate him on Eid al-Adha. The Pope is currently in a pastoral care visit to Denmark and Sweden that takes about two weeks.

Family of the famous Zero student, Mariam Malak, is going to hold a press conference today in respond to the five-members committee that stated that the answer sheets that got zero marks belong to Mariam.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that the Queen of Denmark received Pope Tawadros II on Wednesday.

Nader Sairafi, the Coptic candidate of the Islamic party, al-Nour, said that the Copts inside the party are committed to the Islamic law according to Article II of the constitution. He explained that he joined the party after he defended it against several attacks of other parties.

Thousands of people attended the Friday funeral of Atiqa Gaddafi, sister of late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Youm7 reported.

Pope Francis warned of IS elements among the Syrian refugees, pointing out that Rome may be a potential target for terrorists.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, met with representatives of the churches of Sweden in the Church of St. John the beloved and Pope Cyril in Anchoring, Sweden.

Mohammed Attia, general coordinator of the campaign "No religious parties" said they won’t allow al-Nour ultra conservative party to establish the Islamic caliphate in Egypt.

Colonel General Sedki Sobhi, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, said that the Egyptian Armed Forces will always guard the Egyptian national security. He added that terrorism will not stop us from building our homeland.

The Italian Agency ANSA said that IS has kidnapped 12 Egyptian workers on their way home. The kidnapped workers were forced to build prisons and administrative buildings for the Islamic State.

A number of activists shared video on Facebook of Saudi sheikhs cursing Christians and Jews from inside the Kaaba during the Hajj pilgrimage.