An eye witness from Galaa village told Copts United that there is security presence next to the church in the village without really solving the problem.

Dr. Amin Lotfi, President of the University of Beni Suef, said during the celebration to grant Pope Tawadros II the honorary doctorate in social

Bishop Raphael, Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, told Copts United that Church doesn't prevent the Copts from visiting Jerusalem as pilgrims since the Pope had allowed the elderly to visit Jerusalem.

Abba Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, denounced statement of Nabil al-Araby, Secretary of the Arab League, in which he claimed there are many bibles of the Christian churches.

Rev. Refaat Fikri, Head of Media Council and publishing Committee at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Egypt, denounced the statements by Dr. Nabil Elaraby, Secretary General of the Arab League, in which he said that Sunnis and Shiites do not have different bibles like Catholic and Protestant churches.

Kamal Zakher, founder of the secular trend in Egypt, said that Jerusalem is a significant holy place for all Christians who visit it as pilgrims, and the Copts should be no exception.

The Coptic Orthodox Church, sent an invitation on Monday to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to attend the Mass of Easter on April 11.

Dr. Amin Lotfi, head of the University of Beni Suef, said that the university is going to hold a celebration on Tuesday to grant Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, the honorary doctorate entitled (the promotion of social peace in Egypt).

"I have never in my life witnessed Middle East Christians in such extreme danger," Amine Gemayel warned on Wednesday. Speaking at a public lecture at Boston College, the former president of Lebanon called 2014 "a year of existential crisis" for Middle East Christians. He raised "the specter of genocide," in the context of atrocities suffered by Christians and other religious minorities in the region at the hands of the Islamic State and other extremists.

The Coptic Dutch organization issued a statement today to denounce attacking St. Mary Church in Awr village by some fanatics who refuse building the new church.

Little children in Garf Sarhan village have set material intended to be used in building a new unlicensed church on fire.

In a meeting with the governor of Minya Gen. Salah Ziada, Muslims and Christians of Awr village, agreed to build the church of the Martyrs in a different place in the village on a piece of land that belongs to Samalout diocese.

Dr. Yasser Borhamy, vice president of the Salafist call, denied attacking Copts or calling them infidels in his lectures.

Coptic Orthodox Church announced to start specialized courses for Coptic priests in order to raise their performance and improve their service.

Aiman Kamal, member of the Constituent Office of secular movement, said that attacking the Copts in Awr village by terrorist groups for trying to build a licensed church is a clear violation of the sovereignty of the Egyptian state.

Egyptian army has discovered the largest tunnel in Sinai which was full of weapons and munition.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, celebrated the forty days anniversary of the killing of the 21 Copts of Libya.

Students who belong to the terrorist organization of the Muslim Brotherhood have demonstrated in Assiut to denounce the military coup and demand the return of ousted president Mohammed Morsy.

Copts in Galaa village denounced the dealing of police in crisis of Galaa village church as they allowed 7 fanatics to manipulate the whole situation.

Gen. Salah Ziada, governor of Minya, held a meeting with Muslims and Copts of Awr village in Samalut in the presence of clergy from the village.

A Cairo court ordered on Saturday the release of two police officers accused of "torturing to death" a lawyer in custody on a bail worth 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($ 1,310), a prosecution official said.