Mohammed Ibrahim, Egypt's Minister of Interior, held press conference today in which he congratulated the Coptic Christians on Christmas as well as the new year.

In its statement, the Salafi Front had decided to boycott referendum on the amended constitution describing it as a “forged document made by the government of a military coup”.

Abram Louis, founder of Victims of Kidnapping Association, said that authorities in Egypt should grant “religious advice and guidance sessions” for any person who is willing to convert to Islam in order to save their families and reassure them about their children.

Dozens of members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Germany have demonstrated today against Pope Tawadros II, who's currently in a pastoral visit in Germany, in front of his residence at St. Mary monastery in Germany.

Abba Armia, member of the Holy Synod, said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, has arrived to Germany in a pastoral visit to the Coptic congregation there after he left Austria.

European Union of Copts Organizations for Human Rights (EUCOHR) denounced the ruling concerning Khosous sectarian incidents, in which the Coptic Christian defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined thousands of dollars, while all Muslim defendants were acquitted.

Gen. Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, Egypt’s minister of defense, asked NGOs to provide available lists for street children in order to get them enrolled in military technical schools saying this should enable them to participate in developing their country and solve many problems.

Judge Nabil Salib, Head of Egypt’s Supreme Electoral Commission (ESEC) said that 67 local and international civil society organizations will be permitted to monitor the upcoming referendum on the amended 2012 constitution.

Michele Bachman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said that the American government will have to name the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization in case the Egyptian government does.

Egyptian writer Farida Shobashy demanded today to ban the Islamic headscarf in Egypt after a woman wearing niqab had killed a taxi driver who tried to get through a demonstration of the Muslim Brotherhood in Mansoura.

A group of gunmen has attacked St. George Church in Barba village, Assiut.

Dr. Seham Adieb, Coptic Christian woman, has filed a complaint against Dr. Amin Lotfy, president of Beni Suef University, after he dismissed her from the job of Assistant Secretary of the University.

Mohamed Gamal, 33 years old taxi driver, was killed yesterday for he tried to pass a demonstration of the Muslim Brotherhood that cut off the road in Mansoura.

As a Coptic Christian man was driving near Cairo University dorms with his family in the car, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have attacked him and stoned his car, just because he had a decorative rear view mirror cross.

Nasr City Misdemeanor Court has sentenced Sheikh Abu Islam and his son to five years in prison after they were found guilty on charges of contempt of Christianity.

On its official web page, al-Nour ultra conservative party urged its supporters to vote “yet” in the upcoming referendum on the amended constitution.

Sayed M. Khodier, 39 years old barber, was killed yesterday by a fanatic Islamist who was driven crazy by a photo of Egypt’s defense minister, General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, hanged in his barber shop in Port Said.

Pope Francis said today that we should not accept the idea of Middle East Christians-free zone. He added on Twitter that we pray every day for peace in the Middle East.

During his pastoral visit to Switzerland, H.H. Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, have visited St. Mark & St. Morris Church in Zurich as well as Wasserkirche.

After the Muslim Brotherhood has failed to win the elections of Doctors' Syndicate, it announced the Church was responsible for such failure after it mobilized against it.

Egyptian writer Abdul Rahim Ali said today that the Muslim Brotherhood has trained many young people in Gaza to use weapons.