The State Department broke with normal procedures last week when it ordered the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) not to conduct a secondary inspection on members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on their way to visit government officials and think tanks in the United States.

Father Fransis Farid, deputy of Beni Suef Diocese told Copts United that celebrating the Easter this year in Beni Suef will be limited to the Mass prayers, and no festivals will be held.

Hamdeen Sabahi, the presidential candidate told Al-Jazeera live channel that it is not for the good of Muslim Brotherhood to insist on having a presidential candidate.

The Salafis of Arrabit Abu Aziz village, Maragha, Sohag shot yesterday the house of a Christian man called al-Dawy Ezzat Ekladious who tried to call the police but in vain. Ekladious told Copts United that some Salafis shot his house, and when he called the police, he was told to report at Maragha police station. But, when he went there, Salafis brought their weapons, demolished the house and threw them out.

A tweet made by sheik Hazem Shoman on Twitter and spread on the internet, in which he says: “ Fatwa on my responsibility: voting for Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu Ismail is Jihad for the sake of God, and he who dies while voting for him is a martyr and shall go to Paradise.

April 6 Movement announced they would participate with the Muslim Brotherhood in the coming Friday’s demonstration entitled "self-determination" on April 20, 2012 in Tahrir Square in Cairo and all squares of Egypt.

Supreme Council of Armed Forces has issued a statement on its official page on Facebook under the title: “Who is the next president of Egypt?” in which he said that Egyptians are going to choose their next president through elections. People will choose the one who can convince them about his platform, the one who can lead the ship to a safe harbor.

Abba John Kolta, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, told Copts United that Egypt may suffer until presidential elections are over. Egyptians do not fear anymore and many conflicts may be experienced until electing a president who should not be an MB or a Salafi, but a consensus president who will care for all Egyptians.

Makram Nashed Poles has been honored for winning the first place in the ideal father competition in Beni Suef as well as the third place in the same competition of Egypt.

The Administrative Court of the State Council has decided to prevent the parliament from forming the committee to draft the new constitution. Khalid Ali, a likely candidate for the presidency wrote on his page on Twitter: “We Win!” Hundreds of people at the doors of the court were so happy to receive such judgment.

Haya Party headed by Eng. Michael Monir announced in a statement that the party is satisfied with the ruling of the invalidity of constituent committee of the Egyptian constitution as well as preventing any MP from being part of this committee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter, Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani remains in jail -- alive, yes -- but having already passed his 900th day behind bars for being a Christian and still facing a possible execution. Nadarkhani, whose first name also can be spelled "Youcef," was able to visit with a son on on the son's birthday Monday (April 2), according to the American Center for Law and Justice, which is closely monitoring the case. His 900th day in jail occurred in late March.

8 Muslim activists were sentenced to 2 years and 200 pounds fine for participating with the Copts in a demonstration in Shubra against bombing Saints church in Alexandria. The demonstration demanded arresting the ministry of interiors Habib al-Adly and the security director in Alexandria as they allowed this terrorist attack to happen or even participated in it.

Members of the campaign to support Hazem Abu Ismail for the presidency in Beni Suef showed documentaries of Abu Ismail’s biography using large screens in the streets of Beni Suef, as well as some songs praising him and speaking about the injustice which he suffered from during the era of Mubarak as well as the Supreme Council of Armed Forces.

Free Egyptian Party, Egyptian Social Democrats party and some political movements such as April 6 Movement and the Free Soldiers Movement have issued a statement on Sunday in the first anniversary of April 8th movement.

Emad Hilmi, human rights activist has told Copts United that Mina Asaad Fahim, the kidnapped child by armed men in Deir Mawas, Minya has been returned home after his family paid a large ransom approaching 2 million pounds.

Presidential candidate Khalid Ali said in an interview in Tahrir satellite channel that the most important point in his platform is social justice, pointing out that article 28 of the constitutional declaration will never allow Mubarak and his men to fake the results of the elections.

Lawyers Union of Legal and democratic Studies Organization demanded the Supreme Council of Armed Forces for taking a reaction towards those who are calling for armed jihad whom should be called the new terrorists who want to transfer Egypt to a new Afghanistan.

Lawyers Union of Legal and democratic Studies Organization demanded the Supreme Council of Armed Forces for taking a reaction towards those who are calling for armed jihad whom should be called the new terrorists who want to transfer Egypt to a new Afghanistan.

Khalek Ali, human rights activist presents today his papers to inter the presidential race with 32 authorization of MPs of People’s Assembly and Shoura Council; most of them from Social Democratic Egyptian Party.

Yasmin Samir, the spokesperson for the April 6th Movement in Suez said that they refuse the nomination of the ex-vice president Omar Suleiman for the presidential race. She added that the revolution aims at several targets, and one of them is the demolition of the corrupted regime which Omar Suleiman was a pillar in it.