THE first Coptic Church in Australia would cost $2.3 million to refurbish and instead will be demolished by Marrickville Council.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, invited the people to consecrate their lives for the Lord.

Father Stephen Shehata, Agent of Samalout Diocese, said that construction work didn’t stop two weeks ago at the church of the martyrs.

Hany Ezzat, coordinator of victims of personal status movement, demanded a civil law of marriage for non-Muslims.

Results of voting inside Egypt in the first phase of legislative elections were announced yesterday.

After her list won, Mervat Michelle was recorded the first Coptic women that enters the Parliament in Beni Suef.

Unknown gunmen kidnapped a child called Kastor Amir Bushra, 5 years old, for 100.000 LE ransom. They threatened his family that they would kill the child in case the money was not paid on time.

Egyptian newspapers said that several Coptic candidates win elections in Minya. This came after all candidates of the ultra conservative al-Nour party lost the elections of the first phase in Upper Egypt.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood rejoiced over the misfortune of the Salafis in the first phase of the parliamentary elections that they lost all seats in the first phase of the Parliamentary elections.

Ambassador Lamia Mukhaimar Egypt's Consul in Los Angeles held a celebration for Pope Tawadros II who is currently visiting America.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, signed on Monday a historic agreement between the Claremont University and Saints Athanasius and Cyril Theological Coptic Orthodox school.

Egyptian writer Sabri Albaga denounced the weak participation in the voting process by the Egyptians abroad. He said that it’s weird to find this with the participation of 32 candidates of the Egyptians abroad on the electoral lists.

A poll conducted by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights said that the largest segment of the voters, the youth, decided to boycott the elections for the lack of confidence in the candidates, especially as most of them are members of the dissolved National Party.

Eyewitnesses reported supporters of the candidates of al-Nour party in Qena harassed a number of Coptic voters in front of poll stations in Qena.

Dr. Yasser Al Borhamy, vice president of the Salafist call in Alexandria, said al-Nour Party worries that the Liberal Egyptians party, founded and financed by Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiros, is going to harvest several votes in the elections.

The second day of parliamentary elections in Qena witnessed more violation for the law by al-Nour ultra conservative party.

Egyptian Consul in New York, Ambassador Ahmed Farouk, said that the Egyptians participated actively in the elections with a great sense of responsibility.

Priest of the Coptic church in Delga denied rumors about targeting the Copts by elements of the Islamic State in Minya.

Security forces in Minya arrested a gang in Minya that kidnapped a Coptic merchant and filmed him nude with a woman in order to blackmail him.