Abba Raphael, General Bishop of the Churches of downtown Cairo and secretary of the Holy Synod, opened on Sunday the first Coptic book fair in Cairo at St. Mark church in Azbakia.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, met with the members of the Egyptian community in Denmark, during his visit to the headquarters of the Egyptian embassy in Copenhagen.

Rev. Dr. Manis Abdel Nour, pastor of the evangelical church in Doubbara Palace, died today after suffering a long illness.

Jaroslaw Gwen, Catholic senior politician, rejected the proposal of Pope Francis to receive refugees in Europe, and told Reuters that Muslim refugees should not accept in any way.

Dr. Aida Nassif, professor of philosophy at the University of Cairo, announced her resignation from the Political Bureau and the membership of the supreme body of the Free Egyptians Party in protest at the use of church in politics.

Naguib Sawiris, Coptic businessman, offered a creative solution to thousands of refugees who migrate to Europe to escape from the hell of ISIS by buying them an island in Italy or Greece.

Copts United spotted the celebrations of Nayrouz in several Coptic Christian churches.

Hani Ezzat, founder of the Association of the victims of the personal status law of the Copts, said that Copts of al-Nour ultra conservative party don’t represent members of the association and have no right to speak for them.

European Union of the Egyptian communities, headed by Esam Ebid, regretted the weak reaction of the international community before the tragedy of the Syrian people who suffer from terrorist organizations.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi accepted the cabinet’s resignation on Saturday, said the presidency.

The Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced 12 defendants to death on Saturday on charges of forming an "Islamic State-affiliated terrorist cell."

Two Egyptian pilgrims died from their injuries caused by a construction crane that collapsed in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, announced the Ministry of Health Saturday.

Egyptian businessman, Nassef Sawiris, chairman of the Board of Directors of Orascom Construction Industries, announced to donate $ 350 million for Egypt.

Dr. Mohammed Mokhtar Juma, minister of religious endowments, announced today to hold the conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs entitled "vision of imams and scholars about the renewal of religious discourse and counter extremist ideology" in Luxor.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, announced to stop his weekly sermon since he will be traveling abroad in pastoral care visit to Sweden, Denmark and the United States.

Dr. Yasser Al Borhamy, vice president of the Salafist call, announced today that 24 Copts have been nominated on electoral lists of al-Nour ultra conservative party.

Dr. Mohammed Mukhtar Juma, Minister of Awqaf, said that the terrorist group of the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to defame his reputation and threaten to assassinate him.

Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Juma, Minister of Awqaf, said that the nomination of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for the Nobel Prize comes for his great effort to save Egypt and the region from the danger of terrorism and his work for peace in the Middle East.

Egyptian news website published voice records for the leading member of the Salafist call, Yasser Al Borhamy, in 2005, in which he said that nominating of Copts and women for parliamentary elections is a calamity.

Pope Francis approved an amendment to the procedure prescribed by the Catholic church to invalidate marriages.

Australian government announced today to host 12.000 refugees fleeing from both Syria and Iraq. Applications will be available for refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.