A Coptic businessman donated a piece of land to build the Church of the 21 martyrs of Libya to be built in their birthplace at Al Awar village in Samalout.

The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that the security services have arrested 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who were planning to target police and army.

Father Poulos Halim, media spokesman of the Orthodox Church, said in the press conference concerning the monastery of Wadi Rayan today that Pope Tawadros has appointed a spiritual leader of the monastery.

Evangelical Church is going to organizing a prayer conference by the end of this month. The event will be held at the house of the valley at Wadi Natroun, Egypt, under the slogan " eyewitnesses of his majesty".

A Coptic young man has disappeared in mysterious circumstances last Thursday in Qena. Sources said that Nagy Ghalib, known as Bishoy, went out for school and never returned back.

Maged Wadie, head of Saving the Egyptian Heritage Society, filed petition in court to prevent Wadi Rayan highway project that penetrates a Coptic monastery and threatens several antiquities in that area.

Father Poulos Halim media spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that Father Elisha, one of the monks at Wadi Rayan monastery, is responsible for Wadi Rayan crisis since he accepts all people seeking monasticism without the due exams.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, sent a message to President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, to congratulate him on the success of the economic conference.

Monk Paul of Wadi Rayyan said that the new road at the monastery is going to split the monastery in two parts and will reach the top of the mountain then goes down, which exceeds the global road specifications.

The monks of the Monastery of St. Macarius of Alexandria at Wadi Rayyan have sent two letters to the Pope in which they assert their obedience to the church and the Pope.

Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Minister of Religious Endowments, said that we need to renew the religious discourse to counter terrorism.

Ministry of Awqaf headed by Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Gomaa, has reviewed and amended Islamic religious education for different stages of education.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, said today at the end of economic conference, that Egypt has received several missions to learn from the Egyptian experience, and it's time to restore such leading role among the nations. He explained that the new projects should be carried out fast and with little profit margin in order to be useful to the Egyptian economy.

Security services in Fayoum, Behira and Minya have arrested 13 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.

Committee for Economic Development of the Youth Bishopric announced to organize several courses of handcrafts in order to allow many people to earn their living and learn new skills.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, told the congressional delegation that Egypt fights terrorism not only through regular weapons, but also through fighting poverty and ignorance by improving economy and education.

Military spokesman said Egyptian armed forces have killed two terrorists in security crackdown in Sinai after they exchanged fire with the security forces.

Egyptian security officials say a bomb exploded next to a bank in the coastal city of Alexandria, wounding four people.

Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, said Saturday that Egypt's economy had been impressively revived after a shock that he likened to having a "heart attack."

Forget the pyramids, Tahrir Square and the Nile. Egypt is ready to ditch Cairo and build a shiny new capital if the government has its way.

Father Mina el Kes, Priest of Menshat Kais village, Beni Mazar, said that Emad Yakoub was tortured to death by armed militias in Libya after he was targeted for being Christian as the militias saw the tattoo of the cross on his hands.