Family of disappeared Coptic girl Mary Nabil Atia, 18 years old, demanded police to return their daughter who disappeared on January 29 in mysterious circumstances.

Poula Nader, Coptic young man who was burned alive like the Jordanian Pilot who was also burned alive by ISIS. His mother mourned the death of her only son saying that she couldn’t look at his body as it was carbonized.

Two kidnapped Copts in Minya were released yesterday after 110.000 LE ransom was paid. Milad Emad, 25, and Malak Khalaf, 20, were released today after they had been kidnapped for 9 days.

Hundreds of Egyptians held anti-terrorism demonstration in the Austrian city of Leoben in cooperation with the General Union of Egyptians in Austria and a number of Copts.

Qena’s police on Saturday announced the rescue of Coptic student Rimon Beshara who had been kidnapped from the pharmacy of his father.

Kidnapped Coptic merchant called Eissa Girgis Zakaria, 40 years old, has escaped from the kidnappers today. He was kidnapped last Friday from his shop in Mallawy, Minya, by masked armed men.

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned female mutilation and domestic violence against women, calling them degradations that had to be combated.

Seventeen new provincial governors were sworn-in by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday, most of whom are civilians in constrast with typical practice whereby appointees have military backgrounds.

Nine alleged ‘takfiris’ were arrested Saturday, in North Sinai during operations by military forces, Youm7 reported.

A Coptic doctor called Rimon Beshara, 23 years old, was kidnapped in the pharmacy of his father at Dishna, Qena.

Father Francis Farid, agent of Beni Suef diocese said that the Church is praying to God that he may support Egyptian police and army in their war against terrorism.

Dakahlia governorate has witnessed the new case of accusing a Coptic young man of contempt of Islamic religion.

Association of the Egyptian community in Australia and New Zealand, which includes 24 Party, Association and Organization, issued a statement today to condemn the terrorist incident in Sinai that killed dozens of honorable Egyptian soldiers. The statement urged the Egyptian president Abdul Fatah al-Sisi to fight Hamas in order to eliminate their continuous threat to the Egyptian army in Sinai.

A Coptic family in Giza demanded the Interior Minister to reveal information about their kidnapped daughter, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago.

Father Angelos Isaac, secretary of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, said that Pope Tawadros is looking forward to the release of the kidnapped Coptic Christians in Libya and is following their news with great concern.

Fatwa House denounced today killing many people by those who call themselves Islamists.

Fatwa House issued a statement to denounce burning the Jordanian pilot assuring that Islam rejects all kinds of killing, especially by burning the victims.

Family of Nabil Mahrous, Coptic man killed last Friday at El-Arish, is going to hold the funeral today at the church of St. Mary in Massara, Cairo.

As the Coptic Church is celebrating the fasting of Jonah the prophet, daily masses are celebrated for three days.

Two MB members tried to burn a tram in Alexandria today.

St. Thomas Monastery in Sohag held funeral of Father Abram of St. Thomas monastery who took office as agent of the monastery for years.