Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing, said that the Ministry allocated 30 acres to build new cathedral in new Cairo.

Three gangsters failed to kidnap a Coptic doctor in Tama, Suhag. Police had received information about their plan to kidnap the doctor and the gangsters were arrested while trying to kidnap him.

Abba Macarius, Bishop of Minya, said that the church is standing at the same distance from all electoral candidates, but will encourage the congregation to participate actively at the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Father Poula Fouad, priest of St. Mary Church at Ain Shams denounced the attacks of the Muslim Brotherhood that caused several deaths and injuries among the Muslims and Christians.

Family of the killed Coptic child, Mina Maher, mourned his death and demanded security forces to return the safety and security to the neighborhood that they lack.

Police in fayoum have arrested 18 members of the Muslim Brotherhood who incited violence in several demonstrations yesterday.

At least three Copts, including a 10 years old child, were killed today in clashes between police and elements of the Muslim Brotherhood at Ain Shams.

Akram Ibrahim, brother of one Coptic victim at Ain Shams clashes between the Muslim Brotherhood and elements of the Muslim Brotherhood yesterday, said that his brother had nothing to do with the demonstrations and was only working, but he was targeted by gunshots of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Great disagreement was caused among the members of the Copts 38 Association after Nader Sayrafy, spokesperson of the association, decided to run for parliamentary elections on the list of al-Nour ultra conservative party.

Father Polous Monir, priest of St. George Church in Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate, said that God has protected hundreds of Coptic worshipers, after a bomb was planted next to the church and was to cause massive destruction, injuries and deaths among the Copts.

Slain Egyptian activist Shaimaa El-Sabagh was shot dead by police in a 'premeditated' murder on Saturday, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, of which she was a member, said Sunday.

Family of Amgad Gaber, 22 years old Coptic driver, found him dead in front of his house in Tayba village, Samalot, north of Minya. His father demanded autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Unidentified men set a car of a Coptic Christian man called Fayez Morkos on fire. It’s worth mentioning that the car was parked next to the police station, but that didn’t prevent the perpetrators from burning the car.

Sources in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied reports of killing the Kidnapped Copts in Libya, and demanded news media to make sure before publishing such controversial news.

National Security police arrested killers of guards of St. Mark Catholic church in Minya who seized their guns on Christmas eve. Two police men had been targeted and killed in front of St. Mark Catholic church in Minya.

Sources in the Libyan army announced the killing of kidnapped Copts in Libya. The sources added that such terrorist organizations don’t understand the language of negation, but rather killing and murder.

Five have been sentenced to 15 days in jail pending further investigation over accusations of belonging to the outlawed group of Ajnad Masr (Soldiers of Egypt,) Youm7 reported.

The elevator of the Egyptian-Russian Friendship Monument situated near the Aswan High Dam fell, injuring four people, Youm7 reported Saturday.

Police in Suhag has arrested Imam and Muezzin belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of assaulting churches and police stations in the governorate.

Bader Al Zahrani, Saudi investor and member of the Egyptian Businessmen Association, demanded the Egyptian government to remove obstacles and bureaucracy before foreign investment in order to encourage businessmen to invest in Egypt.

Coptic Advisory Council issued and Coptic activists issued a statement today to declare the document of citizenship rights for the Copts.