]Two bullies called Mohamed adn Sayed have been threatening a Coptic family in Assiut preventing them from going out even to vote at the presidential elections.

Sources in Assiut told Copts United that a gang in Tasa village have been imposing royalties on the Copts, or else they are going to kidnap and kill them.

A number of activists launched a campaign to save Mariam, the Sudanese doctor, from the Sudanese court decision of excecution. Mariam was sentenced to excecution beceause she left Islam. The people who signed the campaign said, "We are denouncing the resolution of the court, and we are asking the Sudanese government to cancel their verdict immediately."

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received yesterday the EU delegation to observe the elections, which included Mr. Robert Goebbels, Mr. Filip Kaczmarek, Mr Jan Brezina, Ms Susy De Martini, Mr Gerrard Quille and Mr. Luca Di Preso.

Many Egyptian women have celebrated the presidential elections in front of ballot stations by dancing and singing.

Coptic Dutch organization has issued a statement today urging the Egyptian people to vote in the elections in order to show the world that what happened in June 30 was a revolution and not a military coup.

Coptic American Assembly (CAA) announced its support for Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the presidential election on May 26, 27.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, casted his vote today in the presidential elections in Alexandria.

Father Boulos Halim, spokes person of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that bishops of the Coptic Church will cast their votes today in the presidential elections.

Young people belong to the Muslim Brotherhood group have attacked the monastery of St. Paul and St. Anthony (Bosh) in Beni Suef using fireworks and Nitric acid.

A Coptic Christian man was accused of killing Omar Gomaa, member of the Muslim Brotherhood group, during demonstrations of the group in Fayoum last Friday.

Kidnapped Coptic man, Maher Riad, was released after he had pledged to pay a royalty for the kidnappers.

Ramy R. Morkos, 38, was shot yesterday in clashes between police and elements of the Muslim Brotherhood in Fayyoum.

Police in Menofia has released a kidnapped Coptic child in just 24 hours after he had been kidnapped.

Police in Qena have released Hany Sameh, 11 years-old Coptic child without paying the ransom.

4 new defendants were arrested yesterday on charges of attacking and burning the Evangelical Church in Minya.

Tama Misdemeanors Court has sentenced Bishoy Kamiel, Coptic Chirstian man, to four years in prison and a fine of 10 thousand LE on charges in contempt of Islamic religion.

At the time the armed forces announced about 182 thousand soldiers are responsible for securing the presidential elections, two people were injured in shooting St. Mary Church in Luxor.

Security forces in Minya have arrested new defendants belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood who are accused of burning churches and attacking public and private properties in Minya.

The court of Tama in Sohag sentenced Coptic teacher, Bishoy Camille, to 4 years in prison, and a fine of 10 thousand pounds on Thursday. He was charged with contempt of religion while the court acquitted him of the charge of insulting the isolated ex-president Mohamed Morsi.

Security forces in Minya have arrested new defendants accused of attacking churches and public facilities in Minya arrested.