6 houses of Coptic Christians as well as 3 cars were burnet in sectarian violence in Ezbet Zakaria village, Minya, because of emotional relationship between a Coptic Christian young man and a Muslim young woman.

Father Luke Rady, priest of the Coptic Church in Beni Odai village, Assiut, said that security forces have rescued the abducted Christian child Michael Nabil, who was abducted in front of his school four days ago for ransom.

Family of Walid S. Shaker, a 25-year-old Coptic Christian, said Walid was killed last Tuesday by Muslim fanatics in Libya after he had refused to convert to Islam.

During the seminar today about the burned churches in Upper Egypt organized by Copts United foundation, Hasaballah Kafrawi, former Minister of Housing has launched a donation campaign to restore the demolished churches and compensate the affected families. Moreover, he made a donations of 500 EGP.

Ministry of Education has allocated a hotline for reporting against any acts of extremism in the Egyptian schools.

Security crackdown in Delga village, Minya, has arrested 27 accused of attacking public and private properties.

Sources in the Directorate of Education in Beni Suef said that principal of Maimoun experimental school was suspended pending investigation for inciting against the army and the police.

Coptic Christian child called Michael Nabil was kidnapped today in front of his school, Beni Odai elementary school in Assiut.

Copts United foundation organizes a seminar tomorrow about the burned churches in Upper Egypt. The seminar is held in Cairo’s Helton Ramsis, with the participation of Gen. Fouad Allam, former deputy of SSI, Abdallah Kafrawi, former Minister of Housing, Dr. Michel Fahmi, political analyst, Isaac Ibrahim,

Dr. Emad Gad, former MP and researcher at Egypt’s Al-Ahram Center for Political Studies, said that Obama’s speech has changed to support the triumphed Egyptian revolution. The American Administration gave up the Muslim Brotherhood after it had been desperately defending them.

Abdel Fattah Sisi, Egypt’s Minister of Defense, has received Darrell Issa, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Train traffic in Egypt returns to work in order to serve university students in Upper and Lower Egypt. Husein Zakaria, chairman of the railway Authority, told Copts United that special trains are provided to make the students feel comfortable.

Father Ayoub Youssef, priest of the Catholic Church in Delga, Minya, said a Coptic Christian teacher called Sobhi Habib was abducted today for ransom.

A husband has offered his wife to protestors at Rabaa Adawia sit-in to enjoy her sexually following a fatwa by sheik Erifi that he and his wife are going to heaving for “such holy sacrifice”.

Security forces in Minya have arrested 43 defendants charged with attacking churches and police stations, and breaking the curfew.

‪Beni Suef’s prosecution‬ ordered 8 students belong to the Muslim Brotherhood 15 days in prison for inciting chaos and trying to shut down schools and universities.

Security forces in Qena have arrested a member of the Islamic Group called Hussein S. after he led many people to burn St. Mary Church in Qena.

A number of Coptic activists to organize a demonstration against Bishop Armia, the general bishop, to denounce his statements that support a religious state in Egypt as he refused to grant none-Muslims freedom of worship in Article III of the constitution.

Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned all Muslim brotherhood activities in Egypt.

"Complete Your Favor" campaign to support Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for the presidency announced the formation of its Executive Bureau and secretariats in Egypt’s governorates and all over the world.

Nabil Fahmy, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed a number of topics of interest between the two countries and the progress of roadmap implementation during Fahmy’s visit to America.