Sheikh Omran Qanashi, member of Libyan-Egyptian reconciliation committee, said that Coptic abductees in Libya were not killed.

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.

Abanob Gerges, Coordinator of Copts of Egypt coalition, said that masked men stormed the house of a Coptic Christian civilian called Nabil M. last Saturday at midday and killed him by bullet to the head.

European Union of Coptic organizations in Europe denounced in a statement the terrorist attacks against police and army in Egypt.

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.

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.

Nader Bakkar, assistant chief of al-Nour ultra conservative Party, defended the existence of religious parties in Egypt saying that the Egyptian constitution is religious based.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, received today at the presidential headquarters Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint St. Mark See, and Father Matthias I, Patriarch of Ethiopia who visits Egypt for 6 days.

Gen. Sedky Sobhy, general commander of the Egyptian armed forces, offered his sincere condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist incidents in France, describing them as cowardly acts.

Journalist Mostafa Bakry, said that the terrorist organization of ISIS has declared on Facebook they will target Egyptian anchors.

Abdul Hakim Mohammed, the father of Young businessman who was killed at Obor, East Cairo after exchanging 2 million LE from the bank, accused the bank crew of being responsible for such crime.

Abba Moussa, bishop of youth, visited England to attend the annual conference for families and young people.

Diocese of Netherlands has organized a spiritual conference for families and children for 4 days East of the Netherlands.

Copts in Esna, Luxor, celebrated today the anniversary of the martyrdom of 160 thousand Christians at the hands of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Christians in Hamedya neighborhood in Syria decided to celebrate Christmas among the wreckage of their city.

Egyptian embassy in Libya refused to intervene after Coptic doctor and his wife were murdered in Libya.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS, prevented shaving the beard or wearing marriage rings considering wearing them imitation of Christians and infidelity.

Refat Badr, priest of the Latin Church in Naour, Jordon, welcomed the displaced Iraqis in Christmas assuring they have the right to celebrate and enjoy the feast.

A group of extremists have burned a bus owned by St. Mary Chruch at Dakados, Mit Ghamr, Dakahlia governorate.