Sheikh Massoud families of Adwa village, north of Minya, denied rumors about kidnapping 13 Copts at the hands of the terrorist organization of ISIS in Libya.

For the second day, hundreds of Copts visited the Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King in Minya to take the blessings of the remains of St. Charbel and St. Refka in Minya.

A Coptic young man called Abanoub Zarif, 18 years old, has disappeared in mysterious circumstances in Samalout, Minya.

Police in Minya were reported about a dead body of a Coptic lady found slaughtered and her body was thrown in Ibrahimia canal.

The public prosecutor referred today 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to Military Court after they were accused of attacking and burning public and private properties after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

The Egyptian Family House decided to postpone the scheduled visit to Minya next week.

Ambassador Mervat Tallawy, President of the Women's National Council, honored families of the martyrs of Libya as well as martyrs of police and army at the headquarter of the Women's National Council in Minya.

Unknown militants at Galaa village have assaulted lands owned by Copts.

Father Stephen Shehata, Agent of Diocese Samalot said that Minya police is subject to the terms of the extremists.

Police in Minya have freed a kidnapped Coptic young man called Milad Fathy from Faqai village, Abu Qurqas.

Police in Mallawy raised security alert as pope Tawadros is visiting Mallawy to pay his sincere condolences to families of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya.

A business man has decided to build a new hospital at Awr village of the 21 Coptic martyrs of Libya.

Mother of Yosots Soleiman, priest of St. Mary’s Church in Maghagha, disappeared in mysterious circumstances.

Abba Pfnotios, Bishop of Samalot, and the Coptic congregation in Samalout, received today Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See.

Father Ayoub Yossef, priest of St. George Church catholic Chruch in Minya, said that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood had set his car on fire after many cars of Christians were targeted as well.

Abba Arsanios, Bishop of Minya, and his assistant Bishop Maccarius, ordained today 8 priests in Minya.

Gen. Salah Ziada, governor of Minya, changed the name of Awr village to “Martyr’s Village” after 20 Copts of the village had been killed by ISIS in Libya.

A handicapped Coptic youth was killed in mysterious circumstances in Minya.

Traffic stopped in many governorates all over Egypt because of dust storm that hit Egypt for three days.

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.

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.