National Security Police directed a security crackdowns around Giza governorate, which led to the arrest 249 escaped defendant, 8 white weapons and a stolen car.

Father Paulos Halim, spokesperson of the Coptic Orthodox Church, announced that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, ended his pastoral care visit to Lebanon, which lasted for 3 days and returned to Egypt today.

Military spokesman said that the armed forces had arrested a dangerous terrorist and killed 25 terrorists who formed a terrorist cell.

Police arrested 4 leaders of the Muslims Brotherhood who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions and 5 extremist elements who called for violence against police and army, and incited hatred.

Military spokesman said that the coast guards were attacked by some terrorist elements while securing the Mediterranean coast next to Rafah.

National Security Police attacked Media headquarters of Yakin news network that belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian president, issued a decision to grant an official pardon in Eid Al-Fitr for prisoners who have been convicted of several crimes.

Dr. Wagdy Thabet, a professor in Faculty of Law at La Rochelle University in France, assured that there was no crime in the Egyptian penal code named as proselytizing or evangelization and there is no crime and no punishment for this matter.

Military spokesman said that the armed forces had succeeded in thwarting a terrorist car bomb attack on a military concentrations in the Suez- Katameya highway.

Police arrested 31 leaders of the Muslims Brotherhood who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions and inciting hatred.

Minya diocese announced in a statement today that Pope Tawadros has canceled his visit to the governorate and that another visit will be prepared for later.

Police announced today that 33 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood were arrested in several governorates on charges of inciting violence and planning for terrorist attacks.

Military spokesman announced in a statement that the Navy was able to thwart attempts of 78 individuals of different nationalities heading to the Italian coast through an illegal immigration.

National Security Police arrested 27 leaders of the terrorist group and 6 who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, headed the holy Mass to ordain a number of priests in the Cathedral of St. Mark.

National Security Police arrested 21 leaders of the terrorist group in addition to another 14 persons who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

National security forces in cooperation with traffic police in Nasr City carried out a security campaigns in which 60 fugitive criminals were arrested.

Dean Mohammed Samir Abdulaziz Ghoneim, a military spokesman, issued a statement about the latest military operations in Sinai, which were carried out by the army against terrorist groups. He explained that four takfiri terrorists were arrested while trying to escape independent in a wagon in Sheikh Zuid that resulted in the destruction of their vehicle and killing the terrorists riding it.

Brigadier general Mohammed Samir, the official military spokesman of the Egyptian armed forces, published a detailed report about the latest battles in the north of the Sinai against terrorist elements, in which 241 terrorist were killed, 26 cars used by terrorists were destroyed and 16 bombs prepared by the terrorists were exploded.

National Security Police arrested 20 leaders of the terrorist group whom were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

National Security Police carried out security crackdown to arrest leaders of the terrorist group and escaped prisoners and wanted men in several cases.