ISIS terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the murder of Father Rofael Moussa, priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Arish.

Security sources told Copts United that 24 defendants were arrested in the sectarian attacks of Kom Louf village, Minya governorate.

Court released 8 Muslims accused in Karm sectarian attacks on 10.000 LE bail. An old lady was stripped nude in the attacks and several houses of Copts were destroyed.

Abba Paula, Bishop of Tanta, said that the government ignored comments of the churches concerning the unified law of building churches.

Three Copts accused of burning house of a Muslim man in Karm village were acquitted after their lawyer proved they were in a television interview at the time witnesses said they were burning the claimed house.

Ali Abul Al, head of the Egyptian Parliament, said that law of building churches and transitional justice legislation are top priority before the Egyptian Parliament.

Gang specialized in kidnapping the Copts in Minya was arrested in Dir Mawas. The gangsters exchanged fire with the police leading one of them to die. Another gangster escaped after his cousin was killed. Heavy weapons were found in their possession.

Fatehr Raphael Habib, priest of Amodin village in Minya, held a Ramadan breakfast banquet to Muslims of the village and nearby villages.

Two brothers killed their mother in the Saudi Arabia after they adopted Takfiri ideology. Saudi Police announced that they attacked their mother before they attack their father and brother as well using white weapons.

The prosecutor-general extended the incarceration of the main accused in Minya sectarian attacks, Nazir Isaac Mohamed. Two other accused were released on 10.000 LE bail

Egypt called on Interpol to arrest head of Virtue Party Fathi Mahmoud Bader on lists of terrorists after he was convicted in Brigades of Helwan case.

Dr. Ahmed Khalil, Islamic member of the Egyptian Parliament, said that the people of Amiriyah are angry for being described by Coptic MPs as hard-liners and militants.

Families of the kidnapped Egyptians in Libya said they received information that their sons are safe and will return to their homes in 24 hours.

DW newspaper confirmed that Malaysia won the first place in sex tourism and prostitution, which overtook the prostitution and sex tourism in Thailand, and the Philippines.

A Coptic child died after a serious medical mistake by an anesthetist in Minya. Police were reported about the death of the child in because of a medical mistake in Dar Helal Hospital and the matter is currently under investigation.

The terrorist Asim Abdul Majid, one of the founders of the Islamic group, said on his official page on Facebook that Sir Magdi Yacoub is cursed and is not helping humanity through his heart center.

The Egyptian writer Fatima Naaot said that Egypt has to be a civil state in order to treat all citizens equally. She said that Copts are Egyptians and the state should protect them and ensure their rights without discrimination.

Fatwa Committee of Al-Azhar said it’s permissible to eat food of non-Muslims on condition that the food is Halal according to the Islamic religion.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, received Minister of Tourism and the Duke of Spain at the papal monastery of Anba Bishoy in Wadi Natrun.

A minor Coptic girl tries to convert to Islam to marry her Muslim neighbor since she loves him. He told her that she has to convert to Islam in order to be able to marry him.

Copts celebrate St. George feast at Behira governorate amid tight security measures