Police in Assiut are investigating the disappearance of Coptic Pharmacist Amir Mourice. The kidnappers contacted his family and demanded a huge ransom to release the pharmacist. Police were reported and the matter is currently under investigation.

West of Cairo Court remanded today the detention of policemen accused of torturing Magdy McCain to death in Ameriya police station.

Abba Angelos, Bishop of Shobra, said that prayers of Christmas will be held without celebrations or music as the church is mourning for its martyrs.

Father Poulos Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, denied rumors about canceling Christmas celebrations because of the terrorist attack against St. Peter Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo.

Police officer Karim Magdy, was arrested on charges of torturing the Coptic man Magdy McCain to death. Son of the victim said that his family only seeks justice after the old man was brutally killed in Police station.

After a meeting of the family house in Sohag in the presence of the governor and security senior officials, extremists in Naghamish village refused to allow the Copts to pray in the service building carrying the name of St. George. This came after 14 men were arrested on charges of attacking and burning Coptic houses in the village.

For the fifth time, the governor of Minya failed to persuade the militants to open a Church at Koum Loufy village in order to allow Christians to holy their prayers.

Father Polous Halim, spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said that a statement was issued by the Holy Synod to assure that books issued by bishops and priests only express their own points of views, and special committees are held to discuss controversial matters before a final decision is made.

Attorney General of Sohag decided to imprison 14 defendants and to release 15 of the accused of attacking Copts and their properties at Naghamish village, Suhag governorate.

An old Coptic man was stripped nude in Minya streets after his son was accused of kidnapping a young Muslim woman. The young man was acquitted by the prosecutor, but her family refused to let him go and decided to attack him and stripped him nude and hit him in the streets.

An Egyptian prosecution official said on Saturday authorities were investigating the death of a Coptic man at a police station. His son said that the family has filmed the body to prove he was tortured by police and to claim his rights. The 50-year-old Coptic Christian Magdy Makin, a fish vendor, had been detained in a police station before his family received his corpse on Monday.

Father Ayyoub Youssef, priest of the Catholic Church in Delga, Minya, denounced stripping an old Coptic man off in Minya streets after his son was accused of kidnapping a young Muslim woman. He added that the two families accepted reconciliation without punishing the oppressor.

Security forces diffused a bomb near St. George Church in Minya after unknown person has left it in a bag. Father Bemwa Gaber, priest of the church, said that the church was full of people and the bomb would have hurt hundreds of people if it exploded.

Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the annual anniversary next Thursday in the presence of Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Kiriws Theodoros II

Fake bomb found near the great cathedral of St Mark in Abbasia caused horror and panic before police investigated the matter and proved its but a fake bomb.

Abba Zosima, Bishop of Atfih held the funeral of his father, Father Sarabamoun Abdo, agent of North Giza Diocese, at the church of St. Mary at Embaba. Father Sarabamoun was known for his great ministry and love for Muslims and Christians. Pope Tawadros has offered his sincere condolences to the bishop in a statement published by spokesperson of the church.

American Coptic Association commemorates its founder the late Munir David at the church of St. George and St. Shenouda in Gersy city. The memorial service was attended by members of the association and a number of Coptic activists in America.

Abba Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum, told Copts United that there is an agreement between Churches to respect faith of each church. Therefore, the Coptic Orthodox Church decided to cancel a wedding ceremony of an evangelical minister.

Egyptians against religious discrimination front started a campaign to support Dr. Jaber Nassar, president of Cairo University, in his decision to remove religion from all university paper work.

Lamiaa Lotfy, program director of the institution of the new women, said that the Directorate of Education in Sharika referred the director of Nasiriyah elementary school in Zagazig to investigate the accusation that girls were forced to wear veil as part of the school uniform.

Anba Domadius, bishop of the sixth of October, celebrated on Friday the fifth year memorial service of the martyrs of Maspero, in the Church of the Archangel Michael in the sixth of October city.