The American ambassador to Cairo Jonathan Cohen, and Leslie Reed, the new director of USAID, visited the Archaeological sites on Thursday east and west of Luxor. The visit came within the framework of following up a number of American aid projects in the field of restoration and preservation of antiquities in Luxor Governorate.

The first flight from Armenia to Sharm el-Sheikh arrived Thursday morning at Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport after 6 months of suspension due to the spread of Corona virus. Hussein Sharif, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the airline, stated that the flights will continue with two regular flights a week, on Sunday and Thursday of each week. The tourists were received with gifts and flowers while maintaining all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

Voting polls in Beni Suef governorate opened its doors today for the Senate elections run-off between Mr. Nabil Tharwat Hamida, head of the Bar Association in Beni Suef, the candidate of Watan s Future Party, and Mr. Ahmed Sorour, Director General of Youth and Sports in Beni Suef. It is worth noting that there are one million and 875 thousand citizens in Beni Suef Governorate who are entitled to vote, distributed in 481 electoral centers that include 532 electoral sub-committees.

5 people from one family died in a car accident after returning from a trip in Ain Sokhna, near Cairo. The father, mother, two children, and their grandmother died in the accident, while their baby Youssef was the only survival.

HG Bishop Gabriel of Beni Suef presides over the funeral of Father Royce Halim, priest of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Beni Suef, and the servant of youth ministry in the Diocese at the Virgin Mary CAtherdal in Beni Suef. The late father was ordained a priest on February 16, 1990 and had organized dozens of spiritual conferences for youth in Bnei Suef.

HG Bishop Stephanos of Beba, Fashin and Semesta, said he will deliver his weekly sermon during his public meeting at the Church of the Virgin in Fashn, Beni Suef. He aded that his weekly sermon delivered on Fridays will be restored at the church of St. George in Beba while maintaing all precautionary measure

The Monastery of St. Paula in the Red Sea announced it will be receiving visitors who can stay over night at the hotel of the monastery. The hotel will only allow 50 percent of its capacity while maintaining all precautionary measures.

After the remarkable improvement and decrease in the number Corona virus infections, Churches of Beni Suef decided to receive worshippers without prior reservation starting from August 24. The attendees have to follow strict precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Several Holy Masses will be held each day, while other spiritual meetings are suspended until further notice.

After celebrating the Holy Mass, Dr. Ephraim Majed, Director of Al-Sadr Hospital in Beni Suef and one of fighters of Corona virus in Beni Suef, was honored for his great role in helping the patients of COVID-19. Many patients received medical care in Al-Sadr Hospital and much more asked for his medical advice during the pandemic.

Activists have praised the active participation of Copts in the Senate elections held in Egypt in the last two days. This came after leaders of the Coptic Church encouraged the people to participate and national duty.

His Eminence Abba Stephanos, Bishop of Beba, Al-Fashn and Samasta, headed the funeral of the oldest priest in the diocese Father Dawood Ghattas, priest of St. George Church in Nazlet Hanna. The bishop and priests praised the great service of the late priest and his toil for his congregation and ministry. Father Dawood was born on August 30, 1952, ordained a priest on November 21, 1993 and served the congregation for 37 years.

Father Metias Moris, priest of a church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sakha, said that the church has a unique artifacts that doesn’t exists anywhere in the world, which is the foot print of Jesus Christ. The Holy family visited the place and the baby Jesus made a miracle in the place and left his foot print on a stone.

Coptic Orthodox Churches reopens its doors before worshippers after 5 months of closure due to the spread of Corona virus. All churches have been sterilized and rules of social distancing and precautionary measures have been set for the worshippers. The worshippers have to book their attendance through the church and the holy masses will be held daily except on Fridays and Sundays.

The social distancing rules and measures to prevent the spread of Corona virus prevented the diocese of Beni Suef from holding the annual celebration of the 19th anniversary of Bishop Ghobrial enthronement. For their part, hundreds of the congregation celebrated the occasion and offered their spiritual leader their best wishes. On that occasion, Copts United congratulates His Eminence Bishop Ghobrial on that occasion.

Bishop Ghobrial of Beni Suef told Copts United that he decided to cancel the celebration of the Virgin Mary in Bayad due to the spread of Corona virus. He added that such decision comes to support the decisions and procedures taken by the Egyptian state and the Coptic Church to save the people and prevent the spread of the epidemic.

Churches of Beni Suef decided to hold 3 masses 4 days per week in order to enable as much as possible of the congregation to celebrate the Holy Mass. Maximum number of 100 worshipers are allowed inside the churches and each of them has to bring is personal supplies to avoid infection as possible.

Bishop Gabriel of Beni Suef and offered his sincere condolences to Bishop Theophilus of Manfalut for the departure of his father. The diocese of Manfalut has mourned Mr. Shaker Silvanus, father of bishop of the diocese.

His Eminence Bishop Gabriel of Beni Suef and member of the Secretariat Committee of the Holy Synod said that the next meeting of the permanent committee of the Holy Synod will be held next Saturday online through a video conference meeting. The meeting will be chaired by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II to discuss the decision to reopen churches following the decision of the government to reopen houses of worship.

Diocese of Beni Suef offered its sincere condolences to Bishop Stephenos of Beba, Al-Fashn, and Simasta on the departure of his mother. The funeral of the late mother was held without public participation due to the spread of Corona virus.

Bishop Stephanos of Baba, Al-Fashn, and Samasta, announced that the diocese started a new service for COVID-19 patients in the diocese through the service of saints Kazman and Damian. The service provides health consultancy, medications and ventilators, in addition to nurses and doctors to help the patients at home when needed. It is wroth mentioning that such services are offered for free.

Bishop Gobrial of Beni Suef and member of the Secretariat Committee of the Holy Synod said that the permanent committee of the Holy Synod decided in a meeting this morning chaired by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, at the Pontifical Headquarters, to keep the Churches closed and services suspended till June 27. Another meeting will be held by the end of June to decide when Churches will be reopened.