Copts have celebrated the new Coptic year known as Nayrouz amid tight security measures.
Nayrouz or Neyrouz is a feast when martyrs and confessors are commemorated within the Coptic Orthodox Church. Celebrated on September 11, the day is also the start of the Coptic new year and its first month, Thout.
Vendors of dates and guava sold their goods in front of the churches as Copts celebrate Nayrouz by eating those fruits.
