The committee concerned with legalizing unlicensed churches, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, decided to legalize a number of churches in Beni Suef.
The new churches included the Pentecostal Church in El Fashn, the Church of St. Abu Sefeen in Samasta and service buildings of the Church of Abu Sefin in Samasta, and Archangel Michael Church in Dashashna village.