Extra security measures have been taken at Luxor to secure Pope's visit to the governorate on Monday. Pope is going to visit Luxor for two days then he will visit Qena on Wednesday.

St. Peter Catholic church in Tanta was officially inaugurated after it has been closed down for 30 years. Father Peter, priest of the church, said the church was repaired using donation money.

A state of anger and riots was caused at Mubarak Mosque in new Damietta city after the imam issued fatwa during his speech that prohibits congratulating Christians on their feasts.

Associated Press highlighted the visit of president al-Sisi on Christmas eve to the Cathedral to congratulate the Copts on Christmas.

Diocese of Paris and the north of France held on Saturday a meeting for its priests. Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church said that the meeting was attended by Abba Mark, General Bishop of the Diocese.

13 Syriac Christians were killed in terrorist attack on New Year's Eve at residential neighborhoods inhabited by Syriacs and Assyrians in the Syrian city of Qamishli. The attack targeted several restaurants at New Year's Eve.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended Saturday the celebration of National Youth Day at the Cairo Opera House, where he promised great financial and educational opportunities for Egypt's youth.

Turkey intends to invite Egypt to the to the 13th Summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul next April, Turkey’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

A Cairo court sentenced Saturday three individuals deemed responsible for the July collision of a ferryboat and a heavy-cargo ship in the Nile River, leading to the death of 40 people.

Egypt Prime Minister Sherif Ismail will preside over the council of governors meeting for the first time Saturday after the recent governors reshuffle in December that witnessed 11 new faces, Youm7 reported.

The Cairo Court of Cassation rejected on Saturday the appeal made by former president Honsi Mubarak and his two sons against their three-year imprisonment in what is popularly known as the “presidential palaces” case.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, sent a pastoral message to his sons all over the world.

Hilmi Namnam, Minister of Culture, congratulated Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, and the Coptic people on Christmas.

Major General Khaled Abdel Aal, Cairo security chief, said that police are taking extra security measures to secure churches and the Copts at Christmas celebrations.

8 Copts died today in car crash on the Western agricultural road of Beni Suef. The 8 Copts are workers in St. Mary Monastery of the Syrian who took vacation to celebrate Christmas with their families in Beni Suef.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas. I congratulate you for the glorious birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Celebrating Christmas as celebrated by the whole world on December 25th is extended through the beginning of the calendar year and then celebrated by us according to the Eastern Coptic calendar on January 7th. Christmas is a renewal of our joy and happiness. In the story of Christmas, we see many events and figures but I would like to point out two events.

Ministry of Religious Endowments issued a statement to explain the reason of the visit of Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Minister of Religious Endowments, to Pope Tawadros II.

Sheikh Islam Nawawi, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Religious Endowments, congratulated the Copts on Christmas.

After Esam Talima, member of the Muslim Brotherhood group and Office Director of Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, congratulated the Copts on Christmas feasts, the Salafists denounced such act considering it against Islam.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, delegated Abba Raphael to attend the forty days memorial service of the late Abba Abraham, Bishop of Jerusalem.

Mkanoti Coptic family renewed its demands to restore its lands, which is seized by Muslim family Ameria village in Alexandria.