Reuters news agency reported that the Russian intelligence services have confirmed that a terrorist bombing attack was behind the fall of the Russian aircraft in Sinai last week. Traces of explosives were found in the wreckage of the plane. The Federal Security Service confirmed that the bomb weighed one kilogram .

Dr. Osama al-Qosi, the Islamic scholar, said that Al-Azhar scholars who work in the Saudi Arabia are behind the spread of Wahhabism and radical thought in Egypt.

Abba Angeles, bishop of North Shoubra, denied rumors that the Coptic Orthodox Church is mobilizing the people to vote in favor of certain candidates.

The Church of St. George in Fayoum celebrated the commemoration of the consecration of the first church of St. George.

Copts in Minya celebrated the opening of Prince Tadros church after it was renewed by the armed forces. The Church was burned at the hands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood following the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins.

Police in Qena were reported about the death of 4 people on their way to attend the celebrations of St. George in Qena.

Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mustafa, Egypt's ambassador to Uganda, held meeting with the media representatives in Uganda on Friday to clarify the Egyptian point of view concerning the Russian airplane crash in the Sinai.

European Union of Coptic Organizations demanded the World to unite against terrorism after the bloody attacks last Friday in Paris.

Anba Arsanios, bishop of Minya, ordained today 7 new priests for the ministry in the diocese at the Church of St. Mark.

Dr. Mohammed Abdel-Latif, head of the Islamic and Coptic monuments sector, announced to study all offers to restore the monasteries of Wadi Natrun.

George Habib Youssef, lawyer, filed a formal complaint to the Attorney General, against some movements and Coptic groups accusing them of conspiring against Pope Tawadros.

Abba Arsanius, Bishop of Minya, will inaugurate the church of Prince Tadros after being renewed by the armed forces.

Coptic Dutch association offered busses to transport voters in the second phase of Egyptian parliament elections.

Lawyer of the Coptic boy accused of contempt of Islam, Maher Fayez Habib, said the child was released after he was in prison for more than 6 months without being convicted.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, offered his sincere condolences for the people of France after the bloody terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday.

The Giza Criminal Court, headed by judge Motaz Khafagy, has sentenced Adel Habbara and six others to death for killing soldiers in Rafah city, North Sinai, in the case publicly known as the "Second Rafah Massacre".

An angry President Francois Hollande on Saturday promised a "merciless" response to a wave of attacks by gunmen and bombers that killed 128 people across Paris, describing the assault claimed by ISIS as an act of war against France.

The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State in Iraq with 20 air strikes on Friday, and also hit the militant group with seven air strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

Populist leaders around Europe rushed to demand an end to an influx of refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa on Saturday after a wave of deadly attacks in Paris claimed by Islamic State militants.

Abba Youssab, Bishop of Luxor, opened Om Elnour house for elderly at Luxor.

Police in Minya arrested a farmer in Minya on charges of kidnapping Copts and stealing their houses and shops.