Pope Francis I, Pope of the Vatican called the Italians at the beginning of his visit to the Italian city of Turin to treat the immigrants well.

Supreme Criminal Court in Minya governorate decided to postpone the trial of five accused Copts in the sectarian strife of Abu Qurqas to another session next December.

National Security Police arrested 17 leaders of the terrorist group who were accused in many crimes such as destruction of public and private institutions, and inciting hatred.

Hanan Nabil, coordinator of Copts 38 Association said that the common law marriage is not a requirement in Christianity, but some persons who complain from personal status law and the absence of moderation solutions in church used it as alternatives to pressure on Church.

Security forces carried out security crackdown in Cairo to arrest escaped prisoners and wanted men in several cases.

Police of public funds arrested a man called Essam. M., Graduated from faculty of Commerce, resident in Kafr El-Dawar, El Beheira governorate, on charges of illegal trade in foreign currencies and cash.

Security services in Assiut Governorate, arrested a man called Farag. P. A., 38 years old, resident of Bani Shkeir, who accused in managing a workshop for manufacturing weapons without a license in his farm.

Abba Raphael, secretary of the Holy Synod and Bishop of Churches in central Cairo, revealed that the new personal status law for Christians has expanded the causes of adultery that lead to divorce, including mobile messages including Whats app and other means of modern technology messages.

Fayez Habib, father of Maher, the Coptic student who was imprisoned on charges of contempt the Islamic religion, complained that police did not allow him to see his son till now, in spite of taking all the legal procedures.

The Cairo Criminal Court will issue a verdict on the Shura Council Events retrial July 13 Two defendants had been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison for staging violent demonstrations in front of the Shura Council on November 26, 2013.

The expected signing of a deal between Iran and the West over the former's nuclear programme -- which would end four decades of Iranian diplomatic isolation -- is not the only challenge that Arab nations are currently facing, according to one of the most informed Western journalists who reports on the Middle East.

Governor of Cairo Galal Saeed announced Saturday the launch of a new campaign for the development of heritage sites in Old Cairo, reported Egyptian state TV.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Saturday with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabuis to discuss bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual concerns, said Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef in a statement.

Unidentified persons kidnapped an elderly Coptic man called Issa Henry, 65 years, resident in Dermwas Center, south of Minya.

Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, received Ambassador of Sweden, Charlotta Sparre, Mrs. Nelson, vice president counselor of the Swedish mission, and Mr. Peter Derod, director of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, at the Great cathedral of St. Mark.

Coptic activists and legal experts differed on what was raised recently about the second marriage and divorce of Copts, between supporters and opponents in this regard.

Security Forces arrested some of outlaws from holders and dealers of unlicensed weapons in a massive Campaign around Assiut.

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry denounced the insistence of several foreign countries to comment on court rulings without differentiating between criminal courts and political once.

Father Ammonius Faris Habashy, agent of Qena's Archdiocese, said that Pope Tawadros II's donation of one million L.E during his visit to the Suez Canal is the clearest demonstration of patriotism from Copts' leader in Egypt and increased the cohesion of the church with state.

Abba Takla, Bishop of Dishna, inspected the Theological school during the exams of the second year of the Faculty in order to check on their exams and to make sure everything is going well.

Father Refaat Fekry, pastor the Evangelical Church confirmed in a conference, which entitled "More justice to the Egyptian family in light of the personal status laws" that he supports the civil marriage for cases in which the church refuses to remarry and this does not contradict with the marriage canonical.