Militants of the Islamic State executed 12 Christians near Halab in a brutal manner, including a twelve years old boy, after they had refused to deny their faith and embrace the Islamic religion.

Engineer Ashraf Thabet, member of the Presidential Council for al-Nour Party, claimed that there are no previous problems between the party and the Copts.

Cairo Criminal Court resumed this week the trial of 25 defendants on charges with planning for several terrorist attacks against tourists and Copts in Cairo.

Al-Nour ultra conservative party is currently facing its old fatwas to call the Copts infidels and inciting against them. They were also accused of despising the national anthem and trading on religion to achieve political interests.

For the first time, Abba Pachomios, bishop of Behira, ordained a virgin priest in the diocese.

Sectarian clashes have erupted in the village of Com-Rahib in Minya in which 8 Copts were injured. The quarrel started between two students at the primary school, one of them is Christian. Later, the family of the Muslim boy attacked the house of the Christian family, demolished and looted it.

Mahmoud Abdul Hamid Emara, candidate of al-Nour party in Mahal, was summoned by Mahala court to investigate a report by a man that Emara tried to seduce his wife to have an affair with him.

Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has received Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark See, and the accompanying delegation at the presidential palace.

Mona Dozdar, Arab candidate for the Parliament of Vienna, visited the Coptic Church in Vienna and met with His Eminence Bishop Gabriel, Bishop of Austria. The candidate of Palestinian origin talked about her party that supports equal citizenship and freedoms for all citizens, unlike Freedom party that is known for being hostile for foreigners and Muslims in particular.

Helmy Nemnem, Egypt‘s Minister of Culture, said that the Salafis are known to be against women and Copts. He added that the party can’t change its ideology just because some Copts decided to support it in the elections.

Commenting on the nomination of some Copts on the electoral lists of al-Nour ultra conservative party, Pope Twadharos II said that nobody can serve two masters; they can’t be honest before themselves as they support the party that calls them infidels.

As Coptic students in Galaa village, Minya, are subject to harassment by Muslim students, a customary reconciliation session was held aiming to stop such harassment and return the Coptic students to school.

The Ministries of Culture and Youth decided to honor Abba Moussa, Bishop of Youth, for his great role in serving youth.

In a customary reconciliation session between the Muslim and Coptic family in Ameriya village, Alexandria, the Coptic Christians were demanded not to go to church for 4 months and not to approach their land!

"Victims of personal status" union demanded the president to intervene and save them from what they called oppression of the church and to give them their right to live.

HG Bishop Gabriel, Bishop of Beni Suef, told Copts United that the church has never interfered in the elections to mobilize the people in favor of certain candidates.

Adola Gamada, president of the Ethiopian Parliament, received Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, on Saturday at the Ethiopian Parliament.

Abram Makar, Coptic activist in Canada, said that the Copts abroad are getting ready to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Father Ayoub Yousif, priest of St. George Catholic Church in Delga, demanded the authorities to enlist the services building to the repairing list of churches, which was burned after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins in August 2013.

Austrian left-wing parties organized a demonstration of about 100.000 to welcome refugees. The demonstration was held next to a train station that several refugees pass by on daily basis.