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.

Yasmine el-Narsh, 40, who was the subject of a recent viral video in which she was insulting and beating a police officer at Cairo airport, was sentenced Saturday to four years in prison.

Culture Minister Helmy al-Namnam has reiterated his opposition to religious influence on politics and society, stating that Egypt is “instinctively secular”.

Police in Beheira arrested five supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi during a march organized by supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi will start an official two-day visit to Cairo Sunday to discuss bilateral relations between the countries, an official source within Egypt's foreign ministry told Aswat Masriya Saturday.

Coptic Orthodox Church mourned the plastic artist Sabri Nashed, Supreme Council of Culture member and former general manager of museums and exhibitions at Fine Arts Authority.

Nader Serafy, founder of Copts 38 association and member of al-Nour ultra conservative party, denied the party is religious one assuring it’s a political party.

Egyptian police announced they have killed 4 elements of a terrorist cell in Behira governorate. Police added that the terrorist cell was responsible for terrorist attacks against policemen and put explosive devices near several public properties.