The government chose Coptic judge Boulos Fahmy as head of the country's top court. Most in the Muslim community welcome the appointment.

“With our souls, with our blood, we will defend the Cross”, the Coptic Christians chanted in the funeral.

The families of the victims say they were abducted by Muslims who wanted to convert them to Islam and marry them. These abductions have become a recurring phenomenon in Egypt.

Around 400 Christians threatened by Daesh, arrived in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya “exhausted, with urgent needs for food and children’s clothing, and terrified.”