The first week of the new year looks like it might be a quiet one after all, with no major conferences or events scheduled as far as our radars can see except for Coptic Christmas on Saturday 7 January, which is a national holiday. We don’t expect the government will be giving us 8 January as a holiday despite Christmas falling on a weekend.

Speaking of which: The Armed Forces have repaired and restored the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the Coptic Cathedral compound in time for Coptic Christmas celebrations this coming weekend. Twenty seven people, primarily women and children, were killed in a terror attack on the church last month. Ahram Online has a gallery of the official Armed Forces photos of the restoration work.

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