The governorate has received 12 Coptic Christian families, and is working in cooperation with civil society organizations, said head of the directorate Gamal Nassar on Monday. The Long Live Egypt Fund (Tahya Misr) announced this week that it has allocated LE5 million to support the displaced families from North Sinai. The Social Solidarity Ministry is providing fully-furnished apartments for fleeing Copts until they can return to North Sinai. The Social Solidarity Directorate in North Sinai says hundreds of Coptic Christian families have fled Arish city for 13 different governorates. The incidents sparked panic among Coptic families residing in the city and prompted them to move to other provinces, mainly Ismailia.

Source: Egypt Independent March 14, 2017 10:41 UTC