The Supreme Administrative Court will give its verdict on a legal dispute between Pope Shenouda and the governor of Sohag over the Red Monastery in November.

After the court turned over the challenge pope Shenouda filed against the verdict ordering the removal of cultivated plants on 8 acres next to the Monastery, it turned into a dispute between the Pope and the governor of Sohag.
- See art. 15: Dr. Nabil Luqa Bibawy speaks about the rights and duties of non-Muslims according to Islamic law and problems facing Copts.