The Ministry of Interior has announced a plan to secure churches and touristic hotels and vital facilities in the country during New Year and Christmas. The ministry stated that it is monitoring all movements as well as what has been reported about a plan by the Muslim Brotherhood to attack churches. General Amīn Iz al-Dīn the assistant of the Minister of Interior for Alexandria’s security stated that security has been intensified in preparation for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations ('Amr al-Mazīady, al-Dustūr, Dec. 18, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.