* Abune Samuel was once again stayed under house arrest this afternoon.

* Apart from the verbal and letter warning it sent this morning, the government has decided to push them into a decision by sending three representatives who took part in the Synodal (?) Meeting this afternoon. Almost all members of the four groups discussed in the previous blog took part in the meeting. It is said that the HS (?) listed the most burning agendas first and started tackling them. The first agenda which consumed the whole afternoon was the 'banned' Executive Committee and its fate. It is reported that the HS (?) lifted the ban. The Patriarch agreed with the decision.

* When the second agenda (Abune Samuel and his Diocese) came into line, the majority of the HS (?) members refused to discuss it without the presence of the subject (Abune Samuel). So the agenda is adjourned for tomorrow. Some members of the HS (?) asked the government representatives why security officers put Abune Samuel under house arrest. All of them unanimously replied that they know nothing about it.