Religion
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Awqaf minister: Women allowed to perform Taraweeh prayers at mosques on certain conditions
Date: 2021-04-01 14:07:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:8885786
CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa decided Thursday to reopen the prayers areas allocated for women at mosques during the Taraweeh prayers in the fasting month of Ramadan. The minister set certain conditions for ....
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Churches may close again in case of neglecting Covid-19 precautions - pope
Date: 2021-03-31 20:39:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:104 - ID:8884324
CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - A number of churches and parishes suspended mass prayers in some governorates due to a high rate of coronavirus infections, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese said during his weekly sermon on ....
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PM deputizes Awqaf minister to attend celebration marking Ramadan crescent spotting
Date: 2021-03-31 11:12:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:8883058
CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Wednesday entrusted Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa with attending a ceremony to spot the new crescent of the fasting month of Ramadan. The celebration will be organized by Dar ....
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Al Azhar denounces Indonesian church terror attack
Date: 2021-03-28 15:22:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:8877409
CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb denounced on Sunday an attack that struck a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Palm Sunday, injuring at least ten people. In his official accounts on Twitter and ....
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Azhar Observatory denounces Indonesia church terror attack
Date: 2021-03-28 13:16:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:8876930
CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) – Al Azhar Observatory denounced on Sunday the attack that struck a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Palm Sunday, injuring at least ten people. In a press release, the Observatory said that such attacks ....
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Pope Tawadros takes 1st dose of Covid 19 vaccine
Date: 2021-03-28 06:00:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:8876272
CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria said he received the first dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against Covid 19. The pontiff made the announcement during an online meeting with Coptic young people under the title of "99 ....
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Al Azhar observatory denounces offensive caricature of Prophet Muhammad
Date: 2021-03-28 05:31:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:4 - ID:8876244
CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Al Azhar Observatory denounced on Sunday offensive caricature of Prophet Muhammad displayed by a teacher at Britain's Batley Grammar School. This is a shameful act and an unjustified provocation of the feelings of nearly ....
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Awqaf minister prays for victims of Sohag train crash
Date: 2021-03-27 22:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:8876120
CAIRO, March 27 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam performed on Saturday funeral prayers for the victims of Sohag train crash at el Sayyida Nafeesah Mosque in Cairo. The prayers came during the ....
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ERTU’s Quran Kareem Radio Channel celebrates 57th anniversary
Date: 2021-03-25 16:39:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:8871561
CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU)’s Quran Kareem Radio Channel celebrated the 57th anniversary of its establishment as the first specialized religious broadcast in the Arab and Islamic nation. The channel's ....
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Al Azhar offers food assistance to needy families in Chad
Date: 2021-03-24 22:13:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:136 - ID:8870647
CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Al Azhar distributed food assistance to needy families in Chad as a gift from Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb with the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Deputy President of Al Azhar University Mahmoud Sediq ....