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Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon without audience

Date: 2021-02-10 19:02:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:8793731

CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese delivered his weekly sermon Wednesday at Abbasiya Cathedral without the attendance of any worshippers as part of precautionary measures imposed over the current ....

Azhar imam congratulates Zayed Award for Human Fraternity winners

Date: 2021-02-04 19:15:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:8784299

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb on Thursday congratulated UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Moroccan-French activist Latifa Ibn Ziaten on winning Zayed Award for Human Fraternity. Speaking at a ceremony marking ....

Azhar imam urges world countries to join "Human Fraternity Document"

Date: 2021-02-04 15:11:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:8783941

CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) -Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said the "Human Fraternity Document" is a worldwide peace message that calls for humanity to strengthen cooperation, stop wars and propagate tolerance and harmony as well as renouncing ....

Azhar Imam takes part in virtual conference marking signing of "Human Fraternity Document" Thursday

Date: 2021-02-02 13:23:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8780261

CAIRO/ABU DHABI, Feb 2 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb will deliver a speech at a virtual conference, set for February 4, to mark the first anniversary of signing "the Human Fraternity Document" which aims at spreading peace ....

Prayers at N. Sinai churches were not suspended in past period, says bishop

Date: 2021-01-31 12:56:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:8777093

EL ARISH, Jan 31 (MENA) - Bishop of North Sinai Anba Qozman said on Sunday that the prayers at North Sinai churches were not suspended in the past period after no Covid-19 cases were reported among Christians in the governorate. In a press ....

Delegation of Egyptian preachers, Imams visits Sudan

Date: 2021-01-31 10:50:58 GMT - Sudan - Religion - SN:31 - ID:8776910

KHARTOUM, Jan 31 (MENA) – A delegation of 111 Egyptian preachers and Imams will arrive in Khartoum Sunday as part of religious and cultural cooperation between the two countries, Egyptian Ambassador in Khartoum Hossam Isa has said. In statements ....

Awqaf Ministry urges raising national, political awareness among Egyptians

Date: 2021-01-28 14:11:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:8773464

CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry cultural salon called for raising national and political awareness among Egyptians and shedding light on the prevailing national unity and social peace. During the event which was organized by the Supreme ....

Church issues decisions about resumption of prayers

Date: 2021-01-26 11:15:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:8769868

CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced a number of decisions concerning the resumption of masses and services in Cairo and Alexandria as of January 31. Masses can be held on any day of the week, with only one person on ....

MENA board chairman to deliver speech at cultural gathering of Awqaf Ministry

Date: 2021-01-26 09:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8769706

CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) – Board Chairman and Editor in Chief of the Middle East News Agency (MENA) Aly Hassan is set to deliver a speech at a cultural gathering the Awqaf Ministry will organize on Thursday about the media and national security. The ....

Evangelical Church greets Sisi on 10th anniversary of Jan. revolution

Date: 2021-01-24 10:52:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8766642

CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church Andrea Zaki has greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the Egyptian people on the 10th anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. In a cable to the president earlier Sunday, Zaki greatly ....