Religion

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  • Awqaf min.: Govt to review plan for reopening mosques next week

    Date: 2020-05-26 19:23:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:8446411

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said that his ministry developed a plan for re-opening mosques, noting that it will be reviewed by the government's coronavirus crisis management committee early next week. In a ....

  • Full-scale confrontation of terrorism national, religious requirement: minister

    Date: 2020-05-26 17:16:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:8446303

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said neutrality in nation-related issues is considered treason, asserting that full-scale confrontation of terrorism is a national and religious requirement. In a statement released ....

  • Awqaf ministry denies holding Eid prayers at affiliated mosque in Giza

    Date: 2020-05-24 19:26:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:8444573

    GIZA, May 24 (MENA) - The Awqaf Directorate in Giza has denied online reports claiming that an imam affiliated to the Awqaf Ministry had led a group of worshipers in the Eidul Fitr prayers on Sunday morning in front of a closed mosque in Awseem ....

  • Azhar Imam greets Sisi on Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2020-05-23 21:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8443834

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Saturday greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. In a phone call, Tayyeb hailed Sisi's tremendous efforts to develop the country and protect it against the ....

  • Azhar imam mourns victims of Pakistani plane crash

    Date: 2020-05-22 21:33:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:8442913

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb mourned the victims of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential district of the city of Karachi on Friday afternoon, killing and injuring scores of people. In a statement, ....

  • Iraqi parl't speaker greets Azhar imam on Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2020-05-22 20:31:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:8442882

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Friday received a phone call from Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohamed al Halbousi, greeting him on Eidul Fitr. During the phone conversation, Halbousi voiced his appreciation of the key ....

  • Egypt's Mufti: Eidul Fitr to start on Sunday

    Date: 2020-05-22 19:41:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:8442771

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam announced that Eidul Fitr Islamic holiday will begin in Egypt on Sunday. "The Shawwal crescent moon was not visible across the country … Saturday will be the last day of Ramadan," Allam said in a ....

  • Azhar Imam greets Sisi, Arab, Islamic nations on Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2020-05-22 12:28:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:8442262

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Friday greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the Arab and Islamic nations on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. In a statement on Friday, Al-Azhar urged Muslims to help the needy families ....

  • Pope Tawadros greets, Sisi, Azhar Imam, Mufti, Awqaf minister on Eid

    Date: 2020-05-22 09:13:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:6 - ID:8441810

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark greeted President Abdel Fttah El Sisis on Eidul Fitr. Separate statements issued by the Coptic Orthodox Church said Pope Tawadros sent cables to the ....

  • Sighting of Eidul Fitr crescent on Friday: Dar al Iftaa

    Date: 2020-05-21 09:50:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:16 - ID:8440788

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al Iftaa said it will spot Friday evening the crescent heralding the Hijjri month of Shawwal, marking the commencement of Eidul Fitr, Advisor of Egypt's Mufti Ibrahim Negm said. In a statement on Thursday, Negm ....

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