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Pope Tawadros urges Christians to pray for saving Egypt, world from coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-24 18:40:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:8368342
CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark has called on all Christians to hold joint prayers at their homes or workplaces at 12 noon on Wednesday for saving Egypt and the whole world from the novel ....
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Wednesday marks start of Shaaban month - Darul Iftaa
Date: 2020-03-24 18:26:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:8368335
CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam announced that Wednesday, March 25, is the first day of the month of Shaaban 1441 A.H., the eight month of the Islamic calendar. Shaaban is the month which precedes the holy fasting month of ....
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Dar el Ifta says any call for gathering malicious, sinful
Date: 2020-03-24 09:36:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8367360
CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar el Ifta asserted that any call for gathering in the streets or in any place and for any reason is malicious and sinful. In a hashtag on social media on Tuesday, Dar el Ifta urged abiding by the decisions of ....
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Minya mosque imam dismissed over violating mosques closure order
Date: 2020-03-23 18:36:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:8366889
CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohammed Mokhtar Gomaa has dismissed a mosque imam in Minya governorate over violating an order issued by the Awqfa Ministry regarding the temporary closure of mosques. Mosque Imam and preacher Wael ....
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Egypt’s Council of Churches praises state's efforts to confront coronavirus
Date: 2020-03-22 15:02:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:8364985
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - The Council of Churches of Egypt has praised the strenuous efforts taken by the state to confront the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement released on Sunday, the council expressed its support of all ....
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Next Friday prayer at homes, no sermons: Awqaf min.
Date: 2020-03-22 14:52:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:8364895
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - The next Friday prayer will be performed at homes and no sermons will be delivered in any mosques, said Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Sunday. No Friday sermons will be broadcast or delivered in any other places ....
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Darul Iftaa warns of insistence on performing congregational prayers in mosques despite suspension
Date: 2020-03-22 12:22:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:8364546
CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa urged on Sunday citizens to abide by authorities' regulations that suspended congregational prayers in mosques and closed all public places to curb the spread of coronavirus. Egypt’s Awqaf Ministry decided on ....
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Funeral prayers to be performed in open areas: Awqaf minister
Date: 2020-03-21 19:18:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:67 - ID:8364087
CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa stressed that all mosques shall remain closed during the two-week closure period over COVID-19 concerns. Mosques will not be opened under any circumstances during the closure period, ....
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Awqaf Ministry: Hotline for complaints against breach to mosques closure
Date: 2020-03-21 19:14:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:8364117
CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf has dedicated mobile number 01008806466 for receiving complaints against violating the temporary state-imposed closure of mosques nationwide. The ministry, in a statement issued on Saturday, warned ....
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Azhar's final academic exams postponed till May 30
Date: 2020-03-21 18:58:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:8364082
CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Al-Azhar University has decided that final exams of the second academic semester shall not be held before May 30. In a statement released Saturday, the university stressed that the decision was taken for students' ....
