Religion

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  • Eid prayers to be held in all mosques where Friday prayers are performed

    Date: 2024-04-01 20:05:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:10646875

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - Head of the Religious Sector at the Ministry of Awqaf Hisham Abdel Aziz said Eid El-Fitr prayers will be held in all mosques where Friday prayers are performed. In a statement on Monday, Abdel Aziz added that all ....

  • Azhar Int'l Academy greets Muslim Council of Elders on 10th founding anniversary

    Date: 2024-03-31 19:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:10645596

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Head of Al-Azhar International Academy for Training Imams and Preachers Hassan Al-Saghir hailed the noble humanitarian role played by the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE) as a symbol for love and peace. In a statement ....

  • Cairo governor attends Easter Mass of Armenian Orthodox denomination

    Date: 2024-03-31 19:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:10645572

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal on Sunday attended the Easter Mass of the Armenian Orthodox community at the Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate in Ramses street of Cairo governorate. The governor extended greetings on this ....

  • Egypt's highest religious institutions hold joint meeting

    Date: 2024-03-30 13:52:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:10644099

    Cairo, March 30 (MENA( - The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs hosted Saturday a joint national meeting between Al Azhar, the Ministry of Awqaf, Dar Al Iftaa, and the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church. The sides discussed ways to intensify ....

  • Haramain General Presidency announces readiness of Grand Mosque to receive worshippers during Ramadan’s last 10 days

    Date: 2024-03-30 08:18:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:11 - ID:10643650

    RIYADH, March 30 (MENA) - The General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque (General Presidency of Haramain) announced the readiness of the Grand Mosque to receive worshippers during the last ten days of ....

  • Awqaf minister hails Sisi's care of worshipping places

    Date: 2024-03-30 07:58:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:10643629

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for the greater interest he is paying to mosques of Ahl al-Bayt - the family of Prophet Muhammad. The minister's remarks came at a celebration, ....

  • Azhar University welcomes UNSC resolution to impose ceasefire in Gaza

    Date: 2024-03-27 17:44:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:10641178

    CAIRO, March 27 (MENA) – Al Azhar University council, led by Salama Dawood, welcomed on Wednesday UN Security Council resolution to impose ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a press release, Dawood hailed the UNSC decision, praying to Allah the ....

  • Tayyeb: Gaza aggression undermines efforts to connect East, West

    Date: 2024-03-24 18:45:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:10636976

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb asserted that what is happening in the Gaza Strip is undermining all efforts that were exerted for several years to connect between the East and West. This came during his meeting with ....

  • Awqaf min., South Sinai governor probe preparations for Holy Quran competition

    Date: 2024-03-23 12:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:10635268

    CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda on Saturday reviewed preparations for holding Holy Quran and Islamic culture competition in South Sinai this summer. The first round of the local ....

  • More than 11,000 mosques built, restored under rule of Sisi, says minister

    Date: 2024-03-20 10:34:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:10631287

    CAIRO, March 20 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa says that 11,817 mosques have been built and restored since President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assumed office in Egypt at a total cost of 17 billion pounds. The Cabinet’s Information and Decision ....

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