Religion

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  • UAE delegation hails Azhar grand imam's anti-extremism efforts

    Date: 2019-08-07 20:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:8056630

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb received Wednesday a delegation from the United Arab Emirates. Chairman of the International Council for Muslim Communities Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAE General Authority ....

  • Pope Tawadros hails state response to Cairo terror bombing

    Date: 2019-08-07 20:05:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:8056653

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese extended on Wednesday the Orthodox Church’s deepest condolences to the families of the victims of a terror bombing that took place outside the National Cancer ....

  • Azhar's Grand Imam urges fighting extremism

    Date: 2019-08-07 18:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:8056545

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb asserted the necessity of combating extremism, promoted by some global policies aiming to gain control on the region. Meeting students of Islamic studies enrolled at American ....

  • Pope greets prime minister, parl't speaker on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2019-08-07 11:33:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8055823

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II greeted Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal on the occasion of Eidul Adha. In two cables on Wednesday, he said he was sending ....

  • Head of Egyptian Hajj hails medical mission performance in Mecca

    Date: 2019-08-06 21:03:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:108 - ID:8055169

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati visited Tuesday several medical clinics at the residence places of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca. Abdel Aati, who heads the Egyptian Hajj Mission this season, was ....

  • Azhar imam: charitable actives should meet community's real needs

    Date: 2019-08-06 21:02:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:107 - ID:8055175

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said Tuesday charitable work should meet the community's real needs, especially with regard to providing health and education services for underprivileged people and sponsoring the most needy ....

  • Azhar carries world message of tolerance, coexistence: Tayyeb

    Date: 2019-08-06 15:07:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:8054775

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday that Al Azhar carries a world message of tolerance, coexistence and fraternity among followers of all faiths. Tayyeb made the remarks at a meeting with Bosnia's charge ....

  • Head of hajj mission: All groups of Egyptian pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2019-08-06 14:56:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:8054617

    MAKKA AL MUKARAMA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Hajj Mission major general Amr Lofty announced Tuesday that all Egyptian hajj batches have arrived to Saudi Arabia, adding that all preparation for their accommodation in Mina and Arafat camps ....

  • Awqaf minister slams attempts to use Hajj to serve political agendas

    Date: 2019-08-06 13:49:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:64 - ID:8054501

    MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Aug 6 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has warned against attempts by some parties and groups to exploit the Hajj to serve their own political agendas. In statements Tuesday on the sideline of his ....

  • Head of pilgrimage mission leaves for Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2019-08-05 15:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:8053035

    CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atti, head of the official pilgrimage mission, and his accompanying delegation left for Saudi Arabia to follow up government’s procedures to facilitate Hajj rituals. ....

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