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Al Azhar announces winners of Annual Quran Competition

Date: 2024-05-01 19:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:10687217

CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb congratulated the winners of Al Azhar Annual Quran Memorization ‎Competition, which saw the participation of nearly 150,000 contenders from various age groups. EGP 20 million was ....

Grand mufti's participation in meeting of religious leaders in Baku reflects Egypt's commitment to inter-faith dialogue

Date: 2024-04-29 19:19:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:10683809

CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The participation of Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam in a meeting of religious leaders in Baku, Azerbaijan, affirms Egypt's commitment to promoting inter-faith dialogue and a culture of peace and tolerance worldwide, Dar ....

Pope Tawadros leads Palm Sunday mass

Date: 2024-04-28 16:17:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:10682052

CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St Mark Diocese has presided over the Palm Sunday mass at the Church of the Archangel Michael in Alexandria's King Mariout. Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that ....

Episcopal Church Archbishop of Alexandria greets Pope Tawadros on Easter

Date: 2024-04-24 21:54:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:10677011

CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria Samy Fawzy greeted Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Easter during a meeting with at the papal headquarters in Cairo Abbasiya ....

Pope Tawadros II greets Egyptians on anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day

Date: 2024-04-24 20:35:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:10676979

CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria has greeted the Egyptian people on the anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day, which falls on April 25. Sinai is such a precious part of Egypt’s land that was fully restored after great ....

Saudi Arabia starts issuance of hajj visas Wednesday

Date: 2024-04-23 08:33:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:12 - ID:10673680

RIYADH, April 23 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of the hajj season by beginning the issuance of electronic visas. The ministry said that submitting applications for e-visa issuance would be through ....

Egyptians have known peace, tolerance since time immemorial: Azhar undersecretary

Date: 2024-04-22 23:02:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:10673142

CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Undersecretary of Al-Azhar Mohamed El-Dawiny said the culture of peace and tolerance is a virtue advocated by divine faiths to heal psychological and social illnesses, such as hatred, grudge, and violence, which have ....

Pope Tawadros lauds fruitful cooperation with Sports Ministry

Date: 2024-04-21 22:17:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:10671858

CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese hailed Sunday the fruitful cooperation between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. During a meeting with Youth and Sports ....

Foundation stone of 1st religious, cultural, services complex laid in S. Sinai

Date: 2024-04-20 17:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:10670114

EL TOR, Egypt, April 20 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Bishop Abanoub on behalf of Bishop Anba Apollo of South Sinai, and Governor of South Sinai Khaled Fouda, on Saturday laid the corner stone of a religious, cultural and ....

League of Islamic Universities marks 60th anniversary of Quran Kareem Broadcast

Date: 2024-04-18 11:54:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:10667005

CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) - The League of Islamic Universities will organize, in cooperation with the Mass Communication Faculty of Cairo University, a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Quran Kareem Radio station. The ....