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Azhar Imam, Vatican Pope visit Sheikh Zayed grand mosque in Abu Dhabi

Date: 2019-02-04 15:46:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:69 - ID:7788933

ABU DHABI, Feb 4 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed El Tayyeb and Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church, visited on Monday Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The visit to the UAE’s largest mosque is the first time by a Pontiff to ....

Al Azhar Grand Imam calls for confronting extremists, isolationists

Date: 2019-02-04 12:03:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:33 - ID:7788138

ABU DHABI, Feb 4 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders Ahmed el Tayyeb called for bravely confronting extremists and isolationists and those seeking to detach religion from our daily life. This came at his ....

Global Conference of Human Fraternity continues sessions on 2nd day

Date: 2019-02-04 08:56:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:11 - ID:7788031

ABU DHABI, Feb 4 (MENA) - The Global Conference of Human Fraternity continued its sessions on Monday on the second day. The event, organized by the Muslim Council of Elders, is held under the chairmanship of Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al ....

Vatican Pope arrives in Abu Dhabi to meet Azhar Imam

Date: 2019-02-03 20:06:07 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:85 - ID:7787702

ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican on Sunday arrived in Abu Dhabi to hold a historic summit with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. The Pope was received at the airport by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince ....

Azhar Imam arrives in Abu Dhabi to meet Vatican Pope

Date: 2019-02-03 18:40:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:7787602

ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb on Sunday arrived in Abu Dhabi leading a high-level delegation to hold a historic summit with Pope Francis of the Vatican. The visit comes at an invitation from Abu Dhabi Crown ....

Azhar Imam heads for Abu Dhabi to meet Vatican Pope

Date: 2019-02-03 17:52:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:7787447

CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb headed on Sunday for Abu Dhabi leading a high-level delegation to hold a historic summit with Pope Francis of the Vatican. The visit comes at an invitation from Abu Dhabi Crown Prince ....

Pope Francis urges respect for ceasefire accord in Yemen

Date: 2019-02-03 15:11:05 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:68 - ID:7787265

THE VATICAN, Feb 3 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican on Sunday called for urgent "respect" for a ceasefire accord in Yemen to allow humanitarian aid through the conflict-weary country. "I appeal to all parties concerned and to the ....

Plan prepared to boost Egypt's relation with Africa -- Awqaf minister

Date: 2019-02-03 12:17:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:7786792

CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Sunday that his ministry has a plan to boost Egypt's relations with Africa in 2019 as Egypt will hold the rotating chairmanship of the African Union. The plan comes upon ....

Minister for Tolerance urges 'human fraternity' at conference to mark Pope visit

Date: 2019-02-03 09:51:45 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:22 - ID:7786573

ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - UAE Minister of Tolerance Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak has urged the world to join together in tolerance and human fraternity to achieve peace and temper political conflict. The Minister of Tolerance's comments came at the ....

Global Conference of Human Fraternity kicks

Date: 2019-02-03 08:02:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:11 - ID:7786449

ABU DHABI, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Global Conference of Human Fraternity opened Sunday at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed ....