Religion

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  • Awqaf minister thanks Sisi for sponsoring int'l Quran competition

    Date: 2023-10-26 15:20:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:10411519

    CAIRO, Oct 26 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and all Awqaf Ministry leaderships and employees thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for sponsoring the 30th edition of the International Quran Competition, which will be held on ....

  • Egypt well known for being one of oldest civilizations: Anba Ermia

    Date: 2023-10-23 16:02:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:10406606

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt is well known for being one of the oldest civilizations, said General Bishop Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center Anba Ermia. "Our love for the homeland is promoting our right to citizenship, taking into ....

  • Coptic Bishop Athanasius, 90, dies in France

    Date: 2023-10-23 05:44:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:2 - ID:10405410

    CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthox Church has announced the death of Bishop Athanasius, Bishop of Marseille and Toulon, after a struggle with illness, at the age of 90. The bishop has spent over half of his life in the service of the ....

  • Coptic Catholic Church says holding fast, prayers for regional peace

    Date: 2023-10-22 18:08:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:10405143

    CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Coptic Catholic Church closely followed up the Cairo Peace Summit that aimed to consider ways to advance efforts to contain the worsening crisis in the Gaza Strip and reduce the military escalation between the two sides, ....

  • 10 mosques to be opened Friday: Awqaf Ministry

    Date: 2023-10-22 15:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:10405008

    CAIRO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Ministry of Awqaf has said 10 mosques will be opened Friday. Nine mosques are new or under replacement, and one was under maintenance, said the ministry. The ministry, in a statement on Sunday, said the total number of ....

  • UN official: Hatred speech is greatly motivating terrorist attacks under cover of religion

    Date: 2023-10-19 17:20:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:10400663

    CAIRO, Oct 19 (MENA) - Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Vladimir Voronkov asserted that hatred speech has the biggest influence on motivating the launching of terrorist attacks based on xenophobia and ....

  • Grand Imam: Al Azhar holds historical ties with Iraq in high esteem

    Date: 2023-10-19 17:04:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:10400568

    CAIRO, Oct 19 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed El Tayyeb said Al Azhar highly values historical ties with Iraq referring to the especial importance of Iraq to every Arab and Muslim. During a meeting Thursday with head of the Iraqi Sunni ....

  • Al Azhar imam: We value historical ties with Pakistan, eager to promote coop. in da'wa field

    Date: 2023-10-19 16:35:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:10400470

    CAIRO, Oct 19 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed El Tayyeb said Al Azhar holds its historical ties with Pakistan in high esteem and is keen on receiving Pakistani students to study in the various stages at the highest Muslim institute. ....

  • Popo Tawadros: Israeli bombing of Gaza hospital "crime beyond imagination"

    Date: 2023-10-18 20:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:106 - ID:10399219

    CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese has vehemently denounced the ongoing killings and destruction in Occupied Palestinian Territories. "It's a totally asymmetrical war. Our hearts are full of ....

  • Tayyedb: Al Azhar gives great priority to Africans

    Date: 2023-10-18 14:27:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:10398526

    CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb asserted on Wednesday that the Islamic institution gives great priority to Africans as it welcomes African students who are studying in its university’s various faculties. This came during ....

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