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Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims hits 16
Date: 2018-08-15 20:19:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:7535523
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced on Wednesday the death of a 69-year-old Egyptian pilgrim, taking the number of Egyptian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia to 16 so far. The deceased woman, identified as Nawal Abdel Atti from ....
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All Egyptian pilgrims at short circuit-hit hotel in Mecca safe -- official
Date: 2018-08-15 19:39:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:7535505
MECCA, Aug 15 (MENA) - All Egyptian pilgrims at a short-circuit hit-hotel in Mecca are safe, said Magdy Shalaby, the head of the Hajj and Umrah higher committee of the Ministry of Tourism. There were no injuries among the Egyptian pilgrims, ....
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Libyan official hails Al Azhar's role in spreading moderate thoughts of Islam
Date: 2018-08-15 19:15:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:7534896
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Libya's permanent representative to the Arab League (AL) Saleh al Shmakhi lauded the role played by the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates in spreading moderate thoughts of Islam. During a visit to the organization's ....
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Azhar graduates organization warns against Daesh fatwas
Date: 2018-08-15 15:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:7534960
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - The World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates warned against fatwas issued by Daesh terrorist group, stressing that they distort the rites of Islam and falsify its facts. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the organization ....
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Saudi minister grants piece of Kaaba Kiswa to Egypt's Mufti
Date: 2018-08-15 14:40:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:67 - ID:7534959
MECCA, Aug 15 (MENA) – Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohamed Saleh bin Taher Bentin granted on Wednesday a piece of Kiswa (the black cloth covering the Holy Kaaba) to Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam during the 43rd annual forum on Hajj, held in ....
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Head of Evangelical Church greets Awqaf Minister on Eidul Adha
Date: 2018-08-14 19:10:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:7533762
CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church Rev. Dr Andrea Zaki on Tuesday said the Evangelical Church is working with state institutions to spread the culture of citizenship that helps create a climate of tolerance, co-existence and ....
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Azhar imam: Agreement on unified Arab vision sole solution to Muslim world issues
Date: 2018-08-14 16:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:7533378
CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) – Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb reviewed on Tuesday during a meeting with visiting Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al Othaimeen the current Islamic issues. Reaching an agreement ....
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Pope Tawadros phones mother of defrocked monk
Date: 2018-08-14 13:54:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7533300
CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese had a telephone call on Tuesday with the mother of Wael Saad Tawadros, formerly known as monk Ashayaa el Makary, to inquire after her. Coptic Orthodox Church ....
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Egyptian pilgrims feel comfortable in Holy Lands -- official
Date: 2018-08-14 11:23:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:7532889
MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA, Aug 14 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian Pilgrimage Mission to Saudi Arabia Magdy Shalaby on Tuesday said that there are no violations by tourist companies regarding places of residence of pilgrims in the Holy Lands. At a press ....
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Iftaa observatory refutes Daesh claims about Hajj
Date: 2018-08-13 12:11:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:7531217
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - The observatory of takfiri fatwas, an affiliate to the Egyptian Iftaa House, has refuted a fatwa by Daesh claiming that jihad is a sixth pillar of Islam, coming right after Hajj. Daesh has falsely stated that Islam is ....
