Religion

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  • Thursday marks 1st day of fasting month of Ramadan - Dar al Iftaa

    Date: 2018-05-15 17:37:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:7402814

    CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam said that Thursday will mark the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Dar al Iftaa's Sharia and scientific committees nationwide failed to spot the crescent of Ramadan, Allam ....

  • Pope Tawadros II receives Egypt's ambassador to Cameroon

    Date: 2018-05-15 14:15:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:7402416

    CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received here on Tuesday at the St. Mark Cathedral in Abbasseya Egypt's Ambassador to Cameroon Medhat el Meligui. The meeting, described as cordial and ....

  • Coptic Church thanks Sisi, Armed Forces for return of martyrs

    Date: 2018-05-15 11:31:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:7401882

    CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Armed Forces and state leaderships for securing the return of the bodies of 20 Coptic Christian workers, who were beheaded on a beach in the coastal ....

  • Pope Tawadros receives remains of Copts killed by Daesh in Libya

    Date: 2018-05-14 20:41:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:115 - ID:7401100

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - The remains of 20 Egyptian Copts who were slaughtered by Daesh terrorist group in Sirte in 2015 have been returned to Egypt. Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese, along with religious and ....

  • Grand Mufti: Moving US Embassy to al Quds provokes Muslims around the world

    Date: 2018-05-14 16:29:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:88 - ID:7400614

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawky Allam asserted on Monday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy to al Quds city is provoking 1.5 billion Muslims around the world. In a press release, Allam added that ....

  • Observatory: Terrorist groups carry out more suicide groups than ever before

    Date: 2018-05-14 11:47:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:7399623

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - To face their continued defeat on the ground and loss of many swaths in Iraq and Syria, terrorist groups resort to carry out more suicide attacks, the observatory of takfiri fatwas - an affiliate of the Egyptian Darul Iftaa - ....

  • Tayyeb: Al-Azhar ready to organize training courses to Indonesian preachers

    Date: 2018-05-13 19:24:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:99 - ID:7398783

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb said the mosques in Indonesia play a great role in preserving co-existence and stability besides spreading the values of moderation in the Asian country. He expressed the readiness ....

  • Egypt participates in Dubai International Holy Quran Award

    Date: 2018-05-13 17:54:32 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:92 - ID:7398795

    DUBAI, May 13 (MENA) – The 22nd edition of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) will take place on Ramadan 1-20 (May 17 - June 5) in which 104 countries including Egypt will participate in the competition. Head of DIHQA organizing ....

  • Azhar condemns terrirost attacks on churches in Indonesia

    Date: 2018-05-13 11:39:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:7397954

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Al Azhar has condemned with the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that targeted three churches in Indonesia and left scores of people dead and wounded. In a statement, Al Azhar strongly denounced such terrorist attacks ....

  • Pope Tawadros leads mass at end of ceremonies of 50th anniversary of Virgin Mary apparition in Egypt

    Date: 2018-05-13 07:05:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:7397466

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led on Sunday a mass at Virgin Mary Church in Cairo's el Zaitoun district. The mass is held at the end of the three-day ceremonies on the 50th anniversary of ....

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