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  • Egypt's mufti congratulates Pope Tawadros on Christmas

    Date: 2018-01-04 19:55:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:7175096

    CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam on Thursday congratulated Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark over Christmas celebrations. This came during Allam's visit to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox ....

  • Beheira governorate, Tourism Ministry sign protocol on Holy Family's journey

    Date: 2018-01-04 18:42:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:7174915

    DAMANHOUR, Jan 4 (MENA) - Beheira Governor Nadia Abdo on Thursday signed a cooperation protocol with the Tourism Ministry to develop the sites of Coptic monasteries in the Wadi El Natroun area. A sum of EGP 250 million was earmarked for ....

  • Pope Tawadros receives electoral commission chief

    Date: 2018-01-04 18:31:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:7175025

    CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark received Thursday Chairman of the National Electoral Commission Lashin Ibrahim. Ibrahim and his accompanying delegation congratulated the Pope on the ....

  • Al Azhar 'defensive wall' against terrorist groups

    Date: 2018-01-04 10:27:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:7173718

    CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Deputy Imam Abbas Shoman said that Al Azhar Al Sharif is a well-fortified defensive wall against terrorist groups. Speaking at a symposium hosted by the World Association for Al Azhar Graduates on Thursday, Shoman ....

  • Pope Tawadros wishes 2018 peaceful, good for Egypt

    Date: 2018-01-03 18:59:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:7173258

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark wished that 2018 would be a year of peace and prosperity for Egypt. The pontiff’s remarks came during his weekly sermon, in which he mourned the victims of the ....

  • Catholic Church Patriarch praises Al Azhar’s stances on Al Quds

    Date: 2018-01-03 18:39:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:7173058

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MEA) - Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church Youssef Absi praised Wednesday Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb’s stances in support of Al Quds. Absi’s remarks came during his meeting with el Tayyeb at Al Azhar ....

  • Palestinian president to participate in int'l pro-Quds conference in Cairo

    Date: 2018-01-03 17:54:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7173169

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will take part in the inaugural ceremony of an international conference to support al Quds city that will be held in Cairo. The conference will be co-organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim ....

  • All facilities provided to find solution to unlicensed churches problems nationwide - cabinet

    Date: 2018-01-03 16:17:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:7173034

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Acting Premier and Housing Minister Moustafa Madboli ordered providing all possible facilities so as to swiftly finalize the procedures of reconciling the situation of unlicensed churches nationwide. This came during the ....

  • Pope Tawadros prays for Egypt's safety

    Date: 2018-01-01 13:15:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:7169208

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark prayed for Egypt's safety and paid tribute to the homeland's martyrs. In a mass on the occasion of the new year at Abbasiye Cathedral Sunday night, the ....

  • Egypt's mufti: Trading on Bitcoin is forbidden in Islamic Sharia

    Date: 2018-01-01 12:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:7169131

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam said that it is prohibited to make financial transactions on Bitcoin according to the Islamic Law (Sharia) because it is highly risky and cannot be recommended as a safe investment. The Bitcoin is ....

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