Religion

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  • Al Azhar says proud of armed forces' efforts to maintain security

    Date: 2017-12-19 18:48:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:7149134

    CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman praised Tuesday the efforts of the armed forces to maintain the security and stability of the country. This came during Shoman's meeting with a delegation from the Command and Staff ....

  • Iftaa observatory lauds police campaigns against terrorists ahead of Christmas

    Date: 2017-12-19 09:14:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:7147975

    CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - The observatory of takfiri fatwas - an affiliate of the Egyptian Iftaa House - has praised successful campaigns by police to nip in the bud any possible terrorist attacks on churches during Christmas. The police campaigns ....

  • Azhar condemns terrorist attack on Pakistan's Quetta

    Date: 2017-12-18 11:39:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:7146301

    CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Al Azhar on Monday condemned a suicide bombing at a church in the Pakistani southwestern city of Quetta which claimed the lives of nine people and left more than 40 others injured. In a statement released on Monday, Azhar ....

  • Pope Tawadros meets Lebanon's ambassador

    Date: 2017-12-16 17:48:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:7143782

    CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark on Saturday received Lebanon’s Ambassador to Egypt Antoine Azzam at the St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo’s Abbasiya district. Azzam’s visit to ....

  • State bodies have responsibility for fighting terror -- minister

    Date: 2017-12-16 10:48:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:7142905

    CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa asserted that all State bodies have a joint responsibility for combating terrorism, as being a cultural, religious, educational and social responsibility that requires cooperation to ....

  • Tayyeb: Al Quds Arab city for 6,000 years

    Date: 2017-12-16 10:02:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:7142843

    CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb said Saturday that Al Quds has been an Arab city for over 6,000 years. Jewish presence in the Old City has not exceeded 415 years, he noted. This proves claims about a Jewish ....

  • Sisi's remarks on scholars hailed by Mufti

    Date: 2017-12-15 19:30:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:7142471

    CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's terming of scholars as "brigades of light to remove darkness" has been hailed by Mufti Dr. Shawki Allam. "Considering them so is key .. as they offer solutions that help in addressing ....

  • OIC to organize inter-religious dialogue conference Monday

    Date: 2017-12-15 10:57:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:37 - ID:7141691

    RIYADH, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in partnership with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Inter-religious and Intercultural Dialogue, will hold Monday an inter-religious dialogue conference in ....

  • Pope Tawadros says state keen on reviving route of Holy Family

    Date: 2017-12-14 19:17:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:7140976

    CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark has stressed the state's keenness on reviving the route of the Holy Family in Egypt that was blessed by Pope Francis of Vatican. Pope Tawadros made the ....

  • Pope Tawadros thanks Sisi for phone call following spinal surgery in Germany

    Date: 2017-12-13 19:51:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:7139428

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi for telephoning him while undergoing a surgery in Germany. During his weekly sermon on Wednesday, the pope extended ....

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