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Pope Francis offers condolences to Grand Imam over Sinai mosque attack
Date: 2017-11-26 20:27:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:7111161
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Sunday received Vatican Apostolic Nuncio in Cairo Bruno Musaro, who delivered a condolences message of Pope Francis for Friday's attack on a mosque in North Sinai. Tayyeb said such ....
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Pope Tawadros: We pray for Arish attack victims
Date: 2017-11-26 20:00:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:7111073
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Arish city, North Sinai, on Friday. In a speech from Germany, where he receives treatment, ....
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Pope Tawadros dispatches Bishop Julius to visit wounded in Arish attack
Date: 2017-11-26 18:00:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:7110987
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Tawadros II dispatched Sunday Bishop Julius of Old Cairo on the head of a church delegation to visit the wounded in North Sinai attack at Nasser institute in Cairo. Earlier ....
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Orthodox churches in Port Said, Minya ring their bells in solidarity with Arish attack victims
Date: 2017-11-25 14:39:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:7109086
PORT SAID/ MINYA, Nov 25 (MENA) - Orthodox churches in Port Said and Minya rung Saturday their bells in solidarity with Friday's Arish attack victims. Media Spokesman of Archbishopric of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Port Said Armeia Fahmy said ....
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Chechen leader: Perpetrators of Sinai mosque attack cursed by Allah
Date: 2017-11-25 09:15:10 GMT - Chechnya - Religion - SN:22 - ID:7108251
GROZNY, Nov 25 (MENA) - Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov said Saturday that perpetrators of Friday's attack on an Egyptian mosque in North Sinai are cursed by Allah and his messenger. It was a heinous and criminal act inside a mosque, ....
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Bells of Orthodox churches to ring at 12.00 in solidarity with Egyptian Muslims
Date: 2017-11-25 09:14:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:7108204
CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church said Saturday that all church bells will be rung at 12.00 in a show of solidarity with Muslims, following a heinous attack on a North Sinai mosque that left 235 worshipers dead Friday. The ....
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'Supreme Sufi Council' voices support for State against terrorism
Date: 2017-11-25 09:02:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:15 - ID:7108206
CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders, under its Head Abdel Hadi el Kasabi, on Saturday will hold an urgent meeting to discuss the repercussions of Friday's Sinai mosque attack. The meeting addresses measures meant to support ....
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Eparchy of Minya delays ordination of priests following mosque attack
Date: 2017-11-25 07:40:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:12 - ID:7108128
MINYA, Upper Egypt, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Eparchy of Minya has called off an ordination of priests that was scheduled for Saturday due to the current circumstances in the country. Another date will be set later to conduct the ....
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Awqaf min. calls for quick arrest of terrorists
Date: 2017-11-25 07:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:8 - ID:7108104
CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Dr Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has adopted a proposal by imams to quickly arrest and severely punish terrorists. Gomaa, in statements Saturday, said he would inquire after the imam of el Rawada Mosque who was ....
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Coptic Orthodox Church condemns Arish attack
Date: 2017-11-24 14:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:7107028
CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church condemned Friday the terrorist attack that targeted Al Rawda mosque in Baer Al Abd area in the city of Arish, North Sinai, which left 200 people dead and dozens wounded. The church ....
