Religion

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  • Renovated evangelical church in Menya to be opened on Saturday

    Date: 2017-09-27 09:53:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:7011329

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) - A renovated evangelical church in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Menya which was torched by Muslim Brotherhood terrorists in 2013 will be opened on Saturday. Menya Governor Essam Badawi and Head of the Evangelical ....

  • Secretary of Holy Synod greets Muslims on new Hijri year

    Date: 2017-09-21 08:07:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:13 - ID:7001866

    CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Rafael greeted Muslims in Egypt and the world on the occasion of new Hijri year. On Facebook, Bishop Rafael wished all the best for Muslims. (MENA) M H K/M N E ....

  • Awqaf min. highlights importance of uprooting extremism, terrorism

    Date: 2017-09-20 20:20:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:7001517

    CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Wednesday stressed that extremism and terrorism will be certainly uprooted. Gomaa made the remarks in his speech at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Hijrah of the Holy ....

  • Al Azhar mourns Mexican victims in quake-hit town

    Date: 2017-09-20 18:10:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:7001325

    CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) – Al Azhar on Wednesday mourned victims of Mexico's magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. In a statement, Al Azhar offered condolences to the families of the victims and whished speedy recovery for the ....

  • Azhar imam greets Sisi on new hijri year

    Date: 2017-09-20 08:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:17 - ID:7000190

    CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb Wednesday greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the new hijri year, which starts Thursday. Tayyeb also wished the Egyptian and Arab peoples a happy new year. He prayed ....

  • Azhar asserts Palestinians’ right to establish independent state; urges serious stance to save Rohingya Muslims

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:23:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:6995526

    NEW YORK, Sept 17 (MENA) – Al Azhar underlined on Sunday the Palestinians’ right to establish an independent state with al Quds as its capital. During a speech by Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman in a conference on “intercultural ....

  • Azhar Imam congratulates Halimah Yacob on Singapore's presidency

    Date: 2017-09-16 10:08:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:6993327

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Head of the Muslim Council of Elders Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb on Saturday greeted Halimah Yacob on her new post as Singapore's president. In a statement, Tayyeb expressed hope for her to be able to ....

  • Al Azhar official flies to US for intercultural communication conference

    Date: 2017-09-15 10:57:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:6991945

    CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman left here Friday heading to the United States, where he will take part in a conference on the intercultural communication between the US and the Islamic world, to kick off ....

  • Azhar Imam mourns death of students in fire at Malaysian school

    Date: 2017-09-14 22:50:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:96 - ID:6991615

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb on Thursday mourned the death of at least 25 people, most of them students, after a fire broke out at a school in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur early Thursday morning. In a ....

  • Pope Tawadros arrives in Cairo after foreign tour

    Date: 2017-09-14 11:45:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:6990593

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Coptic Pope Tawadros II arrived in Cairo on Thursday wrapping up a three-week foreign tour which took him to Japan and Australia. During the tour, the pope opened the first Coptic church in Japan. The Pope met with Copts ....

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