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Ministry says Pope's visit supports Egypt anti-terror war
Date: 2017-04-28 16:43:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:6788810
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali on Friday decribed the current visit paid by Pope Francis to Cairo as a "historic visit to support Egypt in its war against terrorism, extremism and violence". In statements, the ....
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Pope Francis leaves Rome heading to Cairo
Date: 2017-04-28 09:28:03 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:24 - ID:6788239
ROME, April 28 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican left Rome on Friday morning heading for Cairo to start a two-day historic visit to Egypt. The pontiff will arrive to Egypt at 2 pm Cairo Local Time and will then meet with President Abdel Fattah ....
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Al Azhar world conference discusses obstacles to peace
Date: 2017-04-27 16:38:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:6787317
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – The first session of Al Azhar World Conference on Peace discussed on Thursday obstacles to achieve peace nowadays. Delivering a speech at the session, attended by a galaxy of intellectuals, officials and scholars from ....
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Mufti to Belgian monarch: Egypt’s war against darkness forces supports world peace
Date: 2017-04-27 15:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:6787450
BRUSSELS, April 27 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam told King Philippe of Belgium on Thursday that Egypt’s war against the forces of darkness supported world peace. Islam’s peace message is totally different from allegations and ....
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Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue head arrives in Cairo
Date: 2017-04-27 15:11:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:6787339
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – President of Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran arrived in Cairo on Thursday coming from Rome. Tauran’s visit, accompanied by a delegation, comes within Pope Francis visit to ....
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Maronite League in Lebanon hails visit of Pope Francis to Egypt
Date: 2017-04-27 14:54:19 GMT - Lebanon - Religion - SN:58 - ID:6787401
BEIRUT, April 27 (MENA) – The Maronite League in Lebanon hailed Vatican Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, to start on Friday. In a statement on Thursday, the league said Egypt is the largest Arab country, seat of Al Azhar Al Sharif and host of the ....
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AL Azhar conf. participants denounce use of violence
Date: 2017-04-27 13:43:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:6787035
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – Participants of the Al Azhar world peace conference, currently in sessions in Cairo under auspices of Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb, highlighted the importance of the role of men of religion in making peace and ....
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Pope of Vatican says he is coming to Egypt as peace messenger
Date: 2017-04-27 13:18:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:6787171
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican expressed his happiness to visit Egypt on Friday, saying he is “coming as a friend, as a messenger of peace, and a pilgrim to Egypt" "Pray for me", the Pope tweeted. The Pope thanked those ....
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Azhar imam: Divine religions “identical” in content
Date: 2017-04-27 12:53:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:6786996
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb asserted on Thursday that all divine religions are identical in content and they differ only in changing practical legislation. Islam has authorized war for fighting injustice and ....
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Pope Tawadros leaves Kuwait
Date: 2017-04-27 12:34:30 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:38 - ID:6787043
KUWAIT, April 27 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese left Kuwait on Thursday winding up an official visit at the invitation of Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed al Sabah, the first of its kind by a Coptic ....