Religion
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Coptic Orthodox church holds Mass in Baghdad
Date: 2017-03-08 14:10:57 GMT - Iraq - Religion - SN:66 - ID:6656481
BAGHDAD, March 8 (MENA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church here held a Mass on Wednesday led by Anba Antonios, the Bishop of Jerusalem Seat and Near East, who is here leading a top-ranking delegation on a visit; the first of its kind in 23 years. The ....
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Azhar imam stress imp. of upgrading women status
Date: 2017-03-08 13:44:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:6655957
CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has stressed the need to upgrade the women's status and role in Arab and Muslim societies now more than ever before. In his weekly editorial in Sawt Al Azhar newspaper, out ....
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Pope: Attack on Botrouseya Church targeted Egypt as a whole
Date: 2017-03-07 14:31:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:6649485
CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese said Tuesday that the attack on the Botrouseya Church in December targeted Egypt as a whole Pope Tawadros, in a meeting with Secretary General of the ....
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Azhar imam urges utilizing African wealth
Date: 2017-03-06 15:22:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:6643189
CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday called for capitalizing on Africa's wealth to improve the life of its citizens. El Tayyeb made the remarks during a meeting with an African delegation of media persons and ....
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Pope Tawadros meets Greek ambassador in Cairo
Date: 2017-03-06 11:53:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:6641733
CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II met with Greek Ambassador here Michael Christos at the Coptic Cathedral in Abbassiya on Monday. The two sides discussed deeply-rooted relations between Egypt and Greece as well as ....
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Pope Tawadros receives Jordanian envoy
Date: 2017-03-05 21:32:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:6638869
CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese received on Sunday Ali Hamdan al Ayed, Jordan's Ambassador to Egypt and its Permanent Representative at the Arab League. The senior diplomat had been ....
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German official hails Azhar role in spreading peace, calling for tolerance
Date: 2017-03-05 19:13:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:6637433
CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - German Deputy Minister for Education & Research Thomas Rachel on Sunday hailed the role of Al Azhar in spreading peace and calling for tolerance. Rachel, who is visiting Cairo, made the remarks in a meeting with Grand ....
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Dar al-Iftaa: Selling subsidized commodities on black market betrayal of trust
Date: 2017-03-05 16:06:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:6636277
CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Selling subsidized commodities on the black market is a betrayal of trust, Dar al-Iftaa announced on Sunday. In a statement, Dar al-Iftaa warned merchants against seizing public funds or monopolizing basic commodities or ....
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Terror attacks strengthen resolve to defeat terror: Family House
Date: 2017-03-05 15:06:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:6636437
CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Terror attacks will only strengthen the consolidation of the Egyptian people and their resolve to defeat all forms of terrorism, a delegation of the Egyptian Family House stressed on Sunday. This came in a statement issued ....
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Awqaf Ministry forms new administration of e-fatwas
Date: 2017-03-05 13:56:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:6636161
CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - A new administration has been formed to follow up electronic fatwas, said Awqaf Minister Dr Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa Sunday. An assistant minister will be named within a week to chair the new administration, Gomaa told ....