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Azhar imam wishes Vatican pope Merry Christmas
Date: 2016-12-26 08:24:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:8 - ID:6218597
CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has greeted Vatican Pope Francis and Catholics in Egypt and the world on Christmas. Heavenly religions are all about tolerance and co-existence, Tayyeb said in a statement ....
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Egypt abides by Islamic Sharia, mufti stresses
Date: 2016-12-25 16:07:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:6216345
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has refuted claims by extremist groups that the country does not abide by the teachings of Islam. Such claims are baseless, Allam said Sunday, stressing that those groups misunderstand the ....
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Cairo governor calls for intensifying clean-up campaigns around churches ahead of Christmas
Date: 2016-12-25 11:00:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:6214309
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid on Sunday ordered heads of districts to intensify clean-up campaigns in the surrounding of churches ahead of celebrations of the Coptic Christmas and new year. In statements after attending ....
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Pope Tawadros congratulates Roman Catholic Patriarch on Christmas
Date: 2016-12-25 10:50:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:6214301
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) – Patriarch of the Roman Catholic Gregorios III Laham received on Sunday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark at the headquarters of the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate. During the meeting, Pope Tawadros ....
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Patriarch of Egypt's Coptic Catholic says praying for Sisi, officials, church blast's victims
Date: 2016-12-24 22:07:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:6212513
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt Ibrahim Isaac on Saturday said he is praying for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, all officials of the country, and all those who spare no effort to preserve the dignity of ....
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Patriarch of Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt leads Christmas Mass
Date: 2016-12-24 20:59:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:6212417
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt Ibrahim Isaac on Saturday led a Christmas Mass at the Coptic Catholic Cathedral in Cairo's Nasr City. The mass was held without any festivities and was limited to prayers to ....
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Islamophobia observatory hails UNSC resolution banning Israeli settlements building in Palestinian territories
Date: 2016-12-24 15:43:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:6210693
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) – Islamophobia Observatory of Egypt's Darul Iftaa hailed the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for banning Israeli settlements building in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement on Saturday, the ....
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Cairo governor to attend Xmas Mass of Roman Orthodox denomination
Date: 2016-12-23 09:25:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:6203973
CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail delegated Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid to attend the Christmas Mass of the Roman Orthodox denomination on Sunday. In a statement on Friday, the Cairo Governorate said Pope and Patriarch of ....
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Azhar imam: We are confident in army's ability to maintain security
Date: 2016-12-21 11:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:6192245
CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb expressed on Wednesday great confidence in the Armed Forces' ability to preserve security and fight violence and terrorism. During a meeting with a delegation of cadets of the Command and ....
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Dar al Ifta welcomes OIC media strategy to confront Islamophobia
Date: 2016-12-20 12:45:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:6185113
CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - The Islamophobia observatory of Egypt's Dar al Ifta welcomed the media strategy of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to confront Islamophobia during the 11th session of OIC information ministers that will start in ....
