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Social solidarity min. follows up pilgrimage mission; death toll rises to 3
Date: 2016-09-12 18:07:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:5590501
CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) – Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali checked on the ministry’s official pilgrimage mission in Saudi Arabia over the phone. The pilgrims were housed in camps near Mina to perform Jamarat (the stoning of the Devil), which ....
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State of high alert announced in Arafat
Date: 2016-09-11 13:26:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:42 - ID:5585201
ARAFAT, Sept 11 (MENA) - A state of high alert was announced here by Egypt's Hajj medical mission and Saudi authorities after the huge increase in temperature Sunday which led to many heatstroke cases among pilgrims. Because of overcrowding in ....
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Mufti reject calls to 'politicize' hajj
Date: 2016-09-10 12:25:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:5580001
CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - Egypt's mufti Shawky Allam has underscored his full rejection of calls to internationalize supervision of hajj. Exploiting the annual hajj pilgrimage to achieve political targets and to sow sectarian sedition is prohibited ....
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Holy Mosque imam urges pilgrims to avoid disputes during hajj
Date: 2016-09-09 11:40:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:41 - ID:5574669
MECCA, Sept 9 (MENA) - The imam of the Holy Mosque has urged pilgrims to avoid sectarian and political disputes while performing the hajj rituals. Hajj is meant to bring all pilgrims to pray for Allah, the One and Only God, the imam said in ....
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Pope Tawadros back home from Jordan
Date: 2016-09-09 09:27:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:15 - ID:5574097
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese returned home on Friday wrapping up a several days' visit to Jordan. Pope Tawadros had talks, during his visit, with Jordanian King Abdullah II on increasing ....
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Awqaf Minister greets Sisi on Aidul Adha
Date: 2016-09-09 08:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:5573609
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Friday greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion marking Aidul Adha (Greater Bairam). In a released statement, Gomaa also greeted the Egyptian people and the Arab and ....
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Coptic Church: no virginity tests for brides
Date: 2016-09-08 06:15:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:3 - ID:5566925
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has denied reports on conducting virginity tests on brides as a precondition for marriage. The Coptic Orthodox Church, which respects and protects the dignity of its sons and daughters, affirms ....
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Pope Tawadros meets with Syriac, Catholic Patriarchs in Amman
Date: 2016-09-07 22:38:38 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:124 - ID:5566625
AMMAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday met here with Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church and Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia in Lebanon. During the meeting, a number of ....
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Jordan's king meets members of Middle East Council of Churches
Date: 2016-09-07 20:25:14 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:112 - ID:5566385
AMMAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan met on Wednesday with members of the Middle East Council of Churches. The meeting coincides with the 11th General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches which is held for the first time ....
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Makram hails adopting church building law in Egypt
Date: 2016-09-07 13:26:54 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:62 - ID:5563773
AMMAN, Sept 7 (MENA) – Egyptian State Minister for Migration Nabila Makram on Wednesday hailed the Egyptian House for adopting a law on church building in Egypt. In her speech at meetings of the 11th general assembly of the Middle East Council of ....
