Religion

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  • Senior Saudi cleric honors Egypt's Mufti for service to Islam

    Date: 2016-09-06 14:21:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:5557429

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand mosque in Mecca, bestowed on Tuesday the shield of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam. The shield has been granted to the mufti in ....

  • Official delegation to travel to Greece to invest Awqaf property there

    Date: 2016-09-06 14:13:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:5558025

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa decided on Tuesday to send an official delegation to Greece to discuss the investments of the ministry's property there. The delegation, which will be led by Ahmed Atiya Abul Wafa, ....

  • Pope Tawadros calls on ME Muslims, Christians to reject violence

    Date: 2016-09-06 13:42:40 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:72 - ID:5557469

    AMMAN, Sept 6 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese has called on Muslims and Christians in the Middle East to work on highlighting the noble values and principles, which reject violence and ....

  • Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 9 - health ministry

    Date: 2016-09-06 13:04:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:5557213

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced on Tuesday the death of an Egyptian pilgrim, taking the number of Egyptian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia to nine. A woman, 56, from Beni Suef governorate died as a result of a sharp ....

  • Zaki: Egypt's Copts reject any foreign interference in their affairs

    Date: 2016-09-06 10:11:13 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:32 - ID:5555397

    AMMAN, Sept 6 (MENA) - President of the Evangelical Community Rev. Dr Andrea Zaki said Tuesday all Egyptian Copts categorically reject any foreign interference in their internal affairs despite the incidents that the Copts faced following the Rabaa ....

  • Armed Forces hajj mission leaves for holy lands

    Date: 2016-09-05 15:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:5551765

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Armed Forces hajj mission left here Monday morning for the holy lands to perform haj. The mission comprises a host of officers, non-commissioned officers, retired officers along with families of martyrs and officers ....

  • Evangelical church head leaves for Amman to attend MECC meetings

    Date: 2016-09-05 12:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:5550109

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Dr. Andrea Zaki left here on Monday, leading a delegation of the Synod of the Nile of the Evangelical Church of Egypt to Jordan. During his stay in Amman, Zaki will attend the ....

  • Dar Al-Iftaa Observatory condemns anti-Islam graffiti on Stockholm mosque

    Date: 2016-09-05 11:09:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:5549085

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Dar Al Ifta's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory has condemned the offense incident against a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm as unidentified persons have spray painted anti-Islam phrases on the mosque walls. In a ....

  • Pope Tawadros II opens St. Anthony Monastery in Jordan

    Date: 2016-09-05 09:57:50 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:31 - ID:5549409

    AMMAN, Sept 5 (MENA) - Visiting Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese opened on Monday the Monastery of Saint Anthony in Madaba, some 30 kilometers southwest of Amman. The foundation stone of the monastery was laid by ....

  • Sisi issues decree for building Coptic church in New Cairo

    Date: 2016-09-04 19:23:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:94 - ID:5547365

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree allowing Coptic Orthodox Christians to build a church in the First Settlement of New Cairo. The decree, published in the official gazette, grants a license to the Coptic ....

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