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Egyptian Council of Churches greets Sisi on Eid
Date: 2015-09-21 18:42:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:88 - ID:3395889
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian Council of Churches sent on Monday convoyed greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Eidul Adha. In a statement, the council also greeted Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb along with political and Islamic ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Azhar Imam on Eid
Date: 2015-09-21 18:41:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:3395893
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Monday sent a cable of greetings to Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb on Eidul Adha. The Eid will fall on Thursday.(MENA) M S H/R G E ....
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Awqaf minister warns against political acts in Hajj
Date: 2015-09-21 14:10:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:54 - ID:3393549
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has warned against the use of political slogans during the Hajj rituals. The Egyptian Hajj mission in coordination with the Saudi authorities will take a decisive ....
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Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 17 - health ministry
Date: 2015-09-21 12:43:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:3392813
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Health Ministry on Monday said the death toll among Egyptian pilgrims has risen to 17. Some 98 Egyptian pilgrims received treatment at Saudi hospitals, 45 of them were discharged after their health improved, the ....
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Awqaf Ministry urged to ban use of Eid prayers lots in electioneering
Date: 2015-09-21 11:03:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:3392113
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - The No to Religious Parties campaign urged on Monday the Awqaf Ministry to make sure that candidates of religious parties are not taking advantage of Eid prayers lots in electioneering. The ministry has earlier said that ....
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Sisi orders providing all possible care for Egyptian pilgrims, says Awqaf minister
Date: 2015-09-20 16:41:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:91 - ID:3388245
JEDDAH, Sept 20 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has ordered providing all kinds of care for the Egyptian pilgrims, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Sunday. Speaking to a delegation of Egyptian media personnel in Jeddah, Gomaa ....
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Number of Egyptian pilgrims died in Holy Lands rises to 15 - Health
Date: 2015-09-20 09:55:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:3385301
CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) – The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims in the Holy Lands rose to 15, Spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghafar said on Sunday. All of them are old people who died of heart failure or liver or colon cancer, he ....
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Egyptian churches to stay away from parliamentary elections
Date: 2015-09-20 07:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:3384417
CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - The Egyptian Council of Churches stressed on Sunday that it will not give any directions to churchgoers as regards the coming parliamentary polls. "Our first and last goal is to achieve rapprochement among Egyptian ....
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Swedish Church's archbishop meets Pope Tawadros II
Date: 2015-09-19 22:48:34 GMT - Sweden - Religion - SN:117 - ID:3383805
STOCKHOLM, Sept 19 (MENA) - Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate of Sweden Antje Jackelen on Saturday received Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese. During the meeting, the two sides discussed churches' role in ....
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Awqaf, justice, housing ministers head for holy lands
Date: 2015-09-19 22:01:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:115 - ID:3383905
CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday headed for the holy lands to chair Egypt's official Hajj mission. Justice Minister Ahmed El Zend and Housing Minister Mostafa Madboli also left Cairo heading for Saudi Arabi ....
