Religion

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  • Iftaa House observatory stresses importance of armies in countering terrorism

    Date: 2015-09-16 12:52:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:3362941

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - An observatory monitoring extremist fatwas issued a report, its 34th, on Wednesday, stressing the importance of national armies in countering terrorism. The observatory, an affiliate to the Egyptian Iftaa House, said ....

  • Orthodox Church delegation greets Azhar Imama, Awqaf min. on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2015-09-14 18:54:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:94 - ID:3350817

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - A delegation of the Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday visited Al-Azhar headquarters to greet Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on the advent of Eidul Adha. The delegation also visited the Awqaf Ministry to congratulate ....

  • Egyptians with different religions are united - Mufti

    Date: 2015-09-14 16:19:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:3350249

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Egyptians with their different religions are united and have close ties, said Egypt's Grand Mufti Shaawki allam During his meeting with a delegation from the Anglican Church under Dr Andrea Zaki, Allam said that Eidul ....

  • Saudi Arabia slams Israeli aggression on Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2015-09-14 16:16:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:80 - ID:3350405

    RIYADH, Sept 14 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia, once again, urged the international community to take necessary measures to halt the Israeli violations of the Palestinian territories especially on Al Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds (East Jerusalem). The kingdom ....

  • EgyptAir to operate today 10 flights to transfer 4,696 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2015-09-14 15:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:3349957

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - EgyptAir, the national carrier, will operate 10 flights Monday from Cairo International Airport to transfer 4,696 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, said Chairman & CEO of EgyptAir Airlines Hesham el Nahas. 14 planes, carrying ....

  • Eidul Adha to start on September 24 - Darul Ifta

    Date: 2015-09-14 12:07:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:3348065

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Darul Ifta has announced that Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam) will be on Thursday, September 24. In a statement Monday, Darul Ifta said that Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has confirmed that Eidul Adha will be on ....

  • 44,695 pilgrims arrived in holy lands so far - official

    Date: 2015-09-14 11:52:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:43 - ID:3347689

    MEDINA, Sept 14 (MENA) - As many as 44,695 Egyptian pilgrims have arrived in the holy lands so far, Chief Executive of the Egyptian Hajj mission Sayed Maher said. Maher, who also serves as the assistant interior minister for administrative ....

  • Pope Tawadros II starts foreign tour

    Date: 2015-09-12 08:27:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:3333817

    CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese left Cairo on Saturday on a tour of Sweden, Denmark and the US. After the tour, the pope will head for Ethiopia on an amicable visit in response to a January ....

  • Strict measures to eradicate terrorist MB dormant cells

    Date: 2015-09-12 06:27:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:3333453

    CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - Awqaf Ministry decided to take strict measures to eradicate dormant cells of the terrorist Brotherhood group and their supporters who adopt extremist thought or work against the interest of the State. The measures include ....

  • Malicious weapon factories cause eruption of wars - pope

    Date: 2015-09-10 16:21:50 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:96 - ID:3326525

    VATICAN, Sept 10 (MENA) - Pope Francis warned against conflicts within the Christian community. He also reiterated his condemnation of those who produce lethal arms to be used in wars and said Christians must forgive and show mercy in all that ....

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