Religion

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  • PM deputizes Awqaf minister to attend celebration marking Ramadan crescent spotting

    Date: 2021-03-31 11:12:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:8883058

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Wednesday entrusted Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa with attending a ceremony to spot the new crescent of the fasting month of Ramadan. The celebration will be organized by Dar ....

  • Azhar Observatory denounces Indonesia church terror attack

    Date: 2021-03-28 13:16:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:8876930

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) – Al Azhar Observatory denounced on Sunday the attack that struck a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Palm Sunday, injuring at least ten people. In a press release, the Observatory said that such attacks ....

  • Pope Tawadros takes 1st dose of Covid 19 vaccine

    Date: 2021-03-28 06:00:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:8876272

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria said he received the first dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against Covid 19. The pontiff made the announcement during an online meeting with Coptic young people under the title of "99 ....

  • Al Azhar observatory denounces offensive caricature of Prophet Muhammad

    Date: 2021-03-28 05:31:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:4 - ID:8876244

    CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) - Al Azhar Observatory denounced on Sunday offensive caricature of Prophet Muhammad displayed by a teacher at Britain's Batley Grammar School. This is a shameful act and an unjustified provocation of the feelings of nearly ....

  • Awqaf minister prays for victims of Sohag train crash

    Date: 2021-03-27 22:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:8876120

    CAIRO, March 27 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam performed on Saturday funeral prayers for the victims of Sohag train crash at el Sayyida Nafeesah Mosque in Cairo. The prayers came during the ....

  • ERTU’s Quran Kareem Radio Channel celebrates 57th anniversary

    Date: 2021-03-25 16:39:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:8871561

    CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU)’s Quran Kareem Radio Channel celebrated the 57th anniversary of its establishment as the first specialized religious broadcast in the Arab and Islamic nation. The channel's ....

  • Al Azhar offers food assistance to needy families in Chad

    Date: 2021-03-24 22:13:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:136 - ID:8870647

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Al Azhar distributed food assistance to needy families in Chad as a gift from Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb with the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Deputy President of Al Azhar University Mahmoud Sediq ....

  • Azhar Imam mourns Syrian cleric Muhammad Ali Sabuni

    Date: 2021-03-19 17:14:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:100 - ID:8860437

    CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Friday mourned the death of Syrian Islamic scholar Muhammad Ali Al-Sabuni, who passed away earlier in the day at 91. Graduated from the prestigious Al Azhar University, Sabuni had ....

  • NRIAG: 1st day of holy fasting month of Ramadan to fall on April 13

    Date: 2021-03-18 15:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:8858615

    CAIRO, March 18 (MENA) - The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) unveiled that the holy month of Ramadan for the 1442 Hijri calendar will fall on Tuesday April 13. In a statement Thursday, NRIAG President Gad El-Qady ....

  • Pope Tawadros II lauds UAE's humanitarian efforts worldwide

    Date: 2021-03-17 20:04:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:131 - ID:8856991

    CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese thanked Wednesday the UAE for its humanitarian contributions worldwide. The pontiff extended his thanks during a meeting here at the papal office with UAE ....

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