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Awqaf Ministry: Mosques to be reopened after COVID-19 ends
Date: 2020-04-03 17:09:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:8381486
CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry announced that mosques will be reopened after making sure that no cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are detected across the country. In a statement released on Friday, the ministry explained that ....
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Awqaf min. denies re-opening mosques next Friday
Date: 2020-04-03 15:41:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:8381416
CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has denied reports circulated on social media pages about re-opening all mosques as of next Friday. Speaking to MENA on Friday, Gomaa asserted that mosques would be reopened to ....
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Catholic Church extends suspension of masses, donates EGP 1 mn to Tahya Misr Fund
Date: 2020-04-03 13:54:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:8381233
CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - The Coptic Catholic Church, under Patriarch Ibrahim Ishaq, has decided to extend the suspension of masses nationwide and donate EGP one million to Tahya Misr Fund to help in supporting medical services and staving off the ....
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Tough penalties for violators of mosques' closure decision- minister
Date: 2020-04-02 22:59:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:8380537
CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa warned Thursday of opening the mosques for prayers in violation to the closure decision, taken amid the precautionary measures, aimed at halting the outbreak of the novel ....
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Evangelical Church cancels Easter celebrations, donates EGP 1 mln to Tahya Misr Fund
Date: 2020-04-02 20:45:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:8380437
CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – The Evangelical Church in Egypt has decided to cancel all Easter celebrations and donate EGP 1 million to Tahya Misr Fund to help in supporting medical services and staving off the impact of the novel coronavirus ....
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Coptic Orthodox Church extends suspension of masses, donates EGP 3 mln to healthcare services
Date: 2020-04-02 17:54:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:8380240
CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church has decided to extend the suspension of masses nationwide and donate EGP 3 million to Tahya Misr Fund to help in supporting medical services and staving off the impact of the novel coronavirus ....
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Dar al-Iftaa's GFI warns of COVID-19-related myths circulated on social media
Date: 2020-04-02 15:58:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:8379892
CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – The Global Fatwa Index (GFI) has warned of believing in myths that have nothing to do with religion, asserting the necessity of commitment to medical instructions and preventive measures adopted by countries worldwide as ....
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Saudi Islamic affairs minister condoles with Al Azhar imam over Zaqzouq's death
Date: 2020-04-02 15:00:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:8379966
CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Abdullatif al-Alsheikh sent on Thursday a cable of condolences to Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb over the death of eminent Islamic thinker and former awqaf ....
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Tayyeb mourns Islamic thinker Zaqzouq
Date: 2020-04-01 21:22:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:8379074
CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb has mourned Islamic thinker Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, member of Al-Azhar's Senior Scholars Authority (SSA), who passed away Wednesday at the age of 87. In a statement on Wednesday, ....
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Al Azhar mourns Islamic thinker Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq
Date: 2020-04-01 18:51:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:8378930
CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - Al Azhar mourned Islamic thinker and member of the Senior Scholars Authority (SSA) Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87. In a statement, Al Azhar expressed heart-felt condolences to his ....