Religion
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Awqaf ministry launches 1st phase of sacrificial meat project in Aswan
Date: 2019-08-11 16:36:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8060911
CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry said Sunday it has launched the first phase of the sacrifice vouchers (Adahi Sukuk) project. The slaughter phase started in Aswan earlier in the day, the ministry added in a statement. Within the ....
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Chief of Hajj mission assures pilgrims’ conditions are OK
Date: 2019-08-11 16:13:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:8060832
MINA, Aug 11 (MENA) - Chief executive of the official Hajj mission Amr Lotfy assured that the pilgrims began performing the symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing stones at the three walls in Mina on the first day of Eidul Adha on Sunday. ....
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Awqaf min.: Islam is a religion of mercy for all humankind
Date: 2019-08-10 22:25:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:65 - ID:8060170
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, August 10 (MENA) - Egypt’s Awqaf Minister Dr Mokhtar Gomaa said that Islam is a religion of mercy for all humankind that teaches its followers the art of enjoying the goodness of life and living in peace with themselves and with ....
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2.5 mn pilgrims arrived in Makkah from KSA, abroad
Date: 2019-08-10 09:13:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:20 - ID:8059487
RIYADH, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced that the total number of pilgrims coming to Makkah from inside and outside the kingdom reached nearly 2.487 million pilgrims on Saturday morning. The authority explained ....
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Head of official pilgrimage mission inspects tents of Egyptian pilgrims on Arafat
Date: 2019-08-08 16:07:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:8057893
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, Aug 8 (MENA) - Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati, who heads the official pilgrimage mission, inspected on Thursday the tents of the Egyptian pilgrims on mount Arafat in preparation for the pilgrims who will climb the ....
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UAE delegation hails Azhar grand imam's anti-extremism efforts
Date: 2019-08-07 20:23:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:8056630
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb received Wednesday a delegation from the United Arab Emirates. Chairman of the International Council for Muslim Communities Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAE General Authority ....
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Pope Tawadros hails state response to Cairo terror bombing
Date: 2019-08-07 20:05:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:8056653
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese extended on Wednesday the Orthodox Church’s deepest condolences to the families of the victims of a terror bombing that took place outside the National Cancer ....
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Azhar's Grand Imam urges fighting extremism
Date: 2019-08-07 18:00:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:8056545
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb asserted the necessity of combating extremism, promoted by some global policies aiming to gain control on the region. Meeting students of Islamic studies enrolled at American ....
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Pope greets prime minister, parl't speaker on Eidul Adha
Date: 2019-08-07 11:33:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8055823
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II greeted Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal on the occasion of Eidul Adha. In two cables on Wednesday, he said he was sending ....
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Head of Egyptian Hajj hails medical mission performance in Mecca
Date: 2019-08-06 21:03:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:108 - ID:8055169
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati visited Tuesday several medical clinics at the residence places of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca. Abdel Aati, who heads the Egyptian Hajj Mission this season, was ....