Religion

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  • French official hails Al Azhar's approach in supporting pluralism, co-existence

    Date: 2019-06-16 17:35:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:7983115

    CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Renaud Muselier, president of the southern region of France, has lauded Al Azhar's approach and stances towards supporting pluralism and co-existence among peoples worldwide. In a meeting with Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el ....

  • WAAG condemns terrorist attack in central Somalia

    Date: 2019-06-16 06:41:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:7982060

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - World Association for Al Azhar Graduates (WAAG) condemned a terrorist attack in Galkayo city in central Somalia claiming the lives of 10 people. In a statement on Sunday, the WAAG offered condolences to the families of the ....

  • Dar el Iftaa fights divorce, family break-ups by premarital coaching programs

    Date: 2019-06-11 13:15:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:7975508

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Dr Ibrahim Negm, an adviser to the Mufti of the Republic said that Dar al Iftaa's recently introduced premarital and marriage coaching programs fall within the framework of its efforts to preserve family cohesion and reduce ....

  • Pope Tawadros launches Virgin Mary Church in Sadat City

    Date: 2019-06-10 08:21:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:7973754

    CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Monday launched Virgin Mary Church in Sadat City in Menoufiya governorate. He also inaugurated the altar of the church under the Virgin Mary name and ....

  • Cairo International Airport receives 3,500 Umra pilgrims

    Date: 2019-06-09 17:25:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:7973324

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) – Cairo International Airport on Sunday received 3,500 Egyptians who returned home from Saudi Arabia after performing minor pilgrimage (Umrah). The airport's staffers received the pilgrims and finalized their arrival ....

  • Pope Tawadros leads mass to enthrone, ordain new bishops

    Date: 2019-06-09 10:14:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:7972585

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark led on Sunday a mass to enthrone Bishop Antonious Morcos as Bishop of South Africa. Bishop Morcos was also promoted to Metropolitan bishop. Four new ....

  • Pope Tawadros to ordain new bishops Saturday

    Date: 2019-06-07 20:29:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:7971300

    CAIRO, June 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark is set to ordain a number of bishops on Saturday at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya. The bishops will serve in Egypt and a number of ....

  • Awqaf ministry to receive applications for local Holy Quran contest next week

    Date: 2019-06-05 19:35:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7969467

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf said on Wednesday that registration for a local grand Holy Quran contest will start Tuesday, June 11 and continue till the end of the month. Winners will qualify for the 27th International Holy Quran ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam denounces Arish terrorist operation

    Date: 2019-06-05 13:57:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:7969290

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb on Wednesday denounced a terrorist operation that targeted a security checkpoint in Arish city in North Sinai leaving eight policemen dead earlier in the day. In a statement, Al ....

  • Egypt's Mufti denounces Sinai terrorist operation

    Date: 2019-06-05 13:52:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:7969285

    CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Mufti of the Republic Shawki Allam on Wednesday denounced a terrorist operation that targeted a security checkpoint in Sinai leaving eight policemen dead earlier in the day. In a statement, the Mufti said that terrorist ....

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