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Azhar Grand Imam hails youth's effective role in society

Date: 2018-10-06 17:05:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:7609486

CAIRO, Oct 6 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said that Azhar attaches great attention to youth in all fields. This came during his meeting with Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi in which Tayyeb asserted that Azhar works on ....

Awqaf launches campaign against addiction

Date: 2018-10-06 11:01:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:7608951

CAIRO, Oct 6 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday announced launching a campaign against addiction, illicit drugs and smoking, with massive societal participation and with the help and support of the Middle East News Agency ....

Pope Tawadros II partakes in diaspora affairs conference in US

Date: 2018-10-05 22:39:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:7608425

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark participated in a diaspora affairs conference hosted by the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York and New England on October 3-5, spokesman for the Coptic ....

Kazakh amb. stresses importance of Azhar's participation in Astana conference on religion

Date: 2018-10-04 09:37:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:16 - ID:7605869

CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) - Kazakhstan's Ambassador here Arman Issagaliyev stressed the importance of the participation of Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb in the Sixth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to be held in Astana ....

Archbishop of Italy's Gaeta expresses pride for visiting Egypt

Date: 2018-10-03 21:34:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:117 - ID:7605376

CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) – Archbishop of Italy's Gaeta Luigi Vari said on Wednesday that he was happy and proud to visit Egypt where he met with a number of senior officials, including the ministers of tourism and antiquities. Vari is currently on a ....

Egypt mufti heads for New York

Date: 2018-10-03 10:55:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:7604356

CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam headed for New York on Wednesday to attend an international conference on civilizational interaction between the United States of America and the Islamic World on October 4-5. Allam will address ....

Pope Tawadros mourns death of Bishop Bishoy of Damietta

Date: 2018-10-03 07:27:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:7604038

CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark on Wednesday mourned the Coptic Orthodox Bishop Bishoy of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh who died at age of 76. In a statement released by the Coptic ....

Coptic Orthodox Bishop Bishoy of Damietta dies

Date: 2018-10-03 06:49:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:8 - ID:7604036

CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Coptic Orthodox Bishop Bishoy of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh died at age of 76, spokesman for the Coptic Church Paulus Halim said on Wednesday. Funeral prayers will be held at Monastery of Saint Demiana and Barbari Belqas on ....

Vatican's amb. meets with Italian Catholic delegation visiting Egypt

Date: 2018-10-02 19:33:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:7603598

CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) – The Vatican’s Ambassador to Egypt Bruno Musaro met on Tuesday with members of the high-level Italian Catholic delegation, currently on a visit to Egypt. The ambassador expressed happiness about the delegation’s visit, saying ....

Tayyeb meets delegation of Italian Catholic Church

Date: 2018-10-02 16:34:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:7603518

CAIRO, Oct 2 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb met on Tuesday with the visiting delegation of the Italian Catholic Church. During the meeting, Tayyeb welcomed the visiting delegation and hailed deeply-rooted relations with the Catholic ....