Religion
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Gomaa to MENA: Plan to revamp antiquity mosques in coordination with Antiquity Ministry
Date: 2018-08-08 09:00:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:7523971
CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa announced a national plan to renovate antiquity mosques through introducing new modern designs according to their areas. Interviewed by MENA, Gomaa said new and distinguished ....
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Takfiri Fatwa Observatory warns of "family terrorism"
Date: 2018-08-07 15:33:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:7523209
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The takfiri fatwas monitoring observatory of Egypt's Dar Al Iftaa (Iftaa House) - warned that terrorist organizations may resort to what is called "family terrorism" after their defeat in Syria and Iraq. A number of ....
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Tourism ministry forms operation room to follow up services offered to pilgrims
Date: 2018-08-07 14:06:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:7522971
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism has formed an operation room to follow up services offered to pilgrims during their stay in Saudi Arabia and solve the problems they face in the Kingdom. The measure is part of the ministry's role in ....
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Al azhar not to spare effort to support Philippines Muslims: Grand Imam
Date: 2018-08-06 16:13:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:7521493
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb has said that Al Azhar will not spare any effort to support Philippine Muslims in the educational domain with the aim of achieving co-existence and stability in the Asian country. The ....
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Church spokesman says St. Macarius monk defrocked for monastic reasons
Date: 2018-08-05 22:53:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:7520392
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Polis Halim said Sunday a decision by the Holy Synod's Committee for Monasticism and Monastery Affairs on defrocking monk Isaiah el Makari at Saint Macarius Monastery was taken for ....
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Pope Tawadros meets Italian FM
Date: 2018-08-05 19:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:7520252
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received on Sunday Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi and his accompanying delegation at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. Pope ....
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Egypt eases travel procedures for Palestinian pilgrims - official
Date: 2018-08-05 18:37:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:7520178
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – Egypt spared no effort to ease traveling procedures for the Palestinian pilgrims, head of the Palestinian hajj mission said Sunday. Speaking to MENA, Farid Abdel Rahman described the Egyptian measures as easy, adding that the ....
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Coptic Orthodox Church defrocks monk of priesthood
Date: 2018-08-05 17:12:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:7519945
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Holy Synod’s Committee for Monasticism and Monastery Affairs decided Sunday to defrock monk Isaiah el Makari in Saint Macarius Monastery of priesthood. Known also as Abu Makar, the monastery is located in the desert of ....
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Gomaa: Official hajj mission aimed at offering services to pilgrims
Date: 2018-08-05 14:54:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:7519559
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said Sunday the aim of all official missions of Hajj (pilgrimage) is to offer services to pilgrims and highlight the upright image of Islam. The minister's statements came in a press ....
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Awqaf min.: Preparations going on to form board of trustees of Awqaf training academy
Date: 2018-08-05 13:18:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:7519423
CAIRO, August 5 (MENA) - Awqaf (Endowments) Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that preparations are going on for forming the board of trustees of an Awqaf academy for training and innovation that is being established in the 6th of October ....