Religion

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  • Palestinian president to participate in int'l pro-Quds conference in Cairo

    Date: 2018-01-03 17:54:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7173169

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will take part in the inaugural ceremony of an international conference to support al Quds city that will be held in Cairo. The conference will be co-organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim ....

  • All facilities provided to find solution to unlicensed churches problems nationwide - cabinet

    Date: 2018-01-03 16:17:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:7173034

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Acting Premier and Housing Minister Moustafa Madboli ordered providing all possible facilities so as to swiftly finalize the procedures of reconciling the situation of unlicensed churches nationwide. This came during the ....

  • Pope Tawadros prays for Egypt's safety

    Date: 2018-01-01 13:15:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:7169208

    ALEXANDRIA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark prayed for Egypt's safety and paid tribute to the homeland's martyrs. In a mass on the occasion of the new year at Abbasiye Cathedral Sunday night, the ....

  • Egypt's mufti: Trading on Bitcoin is forbidden in Islamic Sharia

    Date: 2018-01-01 12:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:7169131

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam said that it is prohibited to make financial transactions on Bitcoin according to the Islamic Law (Sharia) because it is highly risky and cannot be recommended as a safe investment. The Bitcoin is ....

  • Azhar imam urges for tolerance, coexistence in New Year

    Date: 2017-12-31 21:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:7168456

    CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) – Al Azhar grand imam Ahmed el Tayyeb wished a peaceful year for all mankind in 2018, urging for the necessity of enhancing the values of tolerance and coexistence and renouncing all aspects of violence, racism, and extremism in ....

  • WAAG adopts anti-Daesh strategy in 2017

    Date: 2017-12-31 15:35:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:7168015

    CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - The World Association for al-Azhar Graduates (WAAG) said on Sunday that it has adopted a comprehensive ideology in 2017 to combat Daesh through deepening intellectual security. In a statement, the association said it held ....

  • Pope prays for Egyptian Copts who died in attacks near Cairo

    Date: 2017-12-31 13:21:16 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:39 - ID:7167909

    VATICAN CITY, Dec 31 (MENA) - Pope Francis has prayed for the victims of attacks on Copts in Egypt, Fox News reported on Sunday. Francis expressed closeness to "the Orthodox Copt brothers" of Egypt after the attacks two days earlier in a Cairo ....

  • Heavy rain pours in Alex, North Coast

    Date: 2017-12-31 08:33:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:7167273

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Dec 31 (MENA) - Heavy rain poured in Alexandria and the North Coast on Sunday affecting the traffic movement. Alexandria governorate has taken all necessary measures to drain the streets from water. Alexandria security ....

  • Heavenly religions innocent of terrorist attack on places of worship- Al Azhar

    Date: 2017-12-30 14:37:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:7166627

    CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - The World Association for Al Azhar Graduates under the chairmanship of Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed on Saturday that Islam and all heavenly religions have nothing to do with cowardly terrorist attack on Mar ....

  • Azhar Imam condoles with Pope Tawadros over church attack victims

    Date: 2017-12-30 10:46:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:7166087

    CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb offered condolences on Saturday to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria over the victims of a terrorist attack on Mar Mina Church in Helwan. In a phone conversation with Pope Tawadros, the ....

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