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Egypt witnesses brightest era of clean politics - Awqaf minister
Date: 2017-02-03 13:40:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:6456485
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Friday said Egypt is witnessing the brightest era of clean politics that do not use plots against others, honestly take into account the rights of neighbouring, friendly and brotherly ....
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Issuing regulations of Umrah to start mid-February: Tourism ministry
Date: 2017-02-01 20:36:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:102 - ID:6447205
CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) – The Tourism Ministry on Wednesday said that the process of registering Umrah contracts and issuing Umrah regulations will start on February 15. In a statement earlier in the day, the ministry said that Umrah will be allowed ....
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Al Azhar denies cancelling seminar on extremism at Cairo Book Fair
Date: 2017-02-01 16:44:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:6446253
CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) – Al Azhar denied on Wednesday that it canceled a seminar about extremism which is part of a group of seminars organized by the country's top religious institution on the fringe of Cairo International Book Fair. This rumor is ....
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Al Azhar outlines road map to overcome fatwas' chaos
Date: 2017-02-01 15:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:6445713
CAIRO, Feb 1 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb has outlined a road map to overcome the chaos of fatwas (religious edicts). This remark came in an article written by el Tayyeb titled "Fatwas' chaos... threatening societal ....
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PM issues decree on formation of committee to regulate church construction, restoration
Date: 2017-01-30 06:51:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:5 - ID:6427545
CAIRO, Jan 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has issued a decree on the formation of a committee to regulate the construction and restoration of churches according to law 80 of 2016. The committee, chaired by the prime minister, groups in ....
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Awqaf min. decides establishing center to face terror, extremist ideologies
Date: 2017-01-29 22:23:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:101 - ID:6427037
CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Sunday decided to establish a center to combat terrorism and extremist ideologies. In a statement earlier in the day, the ministry said the planned Awqaf center will focus on all ....
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Pope Tawadros II attends round table on "development challenges"
Date: 2017-01-28 20:54:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:6421045
WADI EL NATRUN, Egypt, Jan 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese attended on Saturday a round table on “challenges facing the societal development in Egypt.” The round table was organized by the Bishopric of ....
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Awqaf min. urges society to contribute to counter-corruption efforts
Date: 2017-01-27 07:01:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:4 - ID:6412001
CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa urged the society to contribute to efforts to eradicate corruption, including cheating. In a statement on Friday, he cautioned that anyone who covers up a cheater is considered a partner ....
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Egypt's mufti: Dar el Ifta ready to offer scientific support for Muslims in China
Date: 2017-01-26 12:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:6408269
CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Alam stressed the readiness of Dar el Ifta to provide scientific support for the Muslims in China and prepare training programs for the imams of mosques there. This remark came during the mufti's ....
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Mufti's adviser heads for US to post universities on counter-extremism efforts
Date: 2017-01-26 10:07:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:6406861
CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti's adviser Ibrahim Negm headed for the US to post a number of American universities and research centers on the true image of Islam and ongoing efforts to confront extremist thought. In a press release on ....
