Religion

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  • Zaki: Egypt's Copts reject any foreign interference in their affairs

    Date: 2016-09-06 10:11:13 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:32 - ID:5555397

    AMMAN, Sept 6 (MENA) - President of the Evangelical Community Rev. Dr Andrea Zaki said Tuesday all Egyptian Copts categorically reject any foreign interference in their internal affairs despite the incidents that the Copts faced following the Rabaa ....

  • Armed Forces hajj mission leaves for holy lands

    Date: 2016-09-05 15:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:5551765

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - The Armed Forces hajj mission left here Monday morning for the holy lands to perform haj. The mission comprises a host of officers, non-commissioned officers, retired officers along with families of martyrs and officers ....

  • Evangelical church head leaves for Amman to attend MECC meetings

    Date: 2016-09-05 12:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:5550109

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Dr. Andrea Zaki left here on Monday, leading a delegation of the Synod of the Nile of the Evangelical Church of Egypt to Jordan. During his stay in Amman, Zaki will attend the ....

  • Dar Al-Iftaa Observatory condemns anti-Islam graffiti on Stockholm mosque

    Date: 2016-09-05 11:09:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:5549085

    CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Dar Al Ifta's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory has condemned the offense incident against a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm as unidentified persons have spray painted anti-Islam phrases on the mosque walls. In a ....

  • Pope Tawadros II opens St. Anthony Monastery in Jordan

    Date: 2016-09-05 09:57:50 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:31 - ID:5549409

    AMMAN, Sept 5 (MENA) - Visiting Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese opened on Monday the Monastery of Saint Anthony in Madaba, some 30 kilometers southwest of Amman. The foundation stone of the monastery was laid by ....

  • Sisi issues decree for building Coptic church in New Cairo

    Date: 2016-09-04 19:23:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:94 - ID:5547365

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree allowing Coptic Orthodox Christians to build a church in the First Settlement of New Cairo. The decree, published in the official gazette, grants a license to the Coptic ....

  • Egypt’s Mufti deplores Al Aqsa storm by Jewish women

    Date: 2016-09-04 14:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:5545101

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam strongly denounced on Sunday the break-in of Al Aqsa mosque by scores of Jewish women who performed Talmudic rituals at the Western Wall under the protection of Israeli policemen. In a ....

  • Egypt's official Hajj mission leave for holy lands

    Date: 2016-09-04 12:54:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:5544521

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) - The official mission of Egypt's Hajj (pilgrimage) left Cairo Sunday for Saudi Arabia to facilitate the religious rituals and stay of Egypt's pilgrims in the holy lands . The 37-strong mission is led by Minister of Planning, ....

  • Pope Tawadros heads mass at Egyptian Church in Amman

    Date: 2016-09-04 08:40:12 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:17 - ID:5542737

    AMMAN, Sept 4 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese thanked Jordanian King Abdullah II for his hospitality. In a word after holding a mass at the Egyptian Church in Amman, the pope expressed his happiness ....

  • Al Azhar slams attempts to interfere in Hajj affairs

    Date: 2016-09-03 16:39:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:5539421

    CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) - Al-Azhar's Council of Senior Scholars on Saturday criticized calls by some regional powers to internationalize the issue of Hajj (pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the council described the calls as a door of ....

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