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  • Alex. governor visits Pope Tawadros to extend Epiphany greetings

    Date: 2016-01-20 14:15:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:4154001

    LUXOR, Jan 20 (MENA) - Alexandria Governor Mohamed Abdul Zaher and a number of popular and executive leaderships in the governorate visited on Wednesday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese at the Saint Mark's Coptic ....

  • Awqaf min.: Extremist ideology has to be countered

    Date: 2016-01-20 11:44:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:4151809

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said ending extremist ideology is necessary to counter terror waves and their international funding sources. In an editorial published by the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and ....

  • Egypt's mufti slams Pakistan university attack

    Date: 2016-01-20 11:00:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:4151457

    CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam vehemently condemned the terror attack on Pakistan's Bachar Khan university in which 21 people were killed and scores injured. In a statement Wednesday, the mufti condoled with the families of the ....

  • Vatican hails Egypt's efforts in combating terrorism

    Date: 2016-01-19 18:44:11 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:88 - ID:4148669

    VATICAN, Jan 19 (MENA) – The Vatican on Tuesday praised Cairo on its efforts to curb the danger of terrorism and to help hundreds of thousands of immigrants. The remarks were made by Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, President of Pontifical Council ....

  • MCE members, Mufti congratulate Tayyeb on Kuwait honoring

    Date: 2016-01-19 10:46:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:4143881

    CAIRO, Jan 19 (MENA) - Members of the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE) and Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam congratulated Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on being honored as the dignitary of the "Kuwait Capital of Islamic Culture 2016" and copping the ....

  • Egypt's role in combating terrorism hailed

    Date: 2016-01-18 15:29:12 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:77 - ID:4139409

    THE VATICAN, Jan 18 (MENA) - Egypt Ambassador to the Vatican Hatem Seif el Nasr met here Monday with President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran. During the meeting, the two sides tackled ways of ....

  • Azhar sheikh praises Kuwaiti emir efforts to back Arab solidarity

    Date: 2016-01-18 13:02:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:4138245

    CAIRO, Jan 18 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb praised the stances of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed al Sabah and his continued support for Arab Solidarity and Egypt in it war on terror. The Grand Imam's statements came during ....

  • Egypt's Mufti takes part in WEF 2016, meets with UN chief

    Date: 2016-01-18 12:36:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:4136909

    CAIRO, Jan 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam will take part in the World Economic Forum 2016 at an official invitation from the chairman of the forum that will be attended by more than 150 heads of state and government as well as senior state ....

  • Azhar curricula based on pluralism, acceptance of others - Shoman

    Date: 2016-01-17 16:25:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:4132881

    CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - Al Azhar curricula are based on pluralism, acceptance of others and peaceful coexistence, said Al Azhar's undersecretary Abbas Shoman. Talking about ties between Azhar and Church, Shoman hailed the ties binding the two ....

  • Al Azhar imam arrives in Kuwait

    Date: 2016-01-17 15:47:21 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:81 - ID:4132973

    KUWAIT City, Jan 17 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb arrived here Sunday to be honored and participate in the celebrations of Kuwait capital of Islamic culture 2016. El Tayyeb was welcomed in the airport by number of high-level ....

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